Northrop Grumman Corporation vs Rockwell Automation — how do they compare? Northrop Grumman Corporation trades at $512.35 (market cap $74.42B), while Rockwell Automation trades at $466.2 (market cap $51.04B). The key difference: Northrop Grumman Corporation is the larger of the two by market cap, and Northrop Grumman Corporation pays the higher dividend (1.79%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NOC | ROK | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $74.42B | $51.04B |
Sector | Industrials | Industrials |
52-Week High | $768.02 | $495.08 |
52-Week Low | $496.02 | $328.67 |
Enterprise Value | $88.65B | $54.67B |
Dividend Yield | 1.79% | 1.2% |
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Northrop Grumman is a defense contractor that is diversified across short-cycle and long-cycle businesses. The firm's segments include aeronautics, mission systems, defense services, and space systems. The company's aerospace segment creates the fuselage for the massive F-35 program and produces various piloted and autonomous flight systems. Mission systems creates a variety of sensors and processors for defense hardware. The defense systems segment is a long-range missile manufacturer. Finally, the company's space systems segment produces various space structures, sensors, and satellites.
Read more on NOC →Rockwell Automation is a pure-play automation competitor that is the successor entity to Rockwell International, which spun off its former Rockwell Collins avionics segment in 2001. As of fiscal 2021, the firm operates through three segments--intelligent devices, software and control, and lifecycle services. Intelligent devices contains its drives, sensors, and industrial components, software and control contains its information and network and security software, while lifecycle services contains its consulting and maintenance services as well as its Sensia JV with Schlumberger.
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