Northrop Grumman Corporation vs Ross Stores, Inc. — how do they compare? Northrop Grumman Corporation trades at $510.06 (market cap $74.42B), while Ross Stores, Inc. trades at $235 (market cap $75.63B). The key difference: Northrop Grumman Corporation and Ross Stores, Inc. are close in size by market cap, and Northrop Grumman Corporation pays the higher dividend (1.79%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NOC | ROST | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $74.42B | $75.63B |
Sector | Industrials | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $768.02 | $240.13 |
52-Week Low | $496.02 | $134.02 |
Enterprise Value | $88.65B | $76.23B |
Dividend Yield | 1.79% | 0.75% |
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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 →Ross Stores is a leading American off-price apparel and home fashion retailer, operating over 1,920 stores (at the end of fiscal 2021) across the Ross Dress for Less and dd's Discounts banners. Ross offers a variety of name-brand products and targets undercutting conventional retailers' regular prices by 20%-70%. The company uses an opportunistic, flexible merchandising approach
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