Northrop Grumman Corporation vs Charles Schwab Corporation Common Stock — how do they compare? Northrop Grumman Corporation trades at $512.35 (market cap $74.42B), while Charles Schwab Corporation Common Stock trades at $100.2 (market cap $178.33B). The key difference: Charles Schwab Corporation Common Stock is far larger — about 2.4× Northrop Grumman Corporation's market cap, and Northrop Grumman Corporation pays the higher dividend (1.79%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NOC | SCHW | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $74.42B | $178.33B |
Sector | Industrials | Financials |
52-Week High | $768.02 | $107.21 |
52-Week Low | $496.02 | $85.35 |
Enterprise Value | $88.65B | — |
Dividend Yield | 1.79% | 1.25% |
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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 →Charles Schwab operates in brokerage, banking, and asset-management businesses. The company runs a large network of brick-and-mortar brokerage branch offices, a well-established online investing website, and has mobile trading capabilities. It also operates a bank and a proprietary asset management business and offers services to independent investment advisors. The company is among the largest firms in the investment business, with over $8 trillion of client assets at the end of 2021. Nearly all of its revenue is from the United States.
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