Northrop Grumman Corporation vs Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund ETF — how do they compare? Northrop Grumman Corporation trades at $512 (market cap $74.42B), while Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund ETF trades at $81.95. The key difference: Northrop Grumman Corporation pays a 1.79% dividend while Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund ETF pays none, and Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund ETF is trading nearer its 52-week high, Northrop Grumman Corporation nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NOC | VOOG | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $74.42B | — |
Sector | Industrials | Broad Market / Factor |
52-Week High | $768.02 | $85.11 |
52-Week Low | $496.02 | $65.32 |
Enterprise Value | $88.65B | — |
Dividend Yield | 1.79% | — |
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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 →VOOG is an index-based ETF that tracks the S&P 500 Growth Index, composed of the growth-oriented companies within the S&P 500. It selects constituents based on three key metrics—sales growth, the ratio of earnings change to price, and momentum—offering a highly liquid and low-cost way to capture the high-performing 'growth slice' of the broader U.S. large-cap market.
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