Northrop Grumman Corporation vs Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated — how do they compare? Northrop Grumman Corporation trades at $512.35 (market cap $74.42B), while Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated trades at $481.09 (market cap $121.95B). The key difference: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated is the larger of the two by market cap, and Northrop Grumman Corporation pays a 1.79% dividend while Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NOC | VRTX | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $74.42B | $121.95B |
Sector | Industrials | Health |
52-Week High | $768.02 | $529.59 |
52-Week Low | $496.02 | $366.54 |
Enterprise Value | $88.65B | $116.69B |
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 →Vertex Pharmaceuticals is a global biotechnology company that discovers and develops small-molecule drugs for the treatment of serious diseases. Its key drugs are Kalydeco, Orkambi, Symdeko, and Trikafta/Kaftrio for cystic fibrosis, where Vertex therapies remain the standard of care globally. In addition to its focus on cystic fibrosis, Vertex is diversifying its pipeline through gene-editing therapies such as CTX001 for beta-thalassemia and sickle-cell disease, small-molecule inhibitors targeting acute and chronic pain using non-opioid treatments, and small-molecule inhibitors of APOL1-mediated kidney diseases. Vertex is also investigating cell therapies to deliver a potential functional cure for type 1 diabetes.
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