Northrop Grumman Corporation vs Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund — how do they compare? Northrop Grumman Corporation trades at $574.85 (market cap $81.78B), while Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund trades at $57.78. The key difference: Northrop Grumman Corporation pays a 1.63% dividend while Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund pays none, and Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund is trading nearer its 52-week high, Northrop Grumman Corporation nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NOC | XLF | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $81.78B | — |
Sector | Industrials | — |
52-Week High | $768.02 | $58.01 |
52-Week Low | $496.02 | $47.80 |
Enterprise Value | $95.77B | — |
Dividend Yield | 1.63% | — |
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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 →The fund generally invests substantially all, but at least 95%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index includes securities of companies from the following industries: diversified financial services; insurance; banks; capital markets; mortgage real estate investment trusts; consumer finance; thrifts; and mortgage finance. The fund is non-diversified.
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