Northrop Grumman Corporation vs Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund — how do they compare? Northrop Grumman Corporation trades at $512.35 (market cap $74.42B), while Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund trades at $114.85. The key difference: Northrop Grumman Corporation pays a 1.79% dividend while Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund pays none, and Consumer Discretionary 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 | XLY | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $74.42B | — |
Sector | Industrials | — |
52-Week High | $768.02 | $124.52 |
52-Week Low | $496.02 | $105.64 |
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 →In seeking to track the performance of the index, the fund employs a replication strategy. It 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: retail; hotels, restaurants and leisure; textiles, apparel and luxury goods; household durables; automobiles; auto components; distributors; leisure products; and diversified consumer services. It is non-diversified.
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