Benzinga | Jul 29, 2020 01:18PM EDT

A Preview Of Northrop Grumman's Earnings

Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) announces its next round of earnings this Thursday, July 30. Here is Benzinga's everything-that-matters guide for this Thursday's Q2 earnings announcement.

Earnings and Revenue

Northrop Grumman earnings will be near $5.32 per share on sales of $8.64 billion, according to analysts. In the same quarter last year, Northrop Grumman reported EPS of $5.060 on revenue of $8.46 billion. The analyst consensus estimate would represent a 5.14% increase in the company's EPS figure. Revenue would be up 1.17% on a year-over-year basis. Here's how the Northrop Grumman's reported EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past:

Quarter Q1 2020 Q4 2020 Q3 2019 Q2 2019EPS Estimate 5.51 4.77 4.77 4.68EPS Actual 5.15 5.61 5.49 5.06Revenue Estimate 8.54 B 8.85 B 8.57 B 8.42 BRevenue Actual 8.62 B 8.72 B 8.47 B 8.46 B

Stock Performance

Over the past 52-week period, shares of Northrop Grumman have declined 9.29%.

Don't be surprised to see the stock move on comments made during its conference call. Northrop Grumman is scheduled to hold the call at 09:00:00 ET and can be accessed here: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/vw626og9