Guru Fundamental Report for NOC

Below is Validea’s guru fundamental report for NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP (NOC). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, NOC rates highest using our Multi-Factor Investor model based on the published strategy of Pim van Vliet. This multi-factor model seeks low volatility stocks that also have strong momentum and high net payout yields.

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP (NOC) is a large-cap value stock in the Aerospace & Defense industry. The rating using this strategy is 87% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.

The following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy’s tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy’s criteria.

MARKET CAP:	PASS
STANDARD DEVIATION:	PASS
TWELVE MINUS ONE MOMENTUM:	NEUTRAL
NET PAYOUT YIELD:	NEUTRAL
FINAL RANK:	FAIL

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About Pim van Vliet: In investing, you typically need to take more risk to get more return. There is one major exception to this in the factor investing world, though. Low volatility stocks have been proven to outperform their high volatility counterparts, and do so with less risk. Pim van Vliet is the head of Conservative Equities at Robeco Asset Management. His research into conservative factor investing led to the creation of this strategy and the publication of the book “High Returns From Low Risk: A Remarkable Stock Market Paradox”. Van Vliet holds a PhD in Financial and Business Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam.

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