HEADLINE STOCKS - U.S. stocks to watch on March 3

NEW YORK, March 3 (Reuters) - Some U.S. stocks to watch on Monday:

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP (NOC.N)

BOEING CO (BA.N)

Northrop shares were up 3.4 percent before the bell after the U.S. Air Force awarded the U.S. No. 3 defense company a multibillion-dollar contract to build a fleet of refueling tanker planes. For details, see [ID:nN29504220]

Share of Boeing, the losing bidder for the contract, slid 3.7 percent to $79.71 from its New York Stock Exchange close Friday of $82.79.

Northrop shares had finished last week at $78.61.

DIEBOLD INC (DBD.N)

Diebold shares jumped more than 60 percent before the bell after United Technologies Corp. (UTX.N) made an unsolicited bid for the ATM maker. For more see [ID:nN02520295].

The stock last traded at $39.10, up from its Friday close of $24.12.

FORD MOTOR CO (F.N)

GENERAL MOTORS CORP (GM.N)

The two auto makers are due to report their sales for February at around midday. Analysts expect double-digit declines from both. For more see [ID:nN02499241]

Ford shares were about 3.5 percent lower in light premarket trading Monday, after closing Friday at $6.53

GM was off 2 cents in thin volume at $23.26. It closed at $23.28.

ENERGIZER HOLDINGS INC. (ENR.N):

Barron's called the stock one of the most compelling buys in the consumer products, according to the March 3 edition of the investor magazine. For more see [ID:nN02361944].