National Presto Industries (NPK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

National Presto Industries, Inc. provides housewares and small appliance, defense, and safety products in North America. The company's Housewares/Small Appliance segment designs, markets, and distributes housewares and small electrical appliances, including pressure cookers and canners; heat control line of skillets, griddles, woks, and multi-purpose cookers; slow cookers; deep fryers; air fryers; waffle makers; pizza ovens; slicer/shredders; electric heaters; hot air, oil, and microwave corn poppers; dehydrators; vacuum sealers; rice cookers; microwave bacon cookers; egg cookers; coffeemakers and coffeemaker accessories; electric knife sharpeners; and timers under the Presto Control Master brand. This segment sells its products directly to retailers, as well as through independent distributors. Its Defense segment manufactures and sells 40mm ammunition, precision mechanical and electro-mechanical products, medium caliber cartridge cases; and metal parts; and detonators, booster pellets, release cartridges, lead azide, and other military energetic devices and materials. This segment primarily serves the United States Department of Defense (DOD) and DOD prime contractors. The company's Safety segment patents machine learning, digital sensors, and cloud-based technology to monitor freezers and refrigerators that detects and alerts users to potential safety issues around pharmaceuticals and food. National Presto Industries, Inc. was founded in 1905 and is based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $81.88 to $88.67
• 50-Day Range: $82.12 to $103.34
• 52-Week Range: $69.58 to $103.93
• Volume: 52,843 shs
• Average Volume: 40,599 shs
• Market Capitalization: $611.19 million
• P/E Ratio: 18.01
• Dividend Yield: 1.17%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

NPK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have NPK shares performed this year?

National Presto Industries' stock was trading at $98.42 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, NPK stock has decreased by 13.1% and is now trading at $85.5650.
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How were National Presto Industries' earnings last quarter?

National Presto Industries, Inc. (NYSE:NPK) announced its earnings results on Friday, March, 14th. The conglomerate reported $2.91 earnings per share for the quarter. The conglomerate had revenue of $134.69 million for the quarter. National Presto Industries had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.88% and a net margin of 9.63%.

Who are National Presto Industries' major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of National Presto Industries include GAMMA Investing LLC (0.41%) and Rhumbline Advisers (0.21%).
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How do I buy shares of National Presto Industries?

Shares of NPK stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of National Presto Industries own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that National Presto Industries investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Home Depot (HD) and Visa (V).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/17 Dividend: 3/04/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 3/17 Dividend: 3/04/2025
• Last Earnings: 3/14/2025
• Dividend Payable: 3/17/2025
• Today: 4/09/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 4/24/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Multi-Sector Conglomerates
• Industry: Ordnance & accessories, except vehicles & guided missiles
• Sub-Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Current Symbol: NYSE:NPK
• CIK: 80172
• Web: www.gopresto.com
• Phone: (715) 839-2121
• Fax: 715-839-2148
• Employees: 900
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $5.81
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.01
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $34.56 million
• Net Margins: 9.63%
• Pretax Margin: 11.87%
• Return on Equity: 9.88%
• Return on Assets: 7.95%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 4.95
• Quick Ratio: 1.21

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $388.23 million
• Price / Sales: 1.57
• Cash Flow: $4.89 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.51
• Book Value: $50.30 per share
• Price / Book: 1.70

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 7,143,000
• Free Float: 5,112,000
• Market Cap: $611.19 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.55