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: $96.34 to $97.17
• 50-Day Range: $78.52 to $99.38
• 52-Week Range: $69.58 to $99.50
• Volume: 17,578 shs
• Average Volume: 34,176 shs
• Market Capitalization: $686.88 million
• P/E Ratio: 20.37
• Dividend Yield: 1.03%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

National Presto Industries Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

National Presto Industries scored higher than 60% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 12th out of 21 stocks in the multi-sector conglomerates sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for National Presto Industries.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of National Presto Industries is 20.37, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 111.50.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of National Presto Industries is 20.37, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Multi-Sector Conglomerates sector average P/E ratio of about 10.06.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

National Presto Industries has a P/B Ratio of 1.92. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.68% of the float of National Presto Industries has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

National Presto Industries has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in National Presto Industries has recently decreased by 25.51%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

National Presto Industries pays a meaningful dividend of 1.04%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

National Presto Industries does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of National Presto Industries is 21.05%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.68% of the float of National Presto Industries has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

National Presto Industries has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in National Presto Industries has recently decreased by 25.51%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.65

News Sentiment

National Presto Industries has a news sentiment score of 0.65. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.53 average news sentiment score of Multi-Sector Conglomerates companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for National Presto Industries this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for NPK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, National Presto Industries insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

28.00% of the stock of National Presto Industries is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

58.57% of the stock of National Presto Industries is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

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 1.7% and is now trading at $96.7430.
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How were National Presto Industries' earnings last quarter?

National Presto Industries, Inc. (NYSE:NPK) posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July, 27th. The conglomerate reported $1.80 EPS for the quarter. The conglomerate earned $87.13 million during the quarter. National Presto Industries had a net margin of 9.63% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.88%.

Who are National Presto Industries' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of National Presto Industries include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.09%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.35%), Exchange Traded Concepts LLC (0.34%) and Uncommon Cents Investing LLC (0.28%).
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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

• Last Earnings: 7/27/2020
• Today: 2/04/2025
• 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
• CUSIP: 63721510
• CIK: 80172
• Web: www.gopresto.com
• Phone: (715) 839-2121
• Fax: 715-839-2148
• Employees: 1,007
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $4.75
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.35
• 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: $340.91 million
• Price / Sales: 2.01
• Cash Flow: $5.76 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.79
• Book Value: $50.30 per share
• Price / Book: 1.92

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 7,100,000
• Free Float: 5,112,000
• Market Cap: $686.68 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.53