NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Northwest Pipe Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and supply of water-related infrastructure products in North America. It operates in two segments, Engineered Steel Pressure Pipe (SPP) and Precast Infrastructure and Engineered Systems (Precast). The SPP segment offers large-diameter and high-pressure steel pipeline systems for use in water infrastructure applications, which are primarily related to drinking water systems. Its products are also used for hydroelectric power systems, wastewater systems, seismic resiliency, and other applications. In addition, this segment makes products for industrial plant piping systems and certain structural applications. The Precast segment provides stormwater and wastewater technology products, precast, and reinforced concrete products, including reinforced concrete pipe, manholes, box culverts, vaults and catch basins, pump lift stations, oil water separators, biofiltration units, steel casing pipes, and bar-wrapped concrete cylinder pipes, as well as pipeline system joints, fittings, specialized components, and other environmental and engineered solutions. The company sells its water infrastructure products under ParkUSA, Geneva Pipe and Precast, Permalok, and Northwest Pipe Company brands primarily to installation contractors. Northwest Pipe Company was incorporated in 1966 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Washington.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $50.56 to $53.28
• 50-Day Range: $38.60 to $53.01
• 52-Week Range: $36.97 to $57.76
• Volume: 73,046 shs
• Average Volume: 69,642 shs
• Market Capitalization: $508.46 million
• P/E Ratio: 15.87
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $57.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

NWPX Infrastructure Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

NWPX Infrastructure scored higher than 36% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 139th out of 179 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

NWPX Infrastructure has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

NWPX Infrastructure has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.12%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for NWPX Infrastructure are expected to grow by 5.12% in the coming year, from $3.32 to $3.49 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of NWPX Infrastructure is 15.87, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.43.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of NWPX Infrastructure is 15.87, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.12.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

NWPX Infrastructure has a PEG Ratio of 1.50. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

NWPX Infrastructure has a P/B Ratio of 1.34. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.34% of the float of NWPX Infrastructure has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

NWPX Infrastructure has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in NWPX Infrastructure has recently increased by 3.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

NWPX Infrastructure does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

NWPX Infrastructure does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.34% of the float of NWPX Infrastructure has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

NWPX Infrastructure has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in NWPX Infrastructure has recently increased by 3.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.08

News Sentiment

NWPX Infrastructure has a news sentiment score of 1.08. 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 0.66 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for NWPX Infrastructure this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for NWPX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, NWPX Infrastructure insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $175,000.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 3.20% of the stock of NWPX Infrastructure is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

80.63% of the stock of NWPX Infrastructure is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

NWPX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have NWPX shares performed this year?

NWPX Infrastructure's stock was trading at $48.26 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, NWPX shares have increased by 9.2% and is now trading at $52.69.

How were NWPX Infrastructure's earnings last quarter?

NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. (NASDAQ:NWPX) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 7th. The industrial products company reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.19. The industrial products company earned $133.18 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $120.93 million. NWPX Infrastructure had a net margin of 6.69% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.93%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are NWPX Infrastructure's major shareholders?

NWPX Infrastructure's top institutional shareholders include MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. (5.83%), DDD Partners LLC (4.53%), Legal & General Group Plc (3.28%) and American Century Companies Inc. (2.49%). Insiders that own company stock include Richard A Roman, Miles Brittain, Aaron Wilkins, Aaron Wilkins, Michael C Franson and Megan A Kendrick.
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How do I buy shares of NWPX Infrastructure?

Shares of NWPX 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 NWPX Infrastructure own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that NWPX Infrastructure investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Netflix (NFLX), Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Alphabet (GOOG).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/07/2025
• Today: 8/23/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: METAL PROC&FABR
• Sub-Industry: Construction & Engineering
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:NWPX
• CIK: 1001385
• Web: www.nwpipe.com
• Phone: (360) 397-6250
• Fax: 360-397-6257
• Employees: 1,358
• Year Founded: 1966

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for NWPX Infrastructure: $57.50
• High Price Target: $60.00
• Low Price Target: $55.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +9.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.32
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.87
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.87
• P/E Growth: 1.5
• Net Income: $34.21 million
• Net Margins: 6.69%
• Pretax Margin: 8.22%
• Return on Equity: 8.93%
• Return on Assets: 5.61%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.11
• Current Ratio: 3.95
• Quick Ratio: 2.81

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $492.55 million
• Price / Sales: 1.03
• Cash Flow: $5.56 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.47
• Book Value: $39.31 per share
• Price / Book: 1.34

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 9,650,000
• Free Float: 9,345,000
• Market Cap: $508.46 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.93