NPK vs. AIR, TGI, ATRO, SYPR, HON, BA, LMT, TDG, GD, and NOC
Should you be buying National Presto Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of National Presto Industries include AAR (AIR), Triumph Group (TGI), Astronics (ATRO), Sypris Solutions (SYPR), Honeywell International (HON), Boeing (BA), Lockheed Martin (LMT), TransDigm Group (TDG), General Dynamics (GD), and Northrop Grumman (NOC). These companies are all part of the "aerospace & defense" industry.
National Presto Industries vs.
AAR (NYSE:AIR) and National Presto Industries (NYSE:NPK) are both aerospace companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.
AAR has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Presto Industries has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.
National Presto Industries has a net margin of 9.63% compared to AAR's net margin of 0.41%. AAR's return on equity of 10.46% beat National Presto Industries' return on equity.
AAR received 193 more outperform votes than National Presto Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.62% of users gave National Presto Industries an outperform vote while only 60.69% of users gave AAR an outperform vote.
In the previous week, AAR had 16 more articles in the media than National Presto Industries. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for AAR and 4 mentions for National Presto Industries. AAR's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat National Presto Industries' score of 0.58 indicating that AAR is being referred to more favorably in the media.
AAR has higher revenue and earnings than National Presto Industries. National Presto Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AAR, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
AAR pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. National Presto Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. AAR pays out 107.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. National Presto Industries pays out 17.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. National Presto Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
90.7% of AAR shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of National Presto Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of AAR shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 28.0% of National Presto Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
AAR currently has a consensus target price of $81.50, indicating a potential upside of 19.43%. Given AAR's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe AAR is more favorable than National Presto Industries.
Summary
AAR beats National Presto Industries on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:NPK) was last updated on 3/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
