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

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$78.67 +2.15 (+2.81%)
(As of 11/22/2024 ET)

About National Presto Industries Stock (NYSE:NPK)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$76.05
$79.32
50-Day Range
$69.91
$78.38
52-Week Range
$69.58
$86.08
Volume
60,892 shs
Average Volume
38,737 shs
Market Capitalization
$558.56 million
P/E Ratio
16.56
Dividend Yield
1.27%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
N/A

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.

National Presto Industries Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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36th Percentile Overall Score

NPK MarketRank™: 

National Presto Industries scored higher than 36% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 18th out of 24 stocks in the multi-sector conglomerates sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    There is not enough analysis data for National Presto Industries.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of National Presto Industries is 16.56, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 125.99.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of National Presto Industries is 16.56, 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 12.57.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    National Presto Industries has a P/B Ratio of 1.61. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about National Presto Industries' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.02% 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, 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 increased by 37.07%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    National Presto Industries pays a meaningful dividend of 1.33%, 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%.

  • Read more about National Presto Industries' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.02% 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, 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 increased by 37.07%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    National Presto Industries has a news sentiment score of 0.75. 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 0.58 average news sentiment score of Multi-Sector Conglomerates companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for National Presto Industries this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    2 people have searched for NPK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • 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.

  • Read more about National Presto Industries' insider trading history.
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NPK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

National Presto Industries' stock was trading at $80.28 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, NPK stock has decreased by 2.0% and is now trading at $78.67.
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National Presto Industries, Inc. (NYSE:NPK) issued its earnings results on Monday, July, 27th. The conglomerate reported $1.80 earnings per share for the quarter. The conglomerate had revenue of $87.13 million for the quarter. National Presto Industries had a net margin of 9.63% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.88%.

Top institutional investors of National Presto Industries include State Street Corp (3.83%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.73%), Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC (1.14%) and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (0.94%).
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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.
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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
11/23/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated)
2/18/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Ordnance & accessories, except vehicles & guided missiles
Sub-Industry
Aerospace & Defense
CUSIP
63721510
Employees
1,007
Year Founded
N/A

Profitability

Net Income
$34.56 million
Pretax Margin
11.87%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$340.91 million
Cash Flow
$5.97 per share
Book Value
$48.81 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
5,112,000
Market Cap
$558.56 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.57
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This page (NYSE:NPK) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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