NPKI vs. HSAI, ATS, EPAC, SEI, ACMR, FLOC, AZTA, PSIX, DNOW, and OUST
Should you be buying NPK International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NPK International include Hesai Group (HSAI), ATS (ATS), Enerpac Tool Group (EPAC), Solaris Energy Infrastructure (SEI), ACM Research (ACMR), Flowco (FLOC), Azenta (AZTA), Power Solutions International (PSIX), DNOW (DNOW), and Ouster (OUST). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry.
NPK International vs. Its Competitors
Hesai Group (NASDAQ:HSAI) and NPK International (NYSE:NPKI) are both machinery companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.
Hesai Group has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NPK International has a beta of 2.1, suggesting that its stock price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Hesai Group has a net margin of -0.72% compared to NPK International's net margin of -42.71%. NPK International's return on equity of 8.09% beat Hesai Group's return on equity.
Hesai Group has higher revenue and earnings than NPK International. Hesai Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NPK International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
48.5% of Hesai Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of NPK International shares are held by institutional investors. 4.9% of NPK International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Hesai Group presently has a consensus price target of $24.43, suggesting a potential upside of 12.30%. NPK International has a consensus price target of $11.50, suggesting a potential upside of 36.26%. Given NPK International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe NPK International is more favorable than Hesai Group.
In the previous week, Hesai Group had 8 more articles in the media than NPK International. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Hesai Group and 0 mentions for NPK International. Hesai Group's average media sentiment score of 0.01 beat NPK International's score of 0.00 indicating that Hesai Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
NPK International beats Hesai Group on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:NPKI) was last updated on 7/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
