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The closing price of NPK International Inc (NYSE: NPKI) was $5.83 for the day, up 0.34% from the previous closing price of $5.81. In other words, the price has increased by $0.34 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.57 million shares were traded. NPKI stock price reached its highest trading level at $5.95 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $5.77.
Ratios:
Our analysis of NPKI’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.20 and its Current Ratio is at 2.53. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.06 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.05.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, B. Riley Securities on April 09, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $10.
On March 08, 2024, ROTH MKM started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $10.
On December 05, 2023, H.C. Wainwright started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $12.H.C. Wainwright initiated its Buy rating on December 05, 2023, with a $12 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 05 ’25 when MINGE JOHN C bought 10,000 shares for $5.38 per share. The transaction valued at 53,800 led to the insider holds 230,287 shares of the business.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, NPKI now has a Market Capitalization of 504612704 and an Enterprise Value of 507641664. As of this moment, NPK’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.21, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.25. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.12 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.55. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.334 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.33.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NPKI is 2.42, which has changed by -0.2205882 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08275449 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, NPKI has reached a high of $8.65, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $5.33. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -13.27%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -21.10%.
Shares Statistics:
NPKI traded an average of 679.24K shares per day over the past three months and 1052450 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 86.55M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 77.86M. Insiders hold about 10.04% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.50% stake in the company. Shares short for NPKI as of 1740700800 were 1792865 with a Short Ratio of 2.64, compared to 1738281600 on 1762575. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1792865 and a Short% of Float of 2.15.
