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The closing price of NPK International Inc (NYSE: NPKI) was $5.84 for the day, up 1.74% from the previous closing price of $5.74. In other words, the price has increased by $1.74 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.91 million shares were traded. NPKI stock price reached its highest trading level at $5.905 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $5.712.
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.
On April 09, 2024, B. Riley Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $10.
On March 08, 2024, ROTH MKM started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $10.ROTH MKM initiated its Buy rating on March 08, 2024, with a $10 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 505478272 and an Enterprise Value of 508507200. As of this moment, NPK’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.23, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.84. 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 2.338 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.346.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NPKI is 2.06, which has changed by -0.19669878 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07545352 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 $4.76. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.22%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -17.50%.
Shares Statistics:
NPKI traded an average of 772.08K shares per day over the past three months and 742840 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 90.46% stake in the company. Shares short for NPKI as of 1743379200 were 1962767 with a Short Ratio of 2.54, compared to 1740700800 on 1792865. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1962767 and a Short% of Float of 2.3599999.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
