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After finishing at $5.72 in the prior trading day, NPK International Inc (NYSE: NPKI) closed at $5.45, down -4.72%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.72 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.25 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of NPKI by taking a closer look at its different ratios. 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.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, NPK’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.48, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.39. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.05 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.44.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, NPKI has reached a high of $8.65, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $5.60. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -22.83%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -27.28%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 86.55M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 77.87M. Insiders hold about 10.03% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.51% stake in the company.
