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After finishing at $10.0 in the prior trading day, NPK International Inc (NYSE: NPKI) closed at $9.86, down -1.40%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.40 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.79 million shares were traded. NPKI stock price reached its highest trading level at $10.11 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $9.7801.
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 2.08 and its Current Ratio is at 2.34. 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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 11 ’25 when Briggs Lori sold 8,005 shares for $9.51 per share. The transaction valued at 76,148 led to the insider holds 252,621 shares of the business.
Briggs Lori sold 8,005 shares of NPKI for $68,584 on Jul 09 ’25. The VP & President, Ind. Solutions now owns 260,626 shares after completing the transaction at $8.57 per share. On Jun 16 ’25, another insider, Lewis Michael A, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 2,013 shares for $8.60 each. As a result, the insider received 17,315 and left with 137,372 shares of the company.
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 832507392 and an Enterprise Value of 825805056. As of this moment, NPK’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.57, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.56. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.55 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.54. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.518 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.457.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NPKI is 2.27, which has changed by 0.23869348 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15005577 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, NPKI has reached a high of $10.15, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $4.76. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 12.25%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 32.85%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 921.71K shares per day over the past 3-months and 1125160 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 84.56M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 79.69M. Insiders hold about 5.63% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.00% stake in the company. Shares short for NPKI as of 1753920000 were 1193185 with a Short Ratio of 1.29, compared to 1751241600 on 1708793. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1193185 and a Short% of Float of 1.47.
