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(From Behind the Markets) (Ad) Free NPK Stock Alerts $83.80 +1.94 (+2.37%) (As of 03/28/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$81.85▼$83.8050-Day Range$74.66▼$83.8052-Week Range$66.83▼$84.29Volume60,166 shsAverage Volume52,125 shsMarket Capitalization$596.66 millionP/E Ratio17.24Dividend Yield1.19%Price TargetN/A Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaStock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Get National Presto Industries alerts: Email Address National Presto Industries MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingN/AUpside/DownsideN/AShort InterestHealthy1.85% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthWeakBased on Four FactorsSustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment0.89Based on 2 Articles This WeekInsider TradingN/AProj. Earnings GrowthN/ASee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.2.61 out of 5 starsMulti-Sector Conglomerates Sector12th out of 20 stocksOrdnance & Accessories, Except Vehicles & Guided Missiles Industry4th out of 6 stocks N/A Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingThere is not enough analysis data for National Presto Industries. Previous Next 5.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted1.85% of the float of National Presto Industries has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverNational Presto Industries has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in National Presto Industries has recently decreased by 15.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Previous Next 1.7 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldNational Presto Industries pays a meaningful dividend of 1.23%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthNational Presto Industries does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of National Presto Industries is 20.58%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for NPK. Previous Next 3.3 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentNational Presto Industries has a news sentiment score of 0.89. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Multi-Sector Conglomerates companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for National Presto Industries this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 4 people have searched for NPK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -20% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows5 people have added National Presto Industries to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Previous Next 2.5 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, National Presto Industries insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders28.20% of the stock of National Presto Industries is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.Percentage Held by Institutions58.57% of the stock of National Presto Industries is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 0.6 Earnings and Valuation Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of National Presto Industries is 17.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 148.82.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of National Presto Industries is 17.24, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Multi-Sector Conglomerates sector average P/E ratio of about 7.83.Price to Book Value per Share RatioNational Presto Industries has a P/B Ratio of 1.67. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. 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The company's Housewares/Small Appliance segment designs, markets, and distributes housewares and small electrical appliances, including pressure cookers and canners; heat control line of skillets, griddles, woks, and multi-purpose cookers; slow cookers; deep fryers; air fryers; waffle makers; pizza ovens; slicer/shredders; electric heaters; hot air, oil, and microwave corn poppers; dehydrators; rice cookers; microwave bacon cookers; egg cookers; coffeemakers and coffeemaker accessories; electric tea kettles; electric knife sharpeners; various kitchen gadgets; and timers under the Presto Control Master brand. This segment sells its products directly to retailers, as well as through independent distributors. Its Defense segment manufactures and sells 40mm ammunition, precision mechanical and electro-mechanical products, medium caliber cartridge cases; and metal parts; and detonators, booster pellets, release cartridges, lead azide, and other military energetic devices and materials. This segment primarily serves the United States Department of Defense (DOD) and DOD prime contractors. The company's Safety segment patents machine learning, digital sensors, and cloud-based technology to monitor freezers and refrigerators that detects and alerts users to potential safety issues around pharmaceuticals and food. National Presto Industries Inc. was founded in 1905 and is based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.Read More NPK Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart NPK Stock News HeadlinesMarch 14, 2024 | marketbeat.comEarn 3x to 6x the Market’s Dividends Without Breaking a SweatMarch 21, 2024 | newsweek.comNPK Inc.: Pioneering Naturalistic Health SolutionsMarch 29, 2024 | Behind the Markets (Ad)Central Banks Preparing for US Dollar Collapse?China is spearheading this blatant de-dollarization push, dominating the physical gold market through massive central bank buying. Their ultimate goal? Ditching the greenback in favor of local BRICS currencies.March 16, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comNational Presto Industries, Inc. (NYSE:NPK) is a favorite amongst institutional investors who own 61%February 24, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comNational Presto Industries, Inc. (NYSE:NPK) Goes Ex-Dividend SoonFebruary 20, 2024 | morningstar.comNational Presto Industries IncJanuary 30, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comVerde appoints Renato Mendes as Vice President Strategic AccountsJanuary 26, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comVerde Announces 2024 Guidance, Highlighting Carbon Capture Potential for the Year, and Provides Update on 2023 ResultsMarch 29, 2024 | Behind the Markets (Ad)Central Banks Preparing for US Dollar Collapse?China is spearheading this blatant de-dollarization push, dominating the physical gold market through massive central bank buying. Their ultimate goal? Ditching the greenback in favor of local BRICS currencies.January 18, 2024 | seekingalpha.comNational Presto Industries: Recent Growth Does Not Warrant Further UpsideNovember 11, 2023 | morningstar.comNational Presto Industries Inc NPKOctober 20, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comNational Presto Industries (NYSE:NPK) investors are sitting on a loss of 22% if they invested five years agoOctober 2, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comNational Presto Industries, Inc. (NYSE:NPK) is largely controlled by institutional shareholders who own 60% of the companyAugust 21, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comThe Returns On Capital At National Presto Industries (NYSE:NPK) Don't Inspire ConfidenceAugust 21, 2023 | seekingalpha.comNational Presto Industries: Not There YetAugust 3, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comNPK - National Presto Industries, Inc.July 28, 2023 | marketwatch.comNational Presto Industries 2Q Sales Higher, Earnings DeclineJuly 27, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comVerde to Sell Carbon CreditsJuly 19, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comVerde's Products Remove Carbon Dioxide From the AirJuly 12, 2023 | it.tmcnet.comDenodo Joins Presto Foundation - Offers an Embedded, Customized MPP Version of Presto on Kubernetes to Accelerate Queries in Big Data ScenariosMay 13, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comNational Presto Industries (NYSE:NPK) investors are sitting on a loss of 9.6% if they invested five years agoApril 7, 2023 | marketwatch.com8-K: NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INCMarch 29, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comAre National Presto Industries, Inc.'s (NYSE:NPK) Mixed Financials Driving The Negative Sentiment?February 3, 2023 | technews.tmcnet.comPresto Named Supplier of the Year for Innovation by Checkers & Rally'sDecember 4, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comInvestors in National Presto Industries (NYSE:NPK) have unfortunately lost 4.1% over the last five yearsNovember 17, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comNational Presto Industries Third Quarter 2022 Earnings: EPS: US$1.26 (vs US$0.58 in 3Q 2021)November 7, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comNational Presto Industries, Inc. 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Email Address Company Calendar Last Earnings2/20/2024Ex-Dividend for 3/15 Dividend2/29/2024Dividend Payable3/15/2024Today3/29/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)5/03/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorMulti-Sector Conglomerates Industry Ordnance & accessories, except vehicles & guided missiles Sub-IndustryAerospace & Defense Current SymbolNYSE:NPK CUSIP63721510 CIK80172 Webwww.gopresto.com Phone(715) 839-2121Fax715-839-2148Employees1,007Year FoundedN/AProfitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$4.86 Trailing P/E Ratio17.24 Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$34.56 million Net Margins10.14% Pretax Margin12.45% Return on Equity10.14% Return on Assets8.36% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio5.00 Quick Ratio2.36 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$340.91 million Price / Sales1.75 Cash Flow$5.86 per share Price / Cash Flow14.29 Book Value$50.30 per share Price / Book1.67Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares7,120,000Free Float5,110,000Market Cap$596.66 million OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.58 5G Stocks: The Path Forward is ProfitableClick the link below and we'll send you MarketBeat's guide to investing in 5G and which 5G stocks show the most promise. Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMs. Maryjo J. Cohen (Age 71)Chairman, President & CEO Comp: $659.47kMr. Douglas J. Frederick (Age 53)COO, VP, Secretary, General Counsel & Director Comp: $404.16kMr. David J. Peuse (Age 54)Director of Financial Reporting & Treasurer Comp: $216.42kMr. John Roderick MacKenzie Jr. (Age 53)Vice President of Sales Key CompetitorsLSB IndustriesNYSE:LXUSteel PartnersNYSE:SPLPFalcon's Beyond GlobalNASDAQ:FBYDVector GroupNYSE:VGRScully RoyaltyNYSE:SRLView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsQuadrature Capital LtdSold 3,348 shares on 3/25/2024Ownership: 0.035%Vanguard Group Inc.Sold 3,561 shares on 3/11/2024Ownership: 8.518%Goldman Sachs Group Inc.Sold 7,850 shares on 3/1/2024Ownership: 1.516%Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MDBought 435 shares on 2/16/2024Ownership: 0.069%Nuveen Asset Management LLCBought 412 shares on 2/15/2024Ownership: 0.211%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions NPK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have NPK shares performed in 2024? National Presto Industries' stock was trading at $80.28 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, NPK shares have increased by 4.4% and is now trading at $83.80. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. Are investors shorting National Presto Industries? National Presto Industries saw a drop in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 94,000 shares, a drop of 15.8% from the February 29th total of 111,600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 35,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.6 days. Currently, 1.9% of the company's stock are short sold. View National Presto Industries' Short Interest. When is National Presto Industries' next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, May 3rd 2024. View our NPK earnings forecast. How were National Presto Industries' earnings last quarter? National Presto Industries, Inc. (NYSE:NPK) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February, 20th. The conglomerate reported $1.85 EPS for the quarter. The conglomerate had revenue of $98.42 million for the quarter. National Presto Industries had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.14% and a net margin of 10.14%. How often does National Presto Industries pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for National Presto Industries? National Presto Industries announced an annual dividend on Friday, February 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 1st will be paid a dividend of $1.00 per share on Friday, March 15th. This represents a yield of 1.28%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 29th. Read our dividend analysis for NPK. Is National Presto Industries a good dividend stock? National Presto Industries (NYSE:NPK) pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.23%. The dividend payout ratio is 20.58%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Read our dividend analysis for NPK. What ETFs hold National Presto Industries' stock? ETFs with the largest weight of National Presto Industries (NYSE:NPK) stock in their portfolio include Global SuperDividend US ETF (DIV), Hypatia Women CEO ETF (WCEO), Invesco S&P SmallCap Low Volatility ETF (XSLV), SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (XAR), VictoryShares Protect America ETF (SHLD) and iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA).Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X Shares (DFEN). What is Maryjo Cohen's approval rating as National Presto Industries' CEO? 3 employees have rated National Presto Industries Chief Executive Officer Maryjo Cohen on Glassdoor.com. Maryjo Cohen has an approval rating of 20% among the company's employees. This puts Maryjo Cohen in the bottom 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies. What other stocks do shareholders of National Presto Industries own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other National Presto Industries investors own include Pfizer (PFE), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Intel (INTC), Altria Group (MO), ONEOK (OKE), AT&T (T), GSK (GSK), Valero Energy (VLO), Exxon Mobil (XOM) and CrowdStrike (CRWD). Who are National Presto Industries' major shareholders? National Presto Industries' stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (8.52%), Vanguard Group Inc. (8.52%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.55%), Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. (2.53%), Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC (1.59%) and Brandes Investment Partners LP (1.59%). View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of National Presto Industries? Shares of NPK stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here. 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