NPK International Inc (NYSE: NPKI) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 0.89 compared to its previous closing price of 7.89. However, the company has seen a fall of -3.86% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-05-20 that THE WOODLANDS, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NPK International Inc. (NYSE: NPKI) (“NPK” or the “Company”) today announced that MSCI Inc. has confirmed that NPK’s Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) code will be changing to 20107010 (Industrials/Capital Goods/Trading Companies & Distributors). The new GICS more accurately reflects the Company’s position as a leading provider of matting products and services to the global worksite access market. The change will be effective as of the ma.
Is It Worth Investing in NPK International Inc (NYSE: NPKI) Right Now?
NPK International Inc (NYSE: NPKI) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 14.43x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 2.10. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for NPKI is 79.96M, and at present, short sellers hold a 3.34% of that float. On May 23, 2025, the average trading volume of NPKI was 899.24K shares.
NPKI’s Market Performance
NPKI’s stock has seen a -3.86% decrease for the week, with a 38.68% rise in the past month and a 21.16% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.47%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.41% for NPK International Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 5.63% for NPKI’s stock, with a 12.99% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of NPKI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for NPKI stocks, with B. Riley Securities repeating the rating for NPKI by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for NPKI in the upcoming period, according to B. Riley Securities is $11 based on the research report published on March 27, 2025 of the current year 2025.
B. Riley Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see NPKI reach a price target of $10. The rating they have provided for NPKI stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on April 09th, 2024.
ROTH MKM gave a rating of “Buy” to NPKI, setting the target price at $10 in the report published on March 08th of the previous year.
NPKI Trading at 23.91% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought NPKI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -8.08% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.41%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.47%, as shares surge +36.30% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +30.92% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, NPKI fell by -3.86%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +14.04% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $7.54. In addition, NPK International Inc saw 3.78% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at NPKI starting from Meer Claudia Michel, who purchase 4,000 shares at the price of $7.92 back on May 19 ’25. After this action, Meer Claudia Michel now owns 118,135 shares of NPK International Inc, valued at $31,680 using the latest closing price.
CUTILLO JOSEPH A, the Director of NPK International Inc, purchase 12,500 shares at $8.00 during a trade that took place back on May 08 ’25, which means that CUTILLO JOSEPH A is holding 12,500 shares at $99,998 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for NPKI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.3 for the present operating margin
- 0.6 for the gross margin
The net margin for NPK International Inc stands at -1.3. The total capital return value is set at 0.1. Equity return is now at value 11.04, with 8.02 for asset returns.
Based on NPK International Inc (NPKI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.05 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.89. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.06. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 39.06.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 59.01 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.04. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.93. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.61for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.29. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.60.
Conclusion
To sum up, NPK International Inc (NPKI) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
