HC Wainwright Expects Weaker Earnings for NPK International

NPK International Inc. (NYSE:NPKI - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at HC Wainwright lowered their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of NPK International in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, August 7th. HC Wainwright analyst A. Dayal now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.09 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.10. HC Wainwright has a "Buy" rating and a $12.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for NPK International's current full-year earnings is $0.39 per share.

NPK International (NYSE:NPKI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.09 by $0.02. NPK International had a negative net margin of 62.59% and a positive return on equity of 8.29%. The business had revenue of $68.23 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $59.75 million.

A number of other research analysts have also commented on the stock. Roth Capital restated a "buy" rating and set a $12.00 price target (up from $10.00) on shares of NPK International in a research report on Tuesday. B. Riley boosted their price target on shares of NPK International from $11.00 to $12.50 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 7th.

NPK International Trading Down 1.5%

Shares of NPKI traded down $0.15 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $9.85. 99,677 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 813,479. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $8.76. The firm has a market cap of $831.67 million, a P/E ratio of -5.86 and a beta of 2.19. The company has a current ratio of 2.34, a quick ratio of 2.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02. NPK International has a 1 year low of $4.76 and a 1 year high of $10.15.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Ameriprise Financial Inc. purchased a new position in NPK International in the second quarter worth $51,903,000. American Century Companies Inc. purchased a new position in NPK International in the second quarter worth $22,351,000. Geode Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in NPK International in the second quarter worth $19,874,000. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P purchased a new position in NPK International in the second quarter worth $13,067,000. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. purchased a new position in NPK International in the second quarter worth $11,179,000. 80.81% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at NPK International

In other news, VP Lori Briggs sold 9,704 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, June 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.38, for a total transaction of $81,319.52. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 268,631 shares in the company, valued at $2,251,127.78. The trade was a 3.49% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 27,727 shares of company stock worth $243,362. 4.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

NPK International Company Profile

NPK International Inc provides products, rentals, and services primarily to the oil and natural gas exploration and production (E&P) industry. It operates through two segments, Fluids Systems and Industrial Solutions. The Fluids Systems segment provides drilling, completion, and stimulation fluids products and related technical services to customers primarily in the North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, as well as other countries in the Asia Pacific and Latin America.