NASDAQ:NSSC

Napco Security Technologies - NSSC Stock Forecast, Price & News

$29.85

+0.67 (+2.30%)

(As of 09/28/2022 12:00 AM ET)

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Today's Range: $29.08
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$30.15
50-Day Range: $24.59
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$31.03
52-Week Range: $15.39
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$31.30

Volume: 214,465 shs
Average Volume: 140,947 shs
Market Capitalization: $1.10 billion

P/E Ratio: 57.40
Dividend Yield: N/A
Price Target: $34.60

Napco Security Technologies MarketRank™ Forecast

Analyst Rating: Buy
3.00 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 15.9% Upside
$34.60 Price Target
Short Interest: Bearish
5.74% of Shares Sold Short
Dividend Strength: N/A
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: 1.15
Based on 13 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: N/A
Proj. Earnings Growth: 60.56%
From $0.71 to $1.14 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

2.53 out of 5 stars

Industrial Products Sector

60th out of 187 stocks

Communications Equipment, Not Elsewhere Classified Industry

2nd out of 11 stocks

3.5

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Napco Security Technologies has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 5 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $34.60, Napco Security Technologies has a forecasted upside of 15.9% from its current price of $29.85.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Napco Security Technologies has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

0.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
5.74% of the outstanding shares of Napco Security Technologies have been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
Napco Security Technologies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 11.7, which indicates bearish sentiment.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in Napco Security Technologies has recently increased by 20.57%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

0.0

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Napco Security Technologies does not currently pay a dividend.
Dividend Growth
Napco Security Technologies does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for NSSC.

4.0

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Napco Security Technologies has a news sentiment score of 1.15. 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 0.55 average news sentiment score of Industrial Products companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Napco Security Technologies this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
Search Interest
7 people have searched for NSSC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 40% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
5 people have added Napco Security Technologies to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.

3.3

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Napco Security Technologies insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
21.20% of the stock of Napco Security Technologies is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.
Percentage Held by Institutions
67.49% of the stock of Napco Security Technologies is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

2.5

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Napco Security Technologies are expected to grow by 60.56% in the coming year, from $0.71 to $1.14 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Napco Security Technologies is 57.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 125.45.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Napco Security Technologies is 57.40, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrial Products sector average P/E ratio of about 24.21.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Napco Security Technologies has a P/B Ratio of 9.63. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Napco Security Technologies (NASDAQ:NSSC) Stock

Napco Security Technologies, Inc. develops, manufactures, and sells electronic security products in the United States and internationally. The company offers access control systems, door-locking products, intrusion and fire alarm systems, and video surveillance systems for commercial, residential, institutional, industrial, and governmental applications. Its access control systems include various types of identification readers, control panels, PC-based computers, and electronically activated door-locking devices; and door locking devices comprise microprocessor-based electronic door locks with push button, card readers and bio-metric operation, door alarms, mechanical door locks, and simple dead bolt locks. The company's alarm systems include automatic communicators, cellular communication devices, control panels, combination control panels/digital communicators and digital keypad systems, fire alarm control panels, and area detectors; and video surveillance systems comprise video cameras, control panels, video monitors, or PCs. It also buys and resells various identification readers, video cameras, PC-based computers, and peripheral equipment for access control and video surveillance systems; offers school security products; and markets peripheral and related equipment manufactured by other companies. The company markets and sells its products primarily to independent distributors, dealers, and installers of security equipment. Napco Security Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Amityville, New York.

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