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$24.02 +0.66 (+2.83%)
Closing price 07/25/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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PPIH vs. NPKI, AZ, PDYN, OMSE, AIRJ, GENC, RR, DM, TAYD, and LSE

Should you be buying Perma-Pipe International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Perma-Pipe International include NPK International (NPKI), A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ), Palladyne AI (PDYN), OMS Energy Technologies (OMSE), AirJoule Technologies (AIRJ), Gencor Industries (GENC), Richtech Robotics (RR), Desktop Metal (DM), Taylor Devices (TAYD), and Leishen Energy (LSE). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry.

Perma-Pipe International vs. Its Competitors

NPK International (NYSE:NPKI) and Perma-Pipe International (NASDAQ:PPIH) are both small-cap machinery companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

NPK International has a beta of 2.1, suggesting that its share price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Perma-Pipe International has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Perma-Pipe International had 1 more articles in the media than NPK International. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Perma-Pipe International and 1 mentions for NPK International. Perma-Pipe International's average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat NPK International's score of 0.00 indicating that Perma-Pipe International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
NPK International
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Perma-Pipe International
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

80.8% of NPK International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.4% of Perma-Pipe International shares are held by institutional investors. 4.9% of NPK International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of Perma-Pipe International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Perma-Pipe International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than NPK International. NPK International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Perma-Pipe International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
NPK International$217.49M3.51-$150.26M-$1.69-5.34
Perma-Pipe International$158.38M1.21$8.98M$1.5415.60

Perma-Pipe International has a net margin of 7.31% compared to NPK International's net margin of -42.71%. Perma-Pipe International's return on equity of 17.84% beat NPK International's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NPK International-42.71% 8.09% 6.28%
Perma-Pipe International 7.31%17.84%7.81%

NPK International currently has a consensus target price of $11.50, suggesting a potential upside of 27.49%. Given NPK International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe NPK International is more favorable than Perma-Pipe International.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
NPK International
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.50
Perma-Pipe International
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Summary

Perma-Pipe International beats NPK International on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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PPIH vs. The Competition

MetricPerma-Pipe InternationalSTEEL IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$186.47M$5.02B$7.88B$9.50B
Dividend YieldN/A2.94%4.55%4.01%
P/E Ratio15.6018.4725.5620.05
Price / Sales1.211.68101.4089.38
Price / Cash14.2914.0827.9258.56
Price / Book2.663.354.465.87
Net Income$8.98M$371.23M$795.63M$258.55M
7 Day Performance5.21%2.69%1.41%3.73%
1 Month Performance0.63%4.31%5.66%11.75%
1 Year Performance150.73%24.05%31.95%18.03%

Perma-Pipe International Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PPIH
Perma-Pipe International
1.0108 of 5 stars
$24.02
+2.8%
N/A+153.6%$186.47M$158.38M15.60610
NPKI
NPK International
2.0656 of 5 stars
$8.52
-0.2%
$11.50
+35.0%
N/A$720.14M$233.30M-5.041,550News Coverage
AZ
A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions
2.6261 of 5 stars
$11.90
+4.2%
$20.00
+68.1%
+468.7%$352.12M$7.44M-12.2160Positive News
High Trading Volume
PDYN
Palladyne AI
2.264 of 5 stars
$9.04
+3.9%
$15.00
+65.9%
+428.2%$318.39M$7.79M-4.8370
OMSE
OMS Energy Technologies
N/A$6.63
-2.2%
$10.00
+50.8%
N/A$281.44MN/A0.00632News Coverage
Positive News
AIRJ
AirJoule Technologies
3.2355 of 5 stars
$4.81
+2.8%
$11.50
+139.1%
-54.0%$269.35MN/A6.59N/A
GENC
Gencor Industries
1.755 of 5 stars
$14.83
-2.4%
N/A-30.5%$217.38M$113.17M13.48370News Coverage
RR
Richtech Robotics
2.2815 of 5 stars
$1.83
+0.5%
$3.25
+77.6%
+77.9%$209.54M$4.24M-12.2051
DM
Desktop Metal
N/A$4.96
+1.0%
N/A+3.2%$165.37M$168.28M-0.441,370High Trading Volume
TAYD
Taylor Devices
1.1683 of 5 stars
$47.70
+4.0%
N/A+2.1%$149.78M$44.58M19.08120
LSE
Leishen Energy
N/A$5.54
-3.3%
N/AN/A$93.49M$69.07M0.00173

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This page (NASDAQ:PPIH) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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