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$31.43 -0.57 (-1.78%)
Closing price 09/4/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$31.22 -0.20 (-0.65%)
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PPIH vs. NPKI, KRNT, PDYN, RR, AIRJ, AZ, OMSE, GENC, 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), Kornit Digital (KRNT), Palladyne AI (PDYN), Richtech Robotics (RR), AirJoule Technologies (AIRJ), A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ), OMS Energy Technologies (OMSE), Gencor Industries (GENC), 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 better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, media sentiment and profitability.

NPK International has a beta of 2.27, suggesting that its share price is 127% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Perma-Pipe International has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company 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$217.49M4.11-$150.26M-$1.68-6.31
Perma-Pipe International$158.38M1.58$8.98M$1.5420.41

NPK International currently has a consensus target price of $12.17, suggesting a potential upside of 14.78%. Given NPK International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly 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)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Perma-Pipe International
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

In the previous week, NPK International had 1 more articles in the media than Perma-Pipe International. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for NPK International and 2 mentions for Perma-Pipe International. Perma-Pipe International's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat NPK International's score of -0.01 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)
1 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)
Neutral

Perma-Pipe International has a net margin of 7.31% compared to NPK International's net margin of -62.59%. 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-62.59% 8.29% 6.87%
Perma-Pipe International 7.31%17.84%7.81%

Summary

NPK International and Perma-Pipe International tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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PPIH vs. The Competition

MetricPerma-Pipe InternationalSTEEL IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$255.44M$4.81B$7.65B$9.85B
Dividend YieldN/A3.51%4.56%4.51%
P/E Ratio20.4119.43313.8026.43
Price / Sales1.581.77214.06119.09
Price / Cash19.5815.1128.4858.92
Price / Book3.483.594.486.06
Net Income$8.98M$371.23M$798.54M$266.28M
7 Day Performance5.51%1.44%0.03%-0.32%
1 Month Performance25.12%6.40%0.80%3.44%
1 Year Performance212.12%41.50%29.20%23.11%

Perma-Pipe International Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PPIH
Perma-Pipe International
1.0152 of 5 stars
$31.43
-1.8%
N/A+209.7%$255.44M$158.38M20.41610Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↑
NPKI
NPK International
1.0987 of 5 stars
$10.31
-0.8%
$12.17
+18.0%
N/A$877.26M$217.49M-6.141,550
KRNT
Kornit Digital
3.69 of 5 stars
$15.39
-1.3%
$31.40
+104.0%
-18.9%$698.80M$203.82M-61.56880Positive News
PDYN
Palladyne AI
1.6028 of 5 stars
$7.68
+0.1%
$15.00
+95.3%
+324.2%$321.75M$7.79M-4.1170
RR
Richtech Robotics
3.1188 of 5 stars
$2.38
+13.9%
$3.25
+36.6%
+144.2%$313.28M$4.24M-14.0051Positive News
High Trading Volume
AIRJ
AirJoule Technologies
3.3977 of 5 stars
$4.78
+0.2%
$11.50
+140.6%
-26.0%$288.30MN/A9.02N/A
AZ
A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions
2.0404 of 5 stars
$9.32
+0.6%
$20.00
+114.6%
+470.5%$274.01M$7.17M-7.7760Positive News
Short Interest ↑
OMSE
OMS Energy Technologies
N/A$6.50
+5.3%
$10.00
+53.8%
N/A$261.91M$203.61M0.00632Negative News
GENC
Gencor Industries
2.6554 of 5 stars
$15.98
-1.6%
N/A-15.9%$234.24M$117.53M14.53370Positive News
TAYD
Taylor Devices
1.6097 of 5 stars
$45.82
-3.2%
N/A-12.1%$149M$46.29M15.27120News Coverage
Positive News
LSE
Leishen Energy
N/A$5.37
-0.4%
N/AN/A$90.96M$69.07M0.00173Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:PPIH) was last updated on 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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