National Presto Industries - NPK Stock Forecast, Price & News

National Presto Industries' stock was trading at $68.46 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, NPK shares have increased by 3.4% and is now trading at $70.79.
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National Presto Industries saw a increase in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 134,000 shares, an increase of 18.4% from the February 13th total of 113,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 31,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 4.2 days. Currently, 2.6% of the company's shares are short sold.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, May 5th 2023.
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National Presto Industries, Inc. (NYSE:NPK) released its earnings results on Monday, July, 27th. The conglomerate reported $1.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The conglomerate earned $87.13 million during the quarter. National Presto Industries had a net margin of 6.44% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.09%.

National Presto Industries declared an annual dividend on Friday, February 17th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 1st will be paid a dividend of $1.00 per share on Wednesday, March 15th. This represents a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 28th.
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National Presto Industries (NYSE:NPK) pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.40%. The dividend payout ratio is 34.36%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
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3 employees have rated National Presto Industries Chief Executive Officer Maryjo Cohen on Glassdoor.com. Maryjo Cohen has an approval rating of 20% among the company's employees. This puts Maryjo Cohen in the bottom 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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National Presto Industries trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "NPK."

National Presto Industries' stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.18%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (2.49%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.31%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (1.22%), Morgan Stanley (0.76%) and Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.59%).
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Shares of NPK stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of NPK stock can currently be purchased for approximately $70.79.

National Presto Industries (NYSE:NPK) has a market capitalization of $500.49 million and generates $321.62 million in revenue each year. The conglomerate earns $20.70 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.91 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 895 workers across the globe.

National Presto Industries' mailing address is 3925 N HASTINGS WAY, EAU CLAIRE WI, 54703. The official website for the company is www.gopresto.com. The conglomerate can be reached via phone at (715) 839-2121 or via fax at 715-839-2148.