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$85.04 +1.26 (+1.50%)
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NPK vs. AIR, TGI, ATRO, SYPR, GE, BA, HON, LMT, TDG, and GD

Should you be buying National Presto Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of National Presto Industries include AAR (AIR), Triumph Group (TGI), Astronics (ATRO), Sypris Solutions (SYPR), GE Aerospace (GE), Boeing (BA), Honeywell International (HON), Lockheed Martin (LMT), TransDigm Group (TDG), and General Dynamics (GD). These companies are all part of the "aerospace & defense" industry.

National Presto Industries vs.

National Presto Industries (NYSE:NPK) and AAR (NYSE:AIR) are both multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, dividends and profitability.

In the previous week, AAR had 4 more articles in the media than National Presto Industries. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for AAR and 2 mentions for National Presto Industries. National Presto Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat AAR's score of 1.41 indicating that National Presto Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
National Presto Industries
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
AAR
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

National Presto Industries has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AAR has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

AAR has higher revenue and earnings than National Presto Industries. AAR is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than National Presto Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
National Presto Industries$415.21M1.46$34.56M$5.9614.27
AAR$2.68B0.80$46.30M-$0.36-166.11

58.6% of National Presto Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.7% of AAR shares are held by institutional investors. 28.0% of National Presto Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of AAR shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

National Presto Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. AAR pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. National Presto Industries pays out 16.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AAR pays out -83.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

AAR received 195 more outperform votes than National Presto Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.30% of users gave National Presto Industries an outperform vote while only 60.50% of users gave AAR an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
National Presto IndustriesOutperform Votes
142
67.30%
Underperform Votes
69
32.70%
AAROutperform Votes
337
60.50%
Underperform Votes
220
39.50%

AAR has a consensus price target of $80.20, suggesting a potential upside of 34.12%. Given AAR's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AAR is more favorable than National Presto Industries.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
National Presto Industries
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
AAR
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

National Presto Industries has a net margin of 9.63% compared to AAR's net margin of 0.41%. AAR's return on equity of 10.46% beat National Presto Industries' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
National Presto Industries9.63% 9.88% 7.95%
AAR 0.41%10.46%4.77%

Summary

AAR beats National Presto Industries on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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NPK vs. The Competition

MetricNational Presto IndustriesOrdnance & accessories, except vehicles & guided missiles IndustryMulti-Sector SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$607.78M$6.67B$13.58B$19.29B
Dividend Yield1.15%2.81%3.61%3.83%
P/E Ratio17.9039.8521.9834.41
Price / Sales1.465.993.3534.88
Price / Cash17.5131.6613.3517.52
Price / Book1.6911.182.094.69
Net Income$34.56M$30.68M$959.43M$1.02B
7 Day Performance-2.39%-3.27%2.70%-2.42%
1 Month Performance1.37%5.24%11.29%6.25%
1 Year Performance13.49%20.08%-5.42%5.85%

National Presto Industries Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NPK
National Presto Industries
2.7322 of 5 stars
$85.04
+1.5%
N/A+12.1%$607.78M$415.21M17.90900Positive News
AIR
AAR
3.7635 of 5 stars
$62.90
+0.4%
$80.20
+27.5%
-16.3%$2.27B$2.68B224.654,500Positive News
TGI
Triumph Group
3.0512 of 5 stars
$25.69
+0.1%
$20.63
-19.7%
+71.2%$1.99B$1.24B3.576,040Positive News
Analyst Forecast
ATRO
Astronics
2.2065 of 5 stars
$30.04
-0.4%
$21.00
-30.1%
+40.5%$1.06B$816.29M-158.102,100Positive News
Analyst Downgrade
SYPR
Sypris Solutions
0.3686 of 5 stars
$1.63
-3.0%
N/A+15.1%$37.46M$140.18M-12.54680Positive News
Analyst Forecast
GE
GE Aerospace
4.3367 of 5 stars
$235.01
+1.4%
$216.92
-7.7%
+43.1%$250.61B$39.68B39.23172,000Positive News
BA
Boeing
3.2513 of 5 stars
$205.21
-0.3%
$204.35
-0.4%
+9.2%$154.73B$69.44B-11.20156,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
HON
Honeywell International
4.7083 of 5 stars
$224.94
+0.9%
$245.23
+9.0%
+10.3%$144.57B$39.22B25.8397,000Trending News
Analyst Revision
LMT
Lockheed Martin
4.8313 of 5 stars
$472.51
+0.9%
$541.80
+14.7%
+0.2%$110.71B$71.81B21.23116,000
TDG
TransDigm Group
3.036 of 5 stars
$1,438.79
+1.1%
$1,490.20
+3.6%
+6.1%$80.81B$8.39B50.7514,400Positive News
Insider Trade
GD
General Dynamics
4.6474 of 5 stars
$281.17
+0.2%
$293.00
+4.2%
-7.1%$75.46B$49.21B20.61106,500Trending News
Analyst Revision

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This page (NYSE:NPK) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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