NPK vs. AIR, ATRO, SYPR, GE, BA, HON, LMT, GD, NOC, and TDG
Should you be buying National Presto Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of National Presto Industries include AAR (AIR), Astronics (ATRO), Sypris Solutions (SYPR), GE Aerospace (GE), Boeing (BA), Honeywell International (HON), Lockheed Martin (LMT), General Dynamics (GD), Northrop Grumman (NOC), and Transdigm Group (TDG). These companies are all part of the "aerospace & defense" industry.
National Presto Industries vs. Its Competitors
AAR (NYSE:AIR) and National Presto Industries (NYSE:NPK) are both aerospace & defense companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.
In the previous week, AAR had 3 more articles in the media than National Presto Industries. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for AAR and 7 mentions for National Presto Industries. AAR's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat National Presto Industries' score of 1.39 indicating that AAR is being referred to more favorably in the media.
AAR has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Presto Industries has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.
National Presto Industries has lower revenue, but higher earnings than AAR. National Presto Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AAR, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
National Presto Industries has a net margin of 9.23% compared to AAR's net margin of 0.45%. AAR's return on equity of 11.66% beat National Presto Industries' return on equity.
AAR presently has a consensus target price of $83.75, indicating a potential upside of 9.70%. Given AAR's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe AAR is more favorable than National Presto Industries.
90.7% of AAR shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of National Presto Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of AAR shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 28.0% of National Presto Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
AAR beats National Presto Industries on 10 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
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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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This page (NYSE:NPK) was last updated on 9/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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