NPK International (NPKI) Competitors

Hesai Group (NASDAQ:HSAI) and NPK International (NYSE:NPKI) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Which has more volatility and risk, HSAI or NPKI?

Hesai Group has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NPK International has a beta of 2.42, indicating that its share price is 142% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HSAI or NPKI more profitable?

Hesai Group has a net margin of -20.31% compared to NPK International's net margin of -28.47%. NPK International's return on equity of 5.93% beat Hesai Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hesai Group	-20.31%	-6.79%	-4.58%
NPK International	-28.47%	5.93%	4.08%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, HSAI or NPKI?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hesai Group	$2.08B	1.16	-$67.04M	-$0.13	-141.41
NPK International	$217.49M	3.02	$14.52M	-$1.72	-4.41

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HSAI or NPKI?

Hesai Group received 4 more outperform votes than NPK International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave NPK International an outperform vote while only 77.78% of users gave Hesai Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hesai Group	Outperform Votes 7 77.78%	Underperform Votes 2 22.22%
NPK International	Outperform Votes 3 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Do analysts rate HSAI or NPKI?

Hesai Group presently has a consensus target price of $22.80, suggesting a potential upside of 24.03%. NPK International has a consensus target price of $11.50, suggesting a potential upside of 51.52%. Given NPK International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NPK International is more favorable than Hesai Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hesai Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
NPK International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Do institutionals and insiders believe in HSAI or NPKI?

48.5% of Hesai Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of NPK International shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.9% of NPK International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to HSAI or NPKI?

In the previous week, Hesai Group had 4 more articles in the media than NPK International. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Hesai Group and 4 mentions for NPK International. Hesai Group's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat NPK International's score of 0.75 indicating that Hesai Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hesai Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NPK International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

NPK International beats Hesai Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.