NPKI vs. HSAI, HAYW, WHD, ATS, EPAC, SEI, PSIX, DNOW, ACMR, and OUST
Should you be buying NPK International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NPK International include Hesai Group (HSAI), Hayward (HAYW), Cactus (WHD), ATS (ATS), Enerpac Tool Group (EPAC), Solaris Energy Infrastructure (SEI), Power Solutions International (PSIX), DNOW (DNOW), ACM Research (ACMR), and Ouster (OUST). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry.
NPK International vs. Its Competitors
Hesai Group (NASDAQ:HSAI) and NPK International (NYSE:NPKI) are both machinery companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and profitability.
Hesai Group currently has a consensus price target of $28.74, indicating a potential upside of 11.22%. NPK International has a consensus price target of $12.17, indicating a potential upside of 18.01%. Given NPK International's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NPK International is more favorable than Hesai Group.
Hesai Group has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NPK International has a beta of 2.27, indicating that its stock price is 127% more volatile than the S&P 500.
48.5% of Hesai Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of NPK International shares are held by institutional investors. 4.9% of NPK International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Hesai Group has higher revenue and earnings than NPK International. NPK International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hesai Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Hesai Group has a net margin of 4.00% compared to NPK International's net margin of -62.59%. NPK International's return on equity of 8.29% beat Hesai Group's return on equity.
In the previous week, Hesai Group had 3 more articles in the media than NPK International. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Hesai Group and 2 mentions for NPK International. Hesai Group's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat NPK International's score of 0.32 indicating that Hesai Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Hesai Group beats NPK International on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:NPKI) was last updated on 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
