NPKI vs. EPAC, SEI, FLOC, DNOW, ACMR, PSIX, AZTA, CRCT, OUST, and INVX
Should you be buying NPK International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NPK International include Enerpac Tool Group (EPAC), Solaris Energy Infrastructure (SEI), Flowco (FLOC), DNOW (DNOW), ACM Research (ACMR), Power Solutions International (PSIX), Azenta (AZTA), Cricut (CRCT), Ouster (OUST), and Innovex International (INVX). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry.
NPK International vs. Its Competitors
Enerpac Tool Group (NYSE:EPAC) and NPK International (NYSE:NPKI) are both machinery companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.
Enerpac Tool Group presently has a consensus target price of $53.00, indicating a potential upside of 39.29%. NPK International has a consensus target price of $11.50, indicating a potential upside of 30.39%. Given Enerpac Tool Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Enerpac Tool Group is more favorable than NPK International.
In the previous week, Enerpac Tool Group had 11 more articles in the media than NPK International. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Enerpac Tool Group and 2 mentions for NPK International. Enerpac Tool Group's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat NPK International's score of 0.00 indicating that Enerpac Tool Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Enerpac Tool Group has a net margin of 14.65% compared to NPK International's net margin of -42.71%. Enerpac Tool Group's return on equity of 24.04% beat NPK International's return on equity.
Enerpac Tool Group has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NPK International has a beta of 2.1, suggesting that its stock price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Enerpac Tool Group has higher revenue and earnings than NPK International. NPK International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enerpac Tool Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
97.7% of Enerpac Tool Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of NPK International shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Enerpac Tool Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of NPK International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Enerpac Tool Group beats NPK International on 12 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
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This page (NYSE:NPKI) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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