NPK International (NYSE:NPKI) Coverage Initiated by Analysts at B. Riley

Stock analysts at B. Riley started coverage on shares of NPK International (NYSE:NPKI) in a report issued on Thursday. The firm set a “buy” rating and a $11.00 price target on the stock. B. Riley’s target price indicates a potential upside of 87.71% from the company’s current price. B. Riley also issued estimates for NPK International’s Q1 2025 earnings at $0.09 EPS, Q2 2025 earnings at $0.09 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.07 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.10 EPS.

Separately, HC Wainwright restated a “buy” rating and set a $12.00 price objective on shares of NPK International in a research report on Friday, February 28th.

NPK International Stock Performance

NYSE NPKI opened at $5.86 on Thursday. NPK International has a 52-week low of $5.33 and a 52-week high of $8.65. The company has a current ratio of 2.29, a quick ratio of 2.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $507.21 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.20 and a beta of 2.86.

NPK International (NYSE:NPKI) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The company reported $0.08 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.08. The business had revenue of $57.52 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $59.67 million. NPK International had a positive return on equity of 5.93% and a negative net margin of 28.47%. Research analysts predict that NPK International will post 0.39 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at NPK International

In related news, Director John C. Minge bought 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $5.38 per share, for a total transaction of $53,800.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 230,287 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,238,944.06. This represents a 4.54 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 4.80% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

NPK International Company Profile

NPK International Inc provides products, rentals, and services primarily to the oil and natural gas exploration and production (E&P) industry. It operates through two segments, Fluids Systems and Industrial Solutions. The Fluids Systems segment provides drilling, completion, and stimulation fluids products and related technical services to customers primarily in the North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, as well as other countries in the Asia Pacific and Latin America.