B. Riley Begins Coverage on NPK International (NYSE:NPKI)

B. Riley started coverage on shares of NPK International (NYSE:NPKI) in a report published on Thursday. The brokerage issued a buy rating and a $11.00 target price on the stock. 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 reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $12.00 price objective on shares of NPK International in a research report on Friday, February 28th.

NPK International Stock Performance

Shares of NPKI stock opened at $5.86 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $507.21 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.20 and a beta of 2.86. NPK International has a 1 year low of $5.33 and a 1 year 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.

NPK International (NYSE:NPKI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 26th. The company reported $0.08 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.08. The business had revenue of $57.52 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $59.67 million. NPK International had a negative net margin of 28.47% and a positive return on equity of 5.93%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that NPK International will post 0.39 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at NPK International

In other NPK International news, Director John C. Minge acquired 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 5th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $5.38 per share, for a total transaction of $53,800.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now owns 230,287 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,238,944.06. This trade represents a 4.54 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 4.80% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About NPK International

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.