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National Presto Industries, Inc. (NPK)

Industrials | Aerospace & Defense | Eau Claire, United States | NYSE
143.72 USD +2.99 (2.125%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 143.68 -0.04 (-0.044%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 5:48 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:53 p.m. EDT

NPK shows mixed signals for short-term traders. While the stock has crossed above the 200-day moving average and there is some momentum in recent price movements, the recent insider selling and dips in price could indicate caution. The stock is currently trading near its 52-week low, which may present a potential buy-the-dip opportunity, but the overall risk is relatively high. For long-term investors, the stock has a solid sector position in aerospace and defense, but the recent earnings growth is negative and the forward PE is extremely high, suggesting overvaluation. The dividend yield is modest, and the payout ratio is low, but the dividend history is inconsistent, which could be a concern for income-focused investors.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.052703
AutoTheta0.053600
MSTL0.059437
AutoARIMA0.150412

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 49%
H-stat 4.53
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.356
Excess Kurtosis -0.70
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-08
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-08
Debt to Equity Ratio 8.368
Revenue per Share 70.452
Market Cap 1,029,660,672
Trailing P/E 31.04
Forward P/E 165.20
Beta 0.49
Profit Margins 6.57%
Website https://www.gopresto.com

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.71% 0.71% 2.56% 4.08%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-09 1.000 0.706814
2025-03-04 1.000 1.061016
2024-02-29 4.500 5.921499
2023-02-28 4.000 6.286504
2022-02-28 4.500 6.445879
2021-02-26 6.250 7.351453
2020-02-28 6.000 9.727394
2019-02-28 6.000 7.325981
2018-02-28 6.000 9.525957
2017-02-27 5.500 8.301099
2016-02-26 5.050 10.053122
2015-02-26 4.050 11.173193
2014-02-27 5.050 11.901018
2012-12-13 6.500 17.616044
2012-02-29 6.000 14.678042
2011-03-02 8.250 16.125007
2010-03-02 8.150 16.200579
2009-02-27 5.550 23.690122
2008-03-06 4.250 24.126621
2007-03-01 3.800 19.535192
2006-02-17 2.120 15.772243
2005-02-18 1.670 13.318931
2004-02-20 1.170 10.700569
2003-02-21 0.920 12.048937
2002-02-22 0.920 12.748947
2001-02-23 2.000 25.748582
2000-02-25 2.100 27.382910
1999-02-25 2.000 24.420219
1998-02-26 2.000 23.660354
1997-02-27 2.000 26.720535
1996-02-27 2.000 25.409092
1995-02-22 0.488 6.567366
1994-02-23 0.450 5.482587
1992-12-08 0.450 4.850734
1992-09-04 0.050 0.511178
1992-02-25 0.425 3.239517
1991-12-09 2.700 26.117478
1990-12-10 2.550 37.113134
1990-02-26 1.600 27.015074
1989-12-05 0.850 14.667384
1989-02-22 1.400 26.834426
1988-12-05 0.317 6.556950
1988-09-02 0.317 7.092815
1988-02-29 0.300 7.211657
1987-11-30 0.300 8.072475
1987-06-01 0.300 6.414762
1987-03-02 0.285 5.951044
1986-12-01 0.285 5.771948
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.0
dividendYield 0.7
exDividendDate 2026-03-09
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0071058054
lastDividendValue 1.0
lastDividendDate 2026-03-09
dividendDate 2026-03-20

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.7571831
Address1 3,925 North Hastings Way
All Time High 149.86
All Time Low 7.333333
Ask 144.66
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 9
Average Daily Volume10 Day 71,030
Average Daily Volume3 Month 88,814
Average Volume 88,814
Average Volume10Days 71,030
Beta 0.485
Bid 56.91
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 9
Book Value 55.468
City Eau Claire
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 6
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 143.72
Current Ratio 4.245
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 146.16
Day Low 142.025
Debt To Equity 8.368
Display Name National Presto Industries
Dividend Date 1,773,964,800
Dividend Rate 1.0
Dividend Yield 0.7
Earnings Growth -0.278
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.276
Earnings Timestamp End 1,778,270,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,778,270,400
Ebitda 48,078,000
Ebitda Margins 0.09548
Enterprise To Ebitda 22.026
Enterprise To Revenue 2.103
Enterprise Value 1,058,970,688
Eps Forward 0.87
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.63
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,773,014,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 134.8554
Fifty Day Average Change 8.864609
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.06573418
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 75.71831
Fifty Two Week High 149.86
Fifty Two Week High Change -6.1399994
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.04097157
Fifty Two Week Low 77.63
Fifty Two Week Low Change 66.090004
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.8513462
Fifty Two Week Range 77.63 - 149.86
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.22
Float Shares 4,886,375
Forward Eps 0.87
Forward P E 165.1954
Free Cashflow -52,865,248
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 1,200
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.15953
Gross Profits 80,325,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.25962
Held Percent Institutions 0.63286
Implied Shares Outstanding 7,164,352
Industry Aerospace & Defense
Industry Disp Aerospace & Defense
Industry Key aerospace-defense
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,773,014,400
Last Dividend Value 1.0
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 425,865,600
Last Split Factor 3:2
Long Business Summary National Presto Industries, Inc. provides houseware and small appliance, defense, and safety products in North America. The company's Housewares/Small Appliance segment designs, markets, and distributes housewares and small electrical appliances, including pressure cookers and canners; kitchen electrics, and comfort appliances; heat control line of skillets, griddles, woks, and multipurpose cookers; slow cookers; deep fryers; air fryers; waffle makers; pizza ovens; slicer/shredders; electric heaters; corn poppers; dehydrators; vacuum sealers; microwave bacon cookers; coffee makers and coffee maker accessories; electric knife sharpeners; and timers under the Presto Control Master brand. This segment sells its products directly to retailers, as well as through independent distributors. Its Defense segment manufactures and sells 40mm ammunition, precision mechanical and electro-mechanical assemblies, medium-caliber cartridge cases, and metal parts; and performs Load, Assemble and Pack (LAP) operations on ordnance-related products primarily for the United States Government and prime contractors; and manufactures detonators, booster pellets, release cartridges, lead azide, other military energetic devices and materials, and assemblies. This segment primarily serves the United States Department of Defense (DOD) and DOD prime contractors; and niche market ordnance products, such as training ammunition, fuzes, firing devices, and initiators. The Safety segment provides safety technology products, including smoke alarms, carbon monoxide alarms, combo smoke/carbon monoxide alarms with an array of voice messages in English and Spanish, digital displays, and a PFAS-free foam commercial fire extinguisher. National Presto Industries, Inc. was founded in 1905 and is based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
Long Name National Presto Industries, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,029,660,672
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_291023
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 33,084,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,029,543,537
Open 143.0
Operating Cashflow -9,137,000
Operating Margins 0.11382
Overall Risk 7
Payout Ratio 0.216
Phone 715 839 2121
Post Market Change -0.044403076
Post Market Change Percent -0.030895544
Post Market Price 143.6756
Post Market Time 1,776,462,489
Previous Close 140.73
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.5910435
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.0449088
Profit Margins 0.0657
Quick Ratio 0.977
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 2.99001
Regular Market Change Percent 2.12464
Regular Market Day High 146.16
Regular Market Day Low 142.025
Regular Market Day Range 142.025 - 146.16
Regular Market Open 143.0
Regular Market Previous Close 140.73
Regular Market Price 143.72
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,002
Regular Market Volume 62,230
Return On Assets 0.05626
Return On Equity 0.08675
Revenue Growth 0.217
Revenue Per Share 70.452
Sand P52 Week Change 0.38150132
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 7,163,537
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0304
Shares Short 217,829
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 198,040
Short Name National Presto Industries, Inc
Short Percent Of Float 0.09060001
Short Ratio 1.98
Source Interval 15
State WI
Symbol NPK
Total Cash 3,755,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.524
Total Debt 33,065,000
Total Revenue 503,524,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0071058054
Trailing Eps 4.63
Trailing P E 31.041037
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 114.60495
Two Hundred Day Average Change 29.115051
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.25404707
Type Disp Equity
Volume 62,230
Website https://www.gopresto.com
Zip 54,703-3703