NPK International Inc. (NPKI)Energy | Oil & Gas Equipment & Services | The Woodlands, United States | NYSE
14.32 USD
-0.38
(-2.585%) ⇩
(April 20, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
Short-term: ★★★★☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 10:41 p.m. EDT
NPKI presents a compelling 'write-up, play' where solid fundamentals (30% revenue growth, strong cash flow) are decoupled from short-term technical noise and capital flight. While executive selling and widening valuation gaps (P/E 35x) suggest caution on the immediate horizon, the massive short interest expansion and lack of put protection signal a trap for bears. The options flow is clearly betting on a breakout above $15.00, making this a high-conviction momentum trade for the near term, provided earnings disclosures on April 30 do not reveal deteriorating order books. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.023433 |
| MSTL | 0.031775 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.034317 |
| AutoETS | 0.034927 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 80% |
| H-stat | 0.92 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.649 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.21 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Energy |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1983-02-10 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 8.31 |
| Revenue per Share | 3.266 |
| Market Cap | 1,210,440,064 |
| Trailing P/E | 34.10 |
| Forward P/E | 22.64 |
| Beta | 1.26 |
| Profit Margins | 14.06% |
| Previous Name | Newpark Resources, Inc. |
| Website | https://www.npki.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 10:41 p.m. EDT: Options flow exhibits a distinct bullish tilt. Call volume at the $15 ATM strike for the June '26 expiration is high (120 contracts), significantly exceeding the open interest, suggesting new speculative buying targeting immediate upside. Conversely, put activity is virtually non-existent for near-term expirations (April, May, June) except for deep ITM 'anchor' positions representing zero-volume insurance. The OTM/OI ratio favors calls heavily, indicating speculators are positioning the $15$ barrier as the key intermediate support/resistance level, with $17.5 ATM calls holding significant OI bets for a few months out. IV is low across the board, implying low expected volatility and limited hedging demand.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 1.4904349 |
| Address1 | 9,320 Lakeside Boulevard |
| Address2 | Suite 100 |
| All Time High | 25.5 |
| All Time Low | 0.65 |
| Ask | 14.41 |
| Ask Size | 400 |
| Audit Risk | 4 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 710,950 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 759,147 |
| Average Volume | 759,147 |
| Average Volume10Days | 710,950 |
| Beta | 1.259 |
| Bid | 14.27 |
| Bid Size | 500 |
| Board Risk | 1 |
| Book Value | 4.155 |
| City | The Woodlands |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 4 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 14.32 |
| Current Ratio | 1.426 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 14.675 |
| Day Low | 14.18 |
| Debt To Equity | 8.31 |
| Display Name | NPK |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,777,642,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,777,642,200 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.775 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.678 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,777,579,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,777,579,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,777,579,200 |
| Ebitda | 73,516,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.26536 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 16.792 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 4.456 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,234,481,024 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.525 |
| Eps Forward | 0.6325 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.42 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 413,769,600 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 14.3096 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.010399818 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.0007267721 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 149.04349 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 15.96 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.6400003 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.10275691 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 5.54 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 8.78 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.5848376 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 5.54 - 15.96 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 652,627,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 80,604,147 |
| Forward Eps | 0.6325 |
| Forward P E | 22.640316 |
| Free Cashflow | 42,529,752 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 510 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.3637 |
| Gross Profits | 100,760,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.04507 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.91317004 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 84,527,935 |
| Industry | Oil & Gas Equipment & Services |
| Industry Disp | Oil & Gas Equipment & Services |
| Industry Key | oil-gas-equipment-services |
| Ir Website | http://www.newpark.com/interests/investors/overview |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 880,675,200 |
| Last Split Factor | 2:1 |
| Long Business Summary | NPK International Inc., a temporary worksite access solutions company, manufactures, sells, and rents recyclable composite matting products in the United States and United Kingdom. The company engages in the installation and rental of matting systems, and related site construction and services to customers in various markets, including power transmission, oil and natural gas exploration and production, pipeline, renewable energy, petrochemical, construction, and other industries. It also offers recyclable composite mats to customers worldwide; and access road construction, site planning and preparation, environmental protection, erosion control, and site restoration services. The company was formerly known as Newpark Resources, Inc. and changed its name to NPK International Inc. in December 2024. The company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.. |
| Long Name | NPK International Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,210,440,064 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_94188 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-04-20 |
| Net Income To Common | 35,945,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,208,813,449 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 14.63 |
| Operating Cashflow | 72,988,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.1671 |
| Overall Risk | 2 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.3 |
| Phone | 281 362 6800 |
| Pre Market Change | 0.0 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Pre Market Price | 14.32 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,776,769,224 |
| Prev Name | Newpark Resources, Inc. |
| Previous Close | 14.7 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 27.276192 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 3.4464498 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 4.3691416 |
| Profit Margins | 0.14055 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.137 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.38 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.58503 |
| Regular Market Day High | 14.675 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 14.18 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 14.18 - 14.675 |
| Regular Market Open | 14.63 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 14.7 |
| Regular Market Price | 14.32 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,715,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 536,093 |
| Return On Assets | 0.07179 |
| Return On Equity | 0.10609 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.307 |
| Revenue Per Share | 3.266 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.34445214 |
| Sector | Energy |
| Sector Disp | Energy |
| Sector Key | energy |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 84,414,347 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0187 |
| Shares Short | 1,578,684 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,114,439 |
| Short Name | NPK International Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0194 |
| Short Ratio | 2.08 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TX |
| Symbol | NPKI |
| Target High Price | 20.0 |
| Target Low Price | 18.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 18.75 |
| Target Median Price | 18.5 |
| Total Cash | 5,140,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.061 |
| Total Debt | 29,181,000 |
| Total Revenue | 277,043,008 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.42 |
| Trailing P E | 34.095238 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 12.1229 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 2.1970997 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.18123549 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 536,093 |
| Website | https://www.npki.com |
| Zip | 77,381 |