NET Power Inc. (NPWR)Industrials | Specialty Industrial Machinery | Durham, United States | NYSE
1.83 USD
-0.06
(-3.175%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 1.83 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:34 a.m. EDT
The investment case for NET Power is currently broken by a severe deterioration in business fundamentals. The company is burning through cash, with operating and free cash flows deeply negative, while returning negative equity to shareholders. This financial distress is reflected in the stock's brutal multi-year performance, which has erased nearly three-quarters of its value over the last four years. Although the stock trades at a low price-to-book ratio, this is a classic value trap; the market has correctly priced in the inability of the business to generate returns or sustain operations without capital injections. The recent insider selling by major shareholders confirms a lack of confidence among those closest to the business. While the options chain shows some speculative interest in a distant rebound to $5, the immediate outlook remains perilous with no visible path to profitability. Investors should avoid this security until there is concrete evidence of a turnaround in cash generation and operational efficiency. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.240346 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.240348 |
| MSTL | 0.245909 |
| AutoTheta | 0.353517 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 41% |
| H-stat | 3.54 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.419 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.47 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 1.056 |
| Market Cap | 161,919,648 |
| Forward P/E | -8.05 |
| Beta | 1.07 |
| Website | https://www.netpower.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:34 a.m. EDT: Options activity reveals a distinct 'put wall' at the $2.00 strike for January 2027 expiration, with significant open interest (157 contracts) and volume (10 contracts), suggesting a strong speculative floor or hedge against further downside. Conversely, call activity is heavily skewed toward out-of-the-money strikes ($5.00 and $7.50) with massive open interest relative to volume, indicating a 'lottery ticket' mentality where traders are betting on a massive recovery to $5+, while ignoring the immediate risk of remaining below current levels. Implied volatility is elevated on the put side compared to calls, reflecting fear of continued decline rather than anticipation of a near-term rally.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.23109245 |
| Address1 | 320 Roney Street |
| Address2 | Suite 200 |
| All Time High | 17.62 |
| All Time Low | 1.35 |
| Ask | 2.01 |
| Ask Size | 3,200 |
| Audit Risk | 7 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.5 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,188,300 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 849,484 |
| Average Volume | 849,484 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,188,300 |
| Beta | 1.073 |
| Bid | 1.81 |
| Bid Size | 3,300 |
| Board Risk | 3 |
| Book Value | 0.944 |
| City | Durham |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 10 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 1.83 |
| Current Ratio | 17.801 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 1.95 |
| Day Low | 1.8 |
| Debt To Equity | 1.056 |
| Display Name | NET Power |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,710,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,710,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,651,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,794,513,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,794,513,600 |
| Ebitda | -175,326,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -0.491 |
| Enterprise Value | 86,123,648 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.19292 |
| Eps Forward | -0.22743 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -6.26 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 1.6232 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.20679998 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.12740265 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -23.109245 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 5.2 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -3.37 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.64807695 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 1.35 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.48000002 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.35555556 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 1.35 - 5.2 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,628,256,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 46,250,622 |
| Forward Eps | -0.22743 |
| Forward P E | -8.0464325 |
| Free Cashflow | -108,595,504 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 54 |
| Fullday Change | -0.0599999 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -3.1746 |
| Fullday Price | 1.83 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.0 |
| Gross Profits | -42,822,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.47724 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.4445 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 88,480,681 |
| Industry | Specialty Industrial Machinery |
| Industry Disp | Specialty Industrial Machinery |
| Industry Key | specialty-industrial-machinery |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | NET Power Inc. operates as an energy technology company in the United States. Its technology includes oxy-combustion cycle, a power generation system designed to produce electricity from natural gas while capturing atmospheric emissions. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina. |
| Long Name | NET Power Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 161,919,648 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_208444566 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -521,284,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 167,228,487 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 1.89 |
| Operating Cashflow | -136,548,992 |
| Operating Margins | 0.0 |
| Overall Risk | 7 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 919 287 4750 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 1.83 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,806 |
| Previous Close | 1.89 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -9.485798 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 1.9385594 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 17.592 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.5 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0599999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -3.1746 |
| Regular Market Day High | 1.95 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 1.8 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 1.8 - 1.95 |
| Regular Market Open | 1.89 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 1.89 |
| Regular Market Price | 1.83 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 541,156 |
| Return On Assets | -0.10646 |
| Return On Equity | -1.41981 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 6 |
| Shares Outstanding | 88,480,681 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0336 |
| Shares Short | 2,973,284 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,937,200 |
| Short Name | NET Power Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.054899998 |
| Short Ratio | 3.86 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NC |
| Symbol | NPWR |
| Target High Price | 4.0 |
| Target Low Price | 2.5 |
| Target Mean Price | 3.0 |
| Target Median Price | 2.75 |
| Total Cash | 308,369,984 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 3.485 |
| Total Debt | 3,304,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -6.26 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 2.00785 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.17784989 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.08857728 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 541,156 |
| Website | https://www.netpower.com |
| Zip | 27,701 |