Contrasting NPK International (NPKI) & Its Competitors

NPK International (NYSE:NPKI) is one of 28 public companies in the “Oil & gas field machinery” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare NPK International to related businesses based on the strength of its dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

80.8% of NPK International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.7% of shares of all “Oil & gas field machinery” companies are held by institutional investors. 4.8% of NPK International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of shares of all “Oil & gas field machinery” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for NPK International and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NPK International	0	0	1	0	3.00
NPK International Competitors	202	1413	1736	51	2.48

NPK International presently has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 96.72%. As a group, “Oil & gas field machinery” companies have a potential upside of 28.59%. Given NPK International’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe NPK International is more favorable than its competitors.

Volatility & Risk

NPK International has a beta of 2.89, suggesting that its share price is 189% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NPK International’s competitors have a beta of 1.47, suggesting that their average share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares NPK International and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NPK International	-28.47%	5.93%	4.08%
NPK International Competitors	0.13%	6.91%	4.50%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares NPK International and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
NPK International	$748.37 million	$14.52 million	-3.55
NPK International Competitors	$4.26 billion	-$120.76 million	12.07

NPK International’s competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than NPK International. NPK International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

NPK International competitors beat NPK International on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

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. The Industrial Solutions segment offers composite matting system rentals utilized for temporary worksite access; related site construction and services to customers in various markets, including power transmission, E&P, pipeline, renewable energy, petrochemical, construction, and other industries primarily in the United States and Europe; 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 incorporated in 1932 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.