Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for NPK in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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National Presto Industries (NPK) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Oct 12 close
$148.34−3.25 (−2.1%)
Gekko Brief
Oct 12 closeNational Presto Industries closed at $148.34 on 12 October 2026, -2.1% on the day. The price sits above both the 50-day ($147.26) and 200-day ($134.16) moving averages, inside a 52-week range of $91.28 to $158.17. The GekkoIndex reads 57.1, in the Neutral zone, up 3.7 points over five sessions. Gekko Fair Value is $132.59, so the price is 11.9% above it.
The next earnings report is due on 23 October 2026, 11 days away. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days from this point averaged +4.5% over the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
1 firms rate the stock: 0 buy, 1 hold and 0 sell, with a consensus target of $162.00. A typical daily move is about 2.8%, and a typical 20-day move about 4.6%. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 items read supportive and 2 read as a headwind (fair value, earnings risk).
A plain summary of the figures as of the Oct 12, 2026 close.
National Presto Industries price vs fair value
Close $148.34200-day averageGekko Fair Value $132.59
National Presto Industries quick facts
- Market cap
- $1.06B
- P/E ratio
- 25.4
- Forward P/E
- 9.8
- EPS, TTM
- $5.98
- Revenue, TTM
- $544.7M
- Profit margin
- 7.9%
- Dividend yield
- 0.68%
- Beta
- 0.49
- Volume
- 84,035 avg 111,652
- 1-year return
- +32.0%
- Typical daily move
- ±2.8%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.6%
- 50-day average
- $147.26
- 200-day average
- $134.16
- Next earnings
- Oct 23
- Shares outstanding
- 7.14M
National Presto Industries swing-trade checklist
National Presto Industries scores 2 supportive, 1 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive1 mixed2 headwinds
- Trendsupportive
Above 50 and 200-day
Close $148.34 is above the 50-day ($147.26) and 200-day ($134.16) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexmixed
57.1, Neutral
Reading 57.1 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valueheadwind
11.9% above
Price is 11.9% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).
See fair value - Smart moneyno data
No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings riskheadwind
Reports in 11 days
Reports on Oct 23, 2026, 11 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+4.5% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +4.5% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
See seasonality
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National Presto Industries stock chart and price history
National Presto Industries closed at $148.34 on Oct 12, 2026, +32.0% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $91.28 to $158.17.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −3.9%
- 3 months
- +20.8%
- 6 months
- +3.0%
- 1 year
- +32.0%
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About National Presto Industries
National Presto Industries makes and sells household kitchen appliances alongside products built for military and safety use. It is probably most recognized for its kitchenware, including pressure cookers, canners, griddles, skillets, slow cookers, fryers, waffle and pizza makers, corn poppers, coffeemakers, kettles, and similar small electric devices, many carrying the Presto Control Master name. These items reach customers across North America.
The company runs three divisions. The housewares arm designs and distributes its appliance lineup to retailers directly and through independent distributors. A defense division builds 40mm ammunition, mechanical and electro-mechanical parts, medium-caliber cartridge cases, and energetic materials like detonators and booster pellets, selling mainly to the U.S. Department of Defense and its prime contractors. A separate safety division applies sensor, machine learning, and cloud-based technology to monitor refrigeration units, aiming to flag problems that could affect stored food or medicine.
National Presto Industries traces back to 1905 and is based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker NPK.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Electronic technology
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Website
- gopresto.com
National Presto Industries GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
National Presto Industries’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 57.1, in the Neutral zone, up 3.7 points over five sessions.
57.1Neutral
Up 3.7 points over five sessions.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 26 | +0.4% | −1.0% | ||
| Accumulation | 203 | +0.5% | +2.5% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 394 | +0.5% | +2.2% | ||
| Distribution | 55 | +1.1% | +3.6% | ||
| Selling | 4 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average NPK share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Neutral zone: No clear directional signal. About the five zones →
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Is National Presto Industries stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
National Presto Industries trades 11.9% above Gekko Fair Value of $132.59, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what National Presto Industries shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$132.59
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026
11.9% Overvalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 107.7% above the estimate.
Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
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National Presto Industries insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for National Presto Industries, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in NPK were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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National Presto Industries earnings: next date and track record
National Presto Industries reports on Oct 23, 2026 (11 days away).
Next earnings report
Oct 23, 2026
11 days away
- EPS estimate
- $1.97
- Revenue estimate
- $105.0M
±1.3%average move across the report
4 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | $2.11 | — | +0.2% |
| Oct 24, 2025 | $0.74 | $115.5M | −3.7% |
| Jul 24, 2025 | $0.72 | — | −0.8% |
| Apr 24, 2025 | $1.07 | — | +0.6% |
| Feb 18, 2025 | $2.92 | — | +2.6% |
| Oct 25, 2024 | $1.13 | $91.82M | +0.6% |
| Jul 26, 2024 | $0.85 | — | −1.2% |
| Apr 26, 2024 | $0.92 | — | −1.1% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
National Presto Industries stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for National Presto Industries is $162.00, +9.2% from the last close, from 1 firm rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$162.00consensus 12-month target, +9.2% from the last close
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 1 firm.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | Freedom Capital Markets | $162 | +9.2% |
+2.2%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+4.5%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.8%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
National Presto Industries seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, National Presto Industries averaged +4.5% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +1.4% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +2.4% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +2.4% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +4.5% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +1.9% | 4 of 5 |
For scale, NPK’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.6%.
National Presto Industries market cap and key statistics
National Presto Industries’s market cap is $1.06B, with a P/E ratio of 25.4 and revenue of $544.7M over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $1.06B
- P/E ratio
- 25.4
- Forward P/E
- 9.8
- EPS, TTM
- $5.98
- Gekko Fair Value
- $132.59
Trading
- Volume
- 84,035
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 111,652
- 52-week high
- $158.17
- 52-week low
- $91.28
- Shares outstanding
- 7.14M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $544.7M
- Profit margin
- 7.9%
- Return on equity
- 10.9%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +207.0%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.49
- Typical daily move
- ±2.8%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.6%
- Dividend yield
- 0.68%
National Presto Industries stock news this week
3 headlines about National Presto Industries from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.
- National Presto Industries, Inc (NPK) Stock ForecastsYahoo! Finance Canada, Oct 12
- NPK International: Recent Sell-Off = Good Buying Opportunity For This Datacenter Related StockSeeking Alpha, Oct 9
- Comparing Optex Systems (NASDAQ:OPXS) & National Presto Industries (NYSE:NPK)Defense World, Oct 6
National Presto Industries peers
National Presto Industries’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| GEGE Aerospace | Accumulation | 1.9% below |
| RTXRTX | Accumulation | 10.9% below |
| BABoeing | Accumulation | 19.2% below |
| LMTLockheed Martin | Accumulation | 21.5% below |
| GDGeneral Dynamics | Accumulation | 8.6% below |
| HWMHowmet Aerospace | Accumulation | 3.8% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
National Presto Industries stock FAQ
What is National Presto Industries’s market cap?
National Presto Industries’s market cap is $1.06B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $148.34, with 7.14M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 25.4.
What is the National Presto Industries stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for National Presto Industries is $162.00, +9.2% from the last close. Of the 1 firm that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 0 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is National Presto Industries stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate National Presto Industries is overvalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $148.34 is 11.9% above Gekko Fair Value of $132.59. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does National Presto Industries report earnings next?
National Presto Industries is expected to report on Oct 23, 2026 (11 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.97 per share on revenue of $105.0M.
What is National Presto Industries’s 52-week high and low?
National Presto Industries’s 52-week high is $158.17 and its 52-week low is $91.28; it closed at $148.34 on Oct 12, 2026, +32.0% over the past year.
Is National Presto Industries stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (trend and seasonality), 1 as mixed (gekkoindex) and 2 as headwinds (fair value and earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
How this page works
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