NPKNational Presto Industries, Inc.
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: rangebound and lightly shorted.
Choppy, but holding above its 200-day average. Price is +10% vs its 200-day average.
Lightly shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, a few days of normal trading to cover.
Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.
How NPK is trading
National Presto Industries, Inc. is +35% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 19 points ahead of the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +16%
- vs 200-day average
- +9.5%
vs 200-day average · close to trend
- RSI (14)
- 44
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 5.1%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-23
- $148.69
- 1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
- +3.1%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +16%
- +35%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
- +116%
- vs 50-day average$149.22
- −0.35%
- 52-week high
- $156.68
- 52-week low
- $90.92
- Annualised volatility
- 32%
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +40% |
| 2025 | +9.6% |
| 2024 | +30% |
| 2023 | +24% |
| 2022 | −12% |
| 2021 | −1.8% |
| 2020 | +7.5% |
| 2019 | −20% |
| 2018 | +25% |
| 2017 | −1.6% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 6 of 10 | +3.1% |
| Feb | 10 | 5 of 10 | +2.1% |
| Mar | 10 | 5 of 10 | −0.54% |
| Apr | 10 | 5 of 10 | +0.06% |
| May | 10 | 5 of 10 | +0.86% |
| Jun | 10 | 5 of 10 | +1.6% |
| Jul | 11 | 5 of 11 | +0.17% |
| Aug | 11 | 5 of 11 | +0.39% |
| Sep | 11 | 4 of 11 | −0.78% |
| Oct | 11 | 6 of 11 | +0.69% |
| Nov | 10 | 5 of 10 | +0.15% |
| Dec | 10 | 6 of 10 | +4.6% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
Where the price stands
Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.
What it has returned
With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.
Aerospace & Defense
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