National Presto Industries, Inc.(NPK)
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- Industry (SIC)
- ORDNANCE & ACCESSORIES, (NO VEHICLES/GUIDED MISSILES) (3480)
- Exchange
- XNYS
- Market Cap
- $1.0B
National Presto Industries Inc has an electric product portfolio consisting of household appliances, ammunition, and diapers. The company operates in three segments, namely Defense, Housewares/Small Appliance, and Safety. The defense segment, which is engaged in manufacturing 40mm ammunition, precision mechanical and electro-mechanical assemblies, and medium caliber cartridge cases, performs Load, Assemble, and Pack (LAP) operations on ordnance-related products for the U.S. Government and prime contractor. While the Housewares/Small Appliance segment designs, markets, and distributes houseware…
Each spoke is this symbol's rank within its sector (0–100; the dotted ring marks the sector median at 50). Higher is more constructive for a long. One spoke — News sentiment — is an absolute reading, not a sector rank. Grayed spokes have no data. A fuller shape is a summary, not a recommendation.
| Month | Avg Return | Years of Data |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | +2.76% | 6 |
| Feb | +3.47% | 6 |
| Mar | -0.44% | 6 |
| Apr | -2.16% | 6 |
| May | -2.37% | 6 |
| Jun | +1.23% | 6 |
| Jul | +0.26% | 6 |
| Aug | +0.41% | 6 |
| Sep | -1.07% | 6 |
| Oct | +1.56% | 5 |
| Nov | -1.22% | 5 |
| Dec | +8.02% | 5 |
Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.
- SMA 20 / 50 / 200 — price above = uptrend, below = downtrend. SMA 50 crossing SMA 200 is the golden/death cross.
- EMA 12 / 26 — faster-reacting averages; 12 above 26 is short-term bullish.
- MACD — bullish when MACD > signal (green badge), bearish when below. Divergence from price often precedes reversals.
- ADX (14) — trend strength regardless of direction. <20 range, 20–25 weak trend, 25–50 trend, >50 strong trend.
- +DI / −DI — +DI > −DI favors bulls; the reverse favors bears. Read alongside ADX.
- RSI (14) — <30 oversold, >70 overbought. 40–60 is neutral; trending names can stay extreme.
- Stochastic %K / %D — <20 oversold, >80 overbought. %K crossing %D is an early momentum signal.
- Williams %R — inverted scale: <−80 oversold, >−20 overbought.
Oscillators work best in range-bound markets; in strong trends they give premature reversal signals.
- Bollinger Bands — price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold. Narrow bands (squeeze) often precede expansion.
- OBV — cumulative volume; rising OBV confirms uptrend, falling OBV confirms downtrend. Divergence from price is a warning.
- Vol SMA 20 / Vol ROC — today's volume vs. 20-day average. Positive ROC with price move = conviction.
- ATR / True Range — average daily $ move; sizing and stop-loss reference.
- HV 20 / 30 / 60 — realized (historical) volatility. Compare to IV on the options cards: IV > HV = rich premium.
Confluence matters: trend + momentum + volume agreeing carries far more weight than any single indicator. For how these feed the spread scanner score, see the algorithm docs →
Trend Indicators
Momentum Oscillators
Volume & Volatility
Data Summary
LLM Stock Analysis Report
SYMBOL: NPK
Executive Summary
Overall Assessment: NEUTRAL (Confidence Level: 6/10)
Key Drivers:
- Technical signals indicate a neutral to bearish trend, with the MACD histogram indicating a potential reversal.
- Recent news headlines are generally neutral, highlighting corporate developments and updates.
Primary Risks:
- The stock's beta is relatively low at 0.75, indicating less volatility than the market.
- The recent price action has been characterized by a consolidation phase, which may lead to continued sideways movement or a breakout in either direction.
Investment Thesis: NPK's stock performance is expected to be influenced by the company's ongoing corporate developments and updates, as well as broader market trends. As the stock consolidates around its current level, investors should monitor technical indicators for potential buy or sell signals.
Recent News Sentiment Impact: The recent news headlines have had a neutral impact on the stock's price, with no significant news events driving large moves in either direction.
Technical Analysis
Trend Direction: Medium-term trend is consolidating, while the long-term trend is slightly bearish.
Support/Resistance Levels:
- SMA 20: $126.27 (support)
- SMA 50: $131.67 (resistance)
- Upper Bollinger Band: $131.29 (resistance)
Momentum Signals:
- RSI (14): 43.13 (neutral)
- MACD histogram: -2.35 (bearish)
- Stochastic %K and %D are both below 20, indicating oversold conditions.
Volume Analysis: Volume is relatively low, with the volume rate of change indicating a decrease in trading activity.
News & Sentiment Analysis
Recent Headlines Summary: The recent news headlines have been focused on corporate updates and developments, including the appointment of new board members and the commencement of OTCQX trading. These events have had no significant impact on the stock's price.
Sentiment Assessment: The sentiment of the recent news headlines is neutral, with no clear bias towards bulls or bears.
Catalyst Identification: No major catalysts are expected in the short-term, although investors should monitor corporate developments and updates for potential drivers of future stock movement.
Market Narrative: The market narrative is focused on the company's ongoing efforts to expand its operations and increase shareholder value. This narrative has had no significant impact on the stock's price.
Risk & Volatility Assessment
Beta Interpretation: The beta of 0.75 indicates that the stock moves less than the broader market, which may make it more attractive for risk-averse investors.
Volatility Regime: The current volatility regime is relatively low, with the stock experiencing a decrease in trading activity and price movement.
Options Market Signals: No options data available.
Downside Protection: Support levels include SMA 20 at $126.27 and the lower Bollinger Band at $121.25. Risk management considerations include setting stop-losses below these levels to limit potential losses.
Market Context & Positioning
Sector Performance: The sector has been characterized by a mix of gains and losses, with no clear trend emerging in recent weeks.
Institutional Activity: Institutional activity is relatively low, with no significant buying or selling pressure evident in the options market.
Correlation Analysis: The stock's correlation with the broader market is 0.27, indicating a relatively weak relationship between the two.
Relative Valuation: The stock is trading around its historical average, with no clear valuation anomaly evident.
Key Levels & Action Items
Critical Price Levels:
- SMA 20 at $126.27 (support)
- SMA 50 at $131.67 (resistance)
Breakout/Breakdown Levels:
- Upper Bollinger Band at $131.29 (resistance)
- Lower Bollinger Band at $121.25 (support)
Time-Sensitive Catalysts: No major catalysts are expected in the short-term, although investors should monitor corporate developments and updates for potential drivers of future stock movement.
Risk Management: Investors should consider setting stop-losses below SMA 20 at $126.27 to limit potential losses in the event of a price decline.
By monitoring technical indicators, recent news headlines, and market context, investors can gain a better understanding of NPK's current market dynamics and make informed investment decisions.
Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →
score = P(profit) × (credit / spread_width)
P(profit) from short leg delta (1 − |delta|), penalised above 85%. Credit uses mid-price to handle illiquid chains fairly.
RR and BF (30-delta) from the persisted per-symbol skew snapshot — wing strikes picked by real greeks.delta, not a moneyness proxy. Put skew boosts bull puts, penalises bear calls. High butterfly boosts iron condors. Calendars are skew-neutral.
- RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
- MACD crossover + histogram trend
- Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
- Stochastic %K <20 / >80
- Williams %R <−80 / >−20
- Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
- Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
- BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
- IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
- IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
- Min open interest across all legs
- OI < 100 → −0.10 · OI < 500 → −0.05
score = base_score × skew_multiplier × tech_multiplier
Both multipliers are shown per spread. Beta is informational only — ATR already captures realized vol. Full algorithm documentation →
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IV(put wing) − IV(ATM), in vol pointsHow much the OTM put trades above (or below) the at-the-money strike. Measures the height of the put-side tail relative to ATM — i.e. how expensive crash insurance is on this name.
- Positive (typical) — wing IV > ATM IV. Standard equity put skew: portfolios bid up crash protection, so OTM puts trade richer than ATM.
- Near zero or negative (unusual) — wing IV ≤ ATM IV. Flat or inverted put side. Common when there's no fear demand, in tightly mean-reverting names, or right after an earnings catalyst clears.
- Percentile vs own 3-yr history: high = wings rich (good time to sell wing premium); low = wings cheap (good time to buy protection).
- Not directional — high or low wings don't predict up or down moves. It's a price tag on tail insurance, not a forecast.
IV(call wing) − IV(put wing), equal delta on each sideWhich side of the smile is the market paying up for? Measures the tilt of the surface — call skew vs put skew at matched deltas.
- Negative (typical) — puts richer than calls. Standard equity behavior: hedging demand makes puts carry a premium. Most large-caps sit in the −1 to −5 vol-point range.
- Strongly negative (< −5 pts) — heavy downside hedging, elevated fear, or an upcoming catalyst (earnings, FDA, macro event). Worth flagging.
- Positive — calls richer than puts. Unusual for equities; signals bullish momentum, short-squeeze positioning, or takeover/M&A speculation.
- Near zero — symmetric surface. Market sees roughly equal up/down risk. Rare for large-caps; more common in commodities and FX.
Wing-vs-ATM tells you how expensive the tails are. Risk Reversal tells you which side is favored. Combined:
- High wing percentile + deeply negative RR → strong put bid; stress or major event priced in. Owning protection costs a premium; selling put premium is dangerous.
- Low wing percentile + near-zero RR → complacency; insurance cheap and balanced. Good environment to add cheap downside hedges.
- Positive RR + elevated wings → call-side fear-of-missing-out; common in squeeze setups. Upside calls expensive, downside puts not bid.
Percentile is the rank of today's reading within ~3 years of this symbol's own history. High percentile = wings are rich relative to history; not a directional signal. Skew is read off the chain in real time, not from CBOE SKEW.
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- Beta (1Y vs SPY)
- 0.71
- Correlation (SPY)
- 25.8%
- R²
- 0.07
- Ann. Volatility
- 35.6%
- SPY Volatility
- 13.0%
Low volatility - stock moves less than market
Institutional managers with $100M+ AUM file Form 13F-HR quarterly, due 45 days after quarter end. Holdings are reported gross at quarter-end market value — they are a snapshot, not a real-time position.
- Shares — long equity positions in this name, aggregated across share classes.
- Calls / Puts — notional value of long call / put exposure where this ticker is the underlying.
- % of Float — holder's reported shares divided by the latest diluted shares outstanding. Sums above 100% indicate large custodian / prime broker positions where the same shares are reported by multiple filers.
- Custodian badge — filers with more than 5,000 holdings are typically broker-dealers / custodians reporting customer-held shares, not active managers.
Each filer is counted once at its latest 13F-HR filing. New filings are ingested on a weekly cadence.
| # | Filer | Notional Value | % of Total | Period |
|---|
| # | Filer | Notional Value | % of Total | Period |
|---|
| Filed | Reporter | Role | Action | Shares | Avg Price | Net $ | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-04 | Jeffery Alan Morgan | VP-ENGINEERING | Tax (F) | −349 | $139.84 | -$48.8K | EDGAR |
| 2026-03-18 | David J Peuse | CFO & TREASURER | Sell (S) | −500 | $140.16 | -$70.1K | EDGAR |
| 2026-03-16 | John Roderick MacKenzie JR | VP-SALES | Tax (F) | −62 | $131.58 | -$8.2K | EDGAR |
| 2026-03-16 | David J Peuse | CFO & TREASURER | Tax (F) | −78 | $131.58 | -$10.3K | EDGAR |
| 2026-03-16 | Jeffery Alan Morgan | VP-ENGINEERING | Tax (F) | −100 | $131.58 | -$13.2K | EDGAR |
| 2026-03-16 | Douglas J Frederick | COO, VP, SECRETARY | Tax (F) | −36 | $131.58 | -$4.7K | EDGAR |
| 2026-03-11 | RANDY F LIEBLE | Director | Sell (S) | −2,417 | $143.97 | -$348.0K | EDGAR |
| 2026-01-05 | John Roderick MacKenzie JR | VP-SALES | Award (A) | +327 | — | EDGAR | |
| 2026-01-05 | David J Peuse | CFO & TREASURER | Award (A) | +327 | — | EDGAR | |
| 2026-01-05 | Jeffery Alan Morgan | VP-ENGINEERING | Award (A) | +234 | — | EDGAR | |
| 2026-01-05 | Douglas J Frederick | COO, VP, SECRETARY | Award (A) | +386 | — | EDGAR | |
| 2026-01-02 | Joseph G Stienessen | Director | Award (A) | +100 | — | EDGAR | |
| 2026-01-02 | PATRICK J QUINN | Director | Award (A) | +100 | — | EDGAR | |
| 2026-01-02 | RANDY F LIEBLE | Director | Award (A) | +100 | — | EDGAR | |
| 2025-03-18 | David J Peuse | TREASURER | Tax (F) | −19 | $89.01 | -$1.7K | EDGAR |
| # | Insider | Role | Shares | Disclosed Exposure | Lifetime OM Net | Filings | Last Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MARYJO R COHEN | CEO | 1,684,891 | $244.41M | $0 | 15 | 2025-01-03 |
| 2 | Douglas J Frederick | COO, VP, SECRETARY | 10,787 | $1.56M | $0 | 24 | 2026-03-16 |
| 3 | RANDY F LIEBLE | Director | 5,821 | $844.4K | -$328.4K | 21 | 2026-03-11 |
| 4 | SPENCER W AHNEMAN | Vice President | 3,652 | $529.8K | $0 | 5 | 2017-01-26 |
| 5 | LAWRENCE J TIENOR | Vice President | 2,721 | $394.7K | $0 | 5 | 2014-02-13 |
| 6 | Jeffery Alan Morgan | VP-ENGINEERING | 2,390 | $346.7K | $0 | 18 | 2026-05-04 |
| 7 | John Roderick MacKenzie JR | VP-SALES | 2,348 | $340.6K | $0 | 4 | 2026-03-16 |
| 8 | Richard L Jeffers | VP-SALES | 2,329 | $337.8K | $0 | 7 | 2023-02-22 |
| 9 | Joseph G Stienessen | Director | 2,086 | $302.6K | $100.5K | 12 | 2026-01-02 |
| 10 | David J Peuse | CFO & TREASURER | 1,977 | $286.8K | -$84.8K | 16 | 2026-03-18 |
What is Form 144? A notice of intent to sell restricted or control stock under Rule 144. Affiliates (officers, directors, 10%+ owners) and holders of restricted shares must file Form 144 when planning to sell more than 5,000 shares or $50,000 in any 3-month rolling window.
How it relates to Form 4: Form 144 is filed before the trade (up to 90 days in advance); Form 4 is filed within 2 business days after the trade executes. Not every Form 144 results in a sale — the filer may cancel or delay. Look for the corresponding Form 4 on the Insider Activity card to confirm a sale actually happened.
10b5-1 plans: Trades made under a pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plan are not discretionary — they execute automatically on dates set months earlier, regardless of news. High 10b5-1 percentages mean less per-filing signal value, though cumulative selling volume still matters.
"Notice value": Aggregate market value the filer wrote into the Form 144 — i.e. the size of the planned sale, not necessarily the executed dollars. Amendments (Form 144/A) and post-cancellation refilings can inflate this if you sum naively; the rollup above excludes filings with zero stated value.
Source & freshness: Sourced from public Form 144 filings. Refreshed daily; new filings typically appear here the morning after they are filed.
| Filed | Filer | Role | Shares | Notice Value | Planned Sale | Broker | Plan | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-10 | MORGAN JEFFERY A | Former Officer (retired 4/30/2026) | 1,532 | $200.7K | 2026-06-10 | Computershare | — | EDGAR |
| 2026-03-18 | PEUSE DAVID J (NPK) | Officer | 500 | $70.1K | 2026-03-17 | Fidelity Investments | — | EDGAR |
| 2026-03-11 | LIEBLE RANDY F | Officer | 2,417 | $348.0K | 2026-03-11 | Stifel Nicolaus & Company Inc | 10b5-1 | EDGAR |
| # | ETF | Provider | Weight | $ Exposure | ETF AUM | As Of |
|---|
Quarterly filings sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K reports. TTM tiles aggregate the most recent four quarters; bars show the last ~12 quarters oldest → newest.
- Revenue — top-line sales. Look for consistent YoY growth; seasonal businesses need same-quarter comparisons (Q4 '24 vs Q4 '23).
- Net Income — bottom-line profit after all expenses. Can be volatile from one-time items; red bars = net loss.
- Diluted EPS — net income per share assuming options/converts are exercised. Direct input to the P/E ratio.
- Operating Cash Flow — cash generated from core operations, before capex and financing. Harder to manipulate than net income; growing OCF is a quality signal.
- Sequential growth — quarter-over-quarter trend. Accelerating bars are a momentum signal.
- YoY growth — compare to the same quarter a year earlier to remove seasonality.
- Quality — OCF should roughly track Net Income over time. Large divergence (net income ≫ OCF) flags accruals risk.
- Margins — scan the bar ratios: Net Income / Revenue tells you margin trend without needing a separate chart.
TTM (trailing-twelve-month) smooths seasonality and is used for the P/E calculation. Filings appear 30–90 days after the period closes.