Both in Materials Manufacturing
National Presto Industries vs Quanex Building Products
Over the past year NPK returned +34.9% and NX returned +47.3%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.25.
NPK +34.9% NX +47.3%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
| Metric | NPK | NX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $147.82 | $20.67 |
| Market cap | $1.05B | $947.2M |
| Today | −2.60% | −0.43% |
| 1 month | −1.5% | +7.7% |
| 6 months | +4.3% | +3.7% |
| Year to date | +38.5% | +34.4% |
| 1 year | +38.2% | +42.7% |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +21.7% | +1.3% |
| Gross margin | 19.5% | 28.2% |
| Net margin | 10.8% | 5.3% |
| P/E (TTM) | 24.6× | 20.9× |
| Price / sales | 1.9× | 0.5× |
| Net cash | $16.3M | -$601.3M |
| Dividend yield | 0.68% | 1.55% |
| Volatility (60d) | 25.7% | 58.0% |
| Short % of float | 3.4% | 6.4% |
| Next earnings | — | — |
Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).