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NPK International vs Mcgrath Rentcorp

Over the past year NPKI returned −27.8% and MGRC returned +23.4%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.20.

NPKI −27.8% MGRC +23.4%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
MetricNPKIMGRC
Price$9.04$132.86
Market cap$758.7M$3.24B
Today−0.77%−0.05%
1 month−24.7%+12.6%
6 months−42.5%+17.5%
Year to date−24.2%+26.6%
1 year−29.0%+21.7%
Revenue growth (YoY)+10.8%+7.1%
Gross margin31.3%47.7%
Net margin8.0%17.8%
P/E (TTM)17.6×20.3×
Price / sales2.5×3.4×
Net cash-$22.1M-$617.2M
Dividend yield—1.49%
Volatility (60d)45.8%26.0%
Short % of float2.9%1.9%
Next earnings——

Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).