NPKI NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

NPK International Inc. · Energy · Oil & Gas Equipment & Services

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Latest close 12.49 USD
-13.0% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -13.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 49.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -13.0%, after a -12.7% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is mixed with 25/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 56/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 1d.

Setup score 35 out of 100
Latest Close 12.49 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -13.0% latest completed week
4W Return -12.7% short-term follow-through
12W Return -16.5% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 98.1% 51 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.3x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Next-week expectancy is positive at 58.84% based on similar historical setup states.
  • Activity pressure is constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through -13.0% Latest completed week; four-week move -12.7%. Indicator stack 54/0 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Next-Week Expectancy Positive 58.84% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. Options pressure Mixed 25/100 conviction; expected move 15.6%. News sentiment 56/100 16 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 1d Next report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -13.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 49.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -13.0%, after a -12.7% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.3x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.6612-week average 0.78

12-week confirmation

Trend active11/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure2/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership11/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.66Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -12.7% over four weeks, -16.5% over 12 weeks, and 43.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-13.0%
4W-12.7%
12W-16.5%
26W-9.6%
52W43.4%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year51
Trend breadth98.1%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-1.27Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-444.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-12.52Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-613.3%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 94% Model confidence 90%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength60/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 41; rank 1 is best.
Value19/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 82; rank 1 is best.
Quality88/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 13; rank 1 is best.
Momentum90/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 11; rank 1 is best.
Growth80/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 21; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework26/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
34.1x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
4.2x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
16.1x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
11.4%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
35.0%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
16.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
48.5%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
9.7%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
23.2%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
86.6%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
1.7%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
1.7%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
0.2x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningMixed

NPKI shows mixed options pressure with a 25/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of n/a, expected move of 15.6%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction25/100
Expected move15.6%
Put/call volume
Pressure5
Speculation0
Volatility85
Trend agreement53
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment56/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 16 relevant articles.

3 positive · 13 neutral · 0 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings1dNext report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move15.6%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-24.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.1%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+7.7%Week of 27 Mar.
Worst week-13.0%Week of 31 Jul.
Latest week-13.0%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains10
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses4
Recent vol5.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split31/21Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.7% / -3.5%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape39/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 39/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis60/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 11/12, activity pressure 2/12, relative leadership 11/12.

Activity pressure 0.66; 2 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 58.84%

Next-week expectancy is positive with a 58.84% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors63/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 25; Small Cap Core rank 84 SVQF26/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 749.5 of 1013 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options44/100

NPKI shows mixed options pressure with a 25/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of n/a, expected move of 15.6%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Mixed · Options-market disagreement · Expected move 15.6% Sentiment56/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 16 relevant articles.

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Sells 482,892 Shares of NPK International Inc. $NPKI Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings1d

Next report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202612.49 USD-13.0%14.41 USD9.17 USD-1.27-12.526.4MOff
24 Jul 202614.35 USD0.1%14.39 USD9.13 USD-1.291.873.3MOn
17 Jul 202614.34 USD-0.1%14.32 USD9.07 USD-0.911.733.3MOn
10 Jul 202614.35 USD0.3%14.25 USD9.01 USD-0.440.814.7MOn
3 Jul 202614.31 USD-8.3%14.20 USD8.96 USD-0.232.444.9MOn
26 Jun 202615.61 USD-1.8%14.15 USD8.90 USD-0.1614.759.8MOn
19 Jun 202615.90 USD6.1%14.04 USD8.83 USD-0.5014.925.2MOn
12 Jun 202614.98 USD4.9%13.90 USD8.76 USD-0.5710.054.4MOn
5 Jun 202614.28 USD-1.7%13.80 USD8.69 USD-0.516.174.9MOn
29 May 202614.52 USD-6.4%13.73 USD8.63 USD-0.295.833.2MOn
22 May 202615.52 USD1.5%13.66 USD8.56 USD0.2215.414.1MOn
15 May 202615.29 USD2.3%13.57 USD8.49 USD0.1515.513.3MOn
8 May 202614.95 USD-4.0%13.45 USD8.41 USD0.1614.014.4MOn
1 May 202615.57 USD3.1%13.31 USD8.34 USD0.3422.226.2MOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.