Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. NPK International Inc shares valued at $17,315 were sold by Lewis Michael A on Jun 16 ’25. At $8.60 per share, Lewis Michael A sold 2,013 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 137,372 shares worth approximately $1.2 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, MICHAEL LEWIS purchased 4,026 shares, netting a total of over 33,778 in proceeds.
Before that, Briggs Lori had sold 9,704 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $81,324, the VP & President, Ind. Solutions traded NPK International Inc shares for $8.38 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 9,704 shares, worth approximately $2.35 million.
Analysts at B. Riley Securities started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early April. As of March 08, 2024, ROTH MKM has initiated its “Buy” rating for NPKI. Earlier on December 05, 2023, H.C. Wainwright initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for NPKI stock.
Analyzing NPKI Stock Performance
On last trading session,, NPK International Inc [NYSE: NPKI] rose 0.92% to $8.74. The stock’s lowest price that day was $8.51, but it reached a high of $8.87 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.82%. Over the course of the year, NPK International Inc shares have jumped approximately 5.17%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $8.88 on 06/17/25 and a 52-week low of $4.76 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for NPK International Inc (NPKI)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 8.54, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 8.35. In the upper region, resistance lies at 8.90. The next price resistance is at 9.07. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 60.66 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is NPK International Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of NPK International Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-06-13 dropping by -0.32 million shares to 1.95 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 2.27 million shares. A decline of -16.17% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.22 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.22.
