Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. NPK International Inc shares valued at $68,584 were sold by Briggs Lori on Jul 09 ’25. At $8.57 per share, Briggs Lori sold 8,005 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 260,626 shares worth approximately $2.19 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Lewis Michael A sold 2,013 shares, netting a total of over 17,315 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $8.60 each, the insider now holds 137,372 shares.
Before that, MICHAEL LEWIS had added 4,026 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $33,778, the Director bought NPK International Inc shares for $8.39 each.
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 0.12% to $8.42. The stock’s lowest price that day was $8.17, but it reached a high of $8.51 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.52%. Over the course of the year, NPK International Inc shares have jumped approximately 10.35%. 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 8.22, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 8.03. In the upper region, resistance lies at 8.56. The next price resistance is at 8.71. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 48.82 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.
