Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. NPK International Inc shares valued at $10,380 were sold by LANIGAN MATTHEW on Sep 03 ’25. At $10.38 per share, LANIGAN MATTHEW sold 1,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 1,095,913 shares worth approximately $11.65 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Lewis Michael A sold 2,013 shares, netting a total of over 20,797 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $10.33 each, the insider now holds 135,359 shares.
Before that, LANIGAN MATTHEW had sold 68,896 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $712,536, the President & CEO traded NPK International Inc shares for $10.34 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 68,896 shares, worth approximately $11.65 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 3.10% to $10.63. The stock’s lowest price that day was $10.31, but it reached a high of $10.63 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.20%. Over the course of the year, NPK International Inc shares have jumped approximately 29.16%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $10.63 on 09/04/25 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 10.42, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 10.20. In the upper region, resistance lies at 10.74. The next price resistance is at 10.84. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 73.37 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.
Is NPK International Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of NPK International Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-15 jumping by 0.11 million shares to 1.37 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 1.27 million shares. A jump of 7.76% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.38 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.38.
