National Presto Industries, Inc.
corporate_fare Company Profile
National Presto Industries, Inc. (NYSE:NPK) is a publicly traded company in the Manufacturing sector. Wiseek has independently scored 16 items for NPK at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-08-14, rated 7/10. Across its 16 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 6 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for NPK spans 8-K, 10-Q, SCHEDULE 13D/A, 10-K.
Recent high-impact activity:
- Defense Segment Secures $159.1M in New Contract Awards
- Defense Backlog Hits $1.81B; Q2 EPS $2.21 with More Tariff Refunds Ahead
- Defense Backlog and Tariff Refund Power National Presto's Q2 Earnings Surge
- Defense Sales Surge 27% While Tariffs Hit Housewares, Sending Mixed Signals
- National Presto Subsidiary Invests $90M in New Defense Ammunition Facility
Financial Snapshot
Short Interest & Short Volume
2.44 days to coverFINRA reported short interest of 243,733 shares in NPK as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 6.4% decrease from the prior period — about 2.4 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 68.6% of NPK volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.
Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.