National Presto Industries (NPK) reported second-quarter 2026 net sales of $146.6 million, up from $120.4 million in the comparable 2025 quarter. Net earnings were $15.9 million, compared with $5.2 million a year earlier.
Net earnings per share were $2.21 for the quarter ended July 5, 2026, compared with $0.72 for the quarter ended June 29, 2025. The company cited higher Defense segment shipments from backlog, lower Housewares/Small Appliances sales, and nominal but higher Safety segment sales.
- Second-quarter 2026 net sales were $146.6 million, compared with $120.4 million in second-quarter 2025.
- Net earnings were $15.9 million, up from $5.2 million a year earlier.
- Net earnings per share were $2.21, compared with $0.72 in the prior-year quarter.
- Defense segment sales rose $27.1 million, or 27.2%, from the comparable 2025 quarter.
- Six-month net sales were $265.2 million, and six-month net earnings were $22.5 million.
$NPK Insider Trading Activity
$NPK insiders have traded $NPK stock on the open market 2 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 2 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $NPK stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- RANDY F LIEBLE sold 2,417 shares for an estimated $347,975
- DAVID J PEUSE (CFO & TREASURER) sold 500 shares for an estimated $70,077
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$NPK Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 73 institutional investors add shares of $NPK stock to their portfolio, and 59 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- ADVISORY RESEARCH INC added 147,634 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $20,234,716
- MEDINA VALUE PARTNERS, LLC removed 73,550 shares (-34.7%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $10,080,763
- BLACKROCK, INC. added 46,689 shares (+5.4%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $6,399,194
- STATE STREET CORP added 46,305 shares (+13.3%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $6,346,563
- HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC removed 30,530 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $4,184,441
- BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP removed 30,261 shares (-42.9%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $4,147,572
- JANE STREET GROUP, LLC added 25,254 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $3,461,313
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