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NPK — structural market context

National Presto Industries, In

Structural market context from public regulatory and market data, shown with its as-of dates. Descriptive only: nothing on this page is a recommendation, a prediction, or advice to buy or sell any security.

What changed

As of the close on Oct 21. Each line shows the earlier value, the later value and their dates.

Price

Close $150.11 (Oct 21) vs $149.25 (Oct 20): +0.58%.

Volume

1.84× its 20-session average (97K) on Oct 21.

Includes pre- and post-market trading.

Short interest

Short interest 173K shares (settlement Sep 30) vs 244K (Sep 15).

No new publication in this window. Latest: settlement Sep 30, published Oct 10.

Analyst rating actions

None recorded in this window.

NPK events and their magnitude

Latest SEC filing in the event study

8-K 8.01 · Other events · filed 2026-08-14 · View on sec.gov ↗

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NPK short interest & days to cover

SHARES SHORT
173K
% OF FLOAT
3.6%
DAYS TO COVER
1.4
CHANGE VS PRIOR
-29.1%

FINRA consolidated short interest, reported twice a month and published ~2 weeks after each settlement date. % of float uses reported free float. · as of 2026-09-30 (23d ago)

NPK fails-to-deliver (FTD)

Settlement dateFailed sharesPrice
2026-08-27 · 57d21$151.15
2026-07-16 · 99d2$123.24
2026-07-08 · 107d1$124.23

SEC fails-to-deliver files, published twice a month with ~6 weeks of delay.

NPK analyst ratings

FirmActionRatingPublished
National Bankprice_target—2026-09-30

Rating actions as published by the firms, from public feeds. They are not graded here.

Frequently asked questions

What is NPK's short interest?
As of the FINRA settlement date 2026-09-30, NPK had 173K shares sold short — 3.6% of its float, with 1.4 days to cover at average volume. FINRA publishes this data roughly two weeks after each twice-monthly settlement, so it is inherently delayed. A short-interest figure describes an aggregate position; it does not predict what the stock will do.
What do analysts say about NPK?
The most recent action: National Bank price_target on 2026-09-30. Rating actions are shown as published by the firms; they are not graded here.
Is this page telling me to buy or sell NPK?
No. Everything on this page is descriptive, structural market context from public data, shown with its as-of dates. TradeAI News does not issue directional recommendations, price predictions, or buy/sell advice — for any ticker.
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