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National Presto Industries, Inc. (NYSE:NPK)

CAPS Rating: 5 out of 5

The Company operates in three segments, Housewares/Small Appliance, designs housewares and electrical appliances, Defense Products segment, manufactures mechanical assemblies and Absorbent Products segment manufactures diapers and adult products.

Current Price $100.56 Mkt Cap $691.05M
Open $99.44 P/E Ratio 11.10
Prev. Close $100.39 Div. (Yield) 1.00 (0.90%)
Daily Range $99.34 - $101.35 Volume 27,031
52-Wk Range $82.76 - $129.70 Avg. Daily Vol. 0

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jdwelch62 (26.60)
Submitted December 15, 2011

NPK's prez owns over 25% of the shares, but has a modest salary. The special dividend they've been awarding for a while now is where she gets her real money every year, so I don't think its going to go away any time soon. The DoD is always gonna need… More

soodsaman (71.57)
Submitted June 28, 2008

This stock is due for a correction

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Member Avatar PhillyExpat (< 20) Submitted: 2/2/2012 9:14:35 PM : Outperform Start Price: $100.09 NPK Score: +0.44

As military, a lot of the products (ammunition) are not what are the high expended items in Afghanistan and Iraq. NPK's items will be shot consistently year-over-year as part of standard training doctrine. The focus of defense cuts in the near-term are going to hit Overseas Contingency Operations funding, which main expenses are logistical support (approx $1MM per servicemember in Afghanistan), equipment procurement, and facility construction that has been so utilized by the military (my Marine Corps especially), large weapons system procurement (goodbye F-22, EFV, and F-35 delays), and personnel costs (both cutting the force and skyrocketing pay/benefit/retirement/medical expenses. Simulators are the biggest long-term threat but nothing replaces putting real rounds down range.

I cannot speak for the rest, but it seems to me that babies will consistently be desecrating diapers and consumer product sales will improve as the economy gets back on its feet.

I like this stock as a solid dividend payer with low future volitility.

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Member Avatar BKITU (81.55) Submitted: 12/27/2011 10:41:40 AM : Outperform Start Price: $96.58 NPK Score: -1.79

Companies making inexpensive convenience items are going to have plenty of room to grow as globalization marches on.

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cfackler (98.15) Score: +201.35

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Member Name Member
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bingobum92806 85.41 1/14/2008 Outperform 5Y $36.14 +178.36% -0.99% +179.35 0 Comment
sc6002 69.29 12/31/2007 Outperform 3M $39.20 +156.69% -4.98% +161.67 0 Comment
PowerPortfolio 88.75 3/13/2008 Outperform 5Y $38.98 +158.13% +7.84% +150.29 0 Comment
CMS7702 98.29 8/3/2007 Outperform 5Y $40.72 +147.05% -2.41% +149.46 0 Comment
stockdox 75.33 3/13/2008 Outperform 5Y $39.27 +156.23% +6.85% +149.38 0 Comment
dsk681 89.70 4/14/2008 Outperform 5Y $39.80 +152.77% +4.37% +148.40 0 Comment
hegstad 43.39 3/14/2008 Outperform NS $39.59 +154.15% +8.47% +145.68 0 Comment
Capomaster 99.30 8/1/2007 Outperform 3Y $41.56 +142.06% -2.76% +144.82 0 Comment
Tuomi 94.95 7/30/2007 Outperform 3Y $42.01 +139.50% -3.34% +142.84 0 Comment
caddaddy 44.62 2/1/2008 Outperform 1Y $41.58 +141.98% +1.14% +140.83 0 Comment

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TrackPoisedTo 64.28 1/2/2012 Outperform 5Y $96.65 +4.10% +6.42% -2.32 0 Comment

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