National Presto Industries, Inc. (NPK) vs Park Aerospace Corp. (PKE)
- National Presto Industries, Inc. NPK 149.05 +1.15%
- Park Aerospace Corp. PKE 26.31 +0.15%
National Presto Industries, Inc. and Park Aerospace Corp. are both Aerospace & Defense companies. National Presto Industries, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $1.1B against $578.8M — 1.8× the size. National Presto Industries, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 24.9× against 36.5×. Park Aerospace Corp. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 27.7% against 20.9%. Park Aerospace Corp. has the higher net margin (18.4% vs 7.86%) and the higher return on invested capital (22.1% vs 8.31%). Both pay a dividend; Park Aerospace Corp. yields more (1.90% vs 0.67%). Across the 22 metrics below, Park Aerospace Corp. leads on 14 and National Presto Industries, Inc. on 8.
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| Metric | NPK | PKE | Aerospace & Defense median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 16.47% | 32.68% | 25.48% |
| Operating margin | 9.64% | 21.06% | 4.54% |
| Net margin | 7.86% | 18.43% | 2.22% |
| Free cash flow margin | 5.68% | 14.21% | 1.43% |
| Return on equity | 10.90% | 11.06% | 6.43% |
| Return on assets | 8.82% | 10.19% | 2.70% |
| Return on invested capital | 8.31% | 22.12% | 1.56% |
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