Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC Purchases 3,500 Shares of National Presto Industries, Inc. (NYSE:NPK)

Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC boosted its position in National Presto Industries, Inc. (NYSE:NPK) by 4.5% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 81,058 shares of the conglomerate’s stock after buying an additional 3,500 shares during the period. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC owned approximately 1.14% of National Presto Industries worth $6,091,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in National Presto Industries by 0.7% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 607,135 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $50,878,000 after buying an additional 4,061 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in National Presto Industries by 5.0% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 344,347 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $25,871,000 after buying an additional 16,288 shares in the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its position in National Presto Industries by 30.3% in the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 246,700 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $18,535,000 after buying an additional 57,300 shares in the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC increased its holdings in National Presto Industries by 12.6% during the 3rd quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 22,942 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $1,724,000 after purchasing an additional 2,571 shares in the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in National Presto Industries by 7,414.0% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 22,542 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $1,694,000 after purchasing an additional 22,242 shares in the last quarter. 58.57% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

National Presto Industries Stock Up 0.2 %

NPK stock opened at $85.60 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $607.76 million, a PE ratio of 18.02 and a beta of 0.59. The business has a 50 day moving average of $75.61 and a 200-day moving average of $74.93. National Presto Industries, Inc. has a 12-month low of $69.58 and a 12-month high of $86.44.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, StockNews.com lowered National Presto Industries from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday.

About National Presto Industries

National Presto Industries, Inc provides housewares and small appliance, defense, and safety products in North America. The company’s Housewares/Small Appliance segment designs, markets, and distributes housewares and small electrical appliances, including pressure cookers and canners; heat control line of skillets, griddles, woks, and multi-purpose cookers; slow cookers; deep fryers; air fryers; waffle makers; pizza ovens; slicer/shredders; electric heaters; hot air, oil, and microwave corn poppers; dehydrators; vacuum sealers; rice cookers; microwave bacon cookers; egg cookers; coffeemakers and coffeemaker accessories; electric knife sharpeners; and timers under the Presto Control Master brand.