DA Davidson Analysts Decrease Earnings Estimates for NSSC

Napco Security Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSSC) – Research analysts at DA Davidson decreased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Napco Security Technologies in a report issued on Thursday, February 6th. DA Davidson analyst M. Summerville now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $1.24 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $1.55. DA Davidson has a “Buy” rating and a $48.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Napco Security Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $1.55 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Napco Security Technologies’ FY2026 earnings at $1.45 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on NSSC. StockNews.com raised Napco Security Technologies from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Craig Hallum lowered Napco Security Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $28.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Lake Street Capital dropped their price target on shares of Napco Security Technologies from $60.00 to $41.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. TD Cowen cut shares of Napco Security Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $46.00 to $27.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC dropped their target price on shares of Napco Security Technologies from $52.00 to $40.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Napco Security Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $38.17.

Napco Security Technologies Stock Down 0.8 %

NSSC stock opened at $25.84 on Monday. Napco Security Technologies has a 52-week low of $24.90 and a 52-week high of $58.09. The firm has a market cap of $947.81 million, a P/E ratio of 19.88 and a beta of 1.64. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $34.84 and its 200-day simple moving average is $39.96.

Napco Security Technologies (NASDAQ:NSSC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $0.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.34 by ($0.06). The firm had revenue of $42.90 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $49.93 million. Napco Security Technologies had a return on equity of 27.65% and a net margin of 25.94%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 9.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.34 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Napco Security Technologies

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of NSSC. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Napco Security Technologies by 102.4% during the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 18,104 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $644,000 after buying an additional 768,629 shares during the period. Copeland Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Napco Security Technologies by 108.6% during the 3rd quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC now owns 1,038,128 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $42,003,000 after acquiring an additional 540,436 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC lifted its stake in Napco Security Technologies by 30.8% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 2,102,688 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $85,075,000 after acquiring an additional 494,988 shares in the last quarter. Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS boosted its holdings in Napco Security Technologies by 426.5% during the 3rd quarter. Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS now owns 237,995 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $9,629,000 after acquiring an additional 192,790 shares during the period. Finally, Congress Asset Management Co. grew its position in Napco Security Technologies by 94.4% in the 4th quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. now owns 279,670 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $9,945,000 after acquiring an additional 135,802 shares in the last quarter. 85.07% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Napco Security Technologies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 12th will be issued a $0.125 dividend. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.93%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 12th. Napco Security Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is currently 38.46%.

About Napco Security Technologies

Napco Security Technologies, Inc develops, manufactures, and sells electronic security systems for commercial, residential, institutional, industrial, and governmental applications in the United States and internationally. Its access control systems include various types of identification readers, control panels, PC-based computers, and electronically activated door-locking devices; intrusion and fire alarm systems, consists of various detectors, a control panel, a digital keypad and signaling equipment; and door locking devices comprise microprocessor-based electronic door locks with push button, card readers and bio-metric operation, door alarms, mechanical door locks, and simple dead bolt locks.