Head-To-Head Analysis: National Presto Industries (NYSE:NPK) vs. Byrna Technologies (NASDAQ:BYRN)

Byrna Technologies (NASDAQ:BYRN) and National Presto Industries (NYSE:NPK) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Byrna Technologies and National Presto Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Byrna Technologies	-3.39%	-5.85%	-4.74%
National Presto Industries	6.19%	8.32%	6.60%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Byrna Technologies and National Presto Industries, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Byrna Technologies	1	2	1	2	2.67
National Presto Industries	0	0	1	0	3.00

Byrna Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $7.88, indicating a potential upside of 77.36%. Given Byrna Technologies’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Byrna Technologies is more favorable than National Presto Industries.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Byrna Technologies and National Presto Industries”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Byrna Technologies	$118.12 million	0.85	$9.69 million	($0.18)	-24.67
National Presto Industries	$518.53 million	1.91	$33.08 million	$4.49	30.72

National Presto Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Byrna Technologies. Byrna Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than National Presto Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

25.5% of Byrna Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of National Presto Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 9.8% of Byrna Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.0% of National Presto Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Byrna Technologies has a beta of 1.82, indicating that its stock price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Presto Industries has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

National Presto Industries beats Byrna Technologies on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Byrna Technologies

Byrna Technologies Inc., a non-lethal defense technology company, provides non-lethal alternative solutions for law enforcement and private security. The company offers handheld personal security devices and shoulder-fired launchers without the need for background check or firearm license; and projectiles including chemical irritant, kinetic, and inert rounds. It offers self-defense aerosol products under the Byran Bad Guy Repellent brand; and accessories and related safety products, which includes carbon dioxide canisters, sighting systems, and holster under the Byran Banshee and Byran Shield brand, as well as Byrna-branded apparel. In addition, the company provides the products to the consumer market through Byrna e-commerce store and Amazon storefront, and network of local, regional and national outdoor and sporting goods stores, either directly or through distributors; and professional security market through Train the Trainer program and de-escalation methods. It operates in the United States, South Africa, Europe, South America, Asia, and Canada. The company was formerly known as Security Devices International, Inc. and changed its name to Byrna Technologies Inc. in March 2020. Byrna Technologies Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts.

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. This segment sells its products directly to retailers, as well as through independent distributors. Its Defense segment manufactures and sells 40mm ammunition, precision mechanical and electro-mechanical products, medium caliber cartridge cases; and metal parts; and detonators, booster pellets, release cartridges, lead azide, and other military energetic devices and materials. This segment primarily serves the United States Department of Defense (DOD) and DOD prime contractors. The company’s Safety segment patents machine learning, digital sensors, and cloud-based technology to monitor freezers and refrigerators that detects and alerts users to potential safety issues around pharmaceuticals and food. National Presto Industries, Inc. was founded in 1905 and is based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.