Financial Survey: Innovex International (NYSE:INVX) vs. NPK International (NYSE:NPKI)

NPK International (NYSE:NPKI) and Innovex International (NYSE:INVX) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

80.8% of NPK International shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.8% of NPK International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Innovex International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for NPK International and Innovex International, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NPK International	0	0	0	0	0.00
Innovex International	1	0	0	1	2.50

Innovex International has a consensus price target of $15.00, indicating a potential downside of 10.77%. Given Innovex International’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Innovex International is more favorable than NPK International.

Profitability

This table compares NPK International and Innovex International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NPK International	-28.47%	5.93%	4.08%
Innovex International	12.31%	-0.73%	-0.61%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares NPK International and Innovex International”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NPK International	$749.60 million	0.77	$14.52 million	($1.83)	-3.66
Innovex International	$424.06 million	2.67	$600,000.00	$1.41	11.92

NPK International has higher revenue and earnings than Innovex International. NPK International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Innovex International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

NPK International has a beta of 2.89, suggesting that its stock price is 189% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Innovex International has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

About NPK International

NPK International Inc. provides products, rentals, and services primarily to the oil and natural gas exploration and production (E&P) industry. It operates through two segments, Fluids Systems and Industrial Solutions. The Fluids Systems segment provides drilling, completion, and stimulation fluids products and related technical services to customers primarily in the North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, as well as other countries in the Asia Pacific and Latin America. The Industrial Solutions segment offers composite matting system rentals utilized for temporary worksite access; related site construction and services to customers in various markets, including power transmission, E&P, pipeline, renewable energy, petrochemical, construction, and other industries primarily in the United States and Europe; recyclable composite mats to customers worldwide; and access road construction, site planning and preparation, environmental protection, erosion control, and site restoration services. The company was formerly known as Newpark Resources, Inc. and changed its name to NPK International Inc. in December 2024. The company was incorporated in 1932 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.

About Innovex International

Innovex Downhole Solutions Inc. designs, manufactures and installs mission-critical drilling & deployment, well construction, completion, production and fishing & intervention solutions to support upstream onshore and offshore activities. Innovex Downhole Solutions Inc., formerly known as Dril-Quip, is based in HOUSTON.