How to buy Newpark Resources stock (NR)

Newpark Resources is an oil & gas equipment & services business based in the US. Newpark Resources shares (NR) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $7.24 – the same closing value as a week prior. Newpark Resources employs 1,550 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $748.4 million.

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Newpark Resources stock price (NYSE: NR)

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Newpark Resources shares at a glance

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Information last updated 2024-12-26.

Latest market close	$7.24
52-week range	$5.61 - $8.65
50-day moving average more info button	$7.44
200-day moving average more info button	$7.58
Wall St. target price	$11.25
PE ratio more info button	19.0789
Dividend yield more info button	N/A
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$0.38

Is it a good time to buy Newpark Resources stock?

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Newpark Resources price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $7.24 from 2024-12-19

1 week (2024-12-19)	7.24
1 month (2024-11-27)	-12.67%
3 months (2024-09-27)	4.62%
6 months (2024-06-28)	-12.88%

1 year (2023-12-28)	8.06%
2 years (2022-12-28)	87.56%
3 years (2021-12-28)	142.95%
5 years (2019-12-27)	19.08%

Is Newpark Resources stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Newpark Resources stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Newpark Resources's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Newpark Resources's P/E ratio

Newpark Resources's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 19x. In other words, Newpark Resources shares trade at around 19x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Newpark Resources's PEG ratio

Newpark Resources's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.82. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Newpark Resources's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Newpark Resources's EBITDA

Newpark Resources's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $69.2 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Newpark Resources's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Newpark Resources financials

Revenue TTM	$748.4 million
Operating margin TTM	2.79%
Gross profit TTM	$113.6 million
Return on assets TTM	4.7%
Return on equity TTM	9.06%
Profit margin	-21.31%
Book value	$3.66
Market Capitalization more info button	$627.1 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Newpark Resources share dividends

We're not expecting Newpark Resources to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Have Newpark Resources's shares ever split?

Newpark Resources's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 27 November 1997 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Newpark Resources shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Newpark Resources shares which in turn could have impacted Newpark Resources's share price.

Newpark Resources share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Newpark Resources's shares have ranged in value from as little as $5.6101 up to $8.65. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Newpark Resources's is 2.88. This would suggest that Newpark Resources's shares are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.

Newpark Resources overview

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.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Newpark Resources is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 9.174% of Newpark Resources shares are held by insiders and 88.101% by institutions. How many people work for Newpark Resources?
Latest data suggests 1,550 work at Newpark Resources. When does the fiscal year end for Newpark Resources?
Newpark Resources's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Newpark Resources based?
Newpark Resources's address is: 9320 Lakeside Boulevard, The Woodlands, TX, United States, 77381 What is Newpark Resources's ISIN number?
Newpark Resources's international securities identification number is: US6517185046 What is Newpark Resources's CUSIP number?
Newpark Resources's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 651718504