Analyzing National Presto Industries (NYSE:NPK) and First Pacific (OTCMKTS:FPAFY)

First Pacific (OTCMKTS:FPAFY) and National Presto Industries (NYSE:NPK) are both multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and dividends.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Pacific	N/A	N/A	N/A
National Presto Industries	8.18%	10.42%	8.24%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.0% of First Pacific shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of National Presto Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 28.0% of National Presto Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares First Pacific 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
First Pacific	$10.06 billion	0.35	$600.30 million	N/A	N/A
National Presto Industries	$388.23 million	2.38	$41.46 million	$5.44	23.74

First Pacific has higher revenue and earnings than National Presto Industries.

Analyst Recommendations

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Pacific	0	0	0	0	0.00
National Presto Industries	0	0	1	0	3.00

Dividends

First Pacific pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. National Presto Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. National Presto Industries pays out 18.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Risk and Volatility

First Pacific has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Presto Industries has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

National Presto Industries beats First Pacific on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About First Pacific

First Pacific Company Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the consumer food products, telecommunications, infrastructure, and natural resources businesses in the Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, the Middle East, Africa, and internationally. The company offers a range of telecommunications and digital services, including fiber optic backbone, and fixed line and cellular networks. It also manufactures and distributes a range of food products, including noodles, dairy products, snack foods, food seasonings, nutrition and special foods, beverages, wheat flour, and pasta; breeds seeds; cultivates oil palm, rubber, sugar cane, and other crops; and offers cooking oils, margarines, and shortenings. In addition, the company explores for, mines, and produces gold, copper, and silver; and produces sugar and bioethanol. Further, it is involved in the operation of gas-fired power plant; provision of water distribution, sewerage, and sanitation services; and operation of toll roads and rails, as well as distribution of electricity. First Pacific Company Limited was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Central, Hong Kong.

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.