Head-To-Head Review: ReposiTrak (NYSE:TRAK) and NPK International (NYSE:NPKI)

ReposiTrak (NYSE:TRAK) and NPK International (NYSE:NPKI) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares ReposiTrak and NPK International”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ReposiTrak	$22.61 million	7.20	$6.98 million	$0.36	24.86
NPK International	$217.49 million	5.66	-$150.26 million	$0.38	38.36

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for ReposiTrak and NPK International, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ReposiTrak	0	1	0	0	2.00
NPK International	0	1	3	0	2.75

NPK International has a consensus price target of $14.17, suggesting a potential downside of 2.80%. Given NPK International’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NPK International is more favorable than ReposiTrak.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ReposiTrak	30.62%	14.52%	12.96%
NPK International	12.74%	9.93%	8.26%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

27.4% of ReposiTrak shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of NPK International shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.0% of ReposiTrak shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of NPK International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

ReposiTrak has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NPK International has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

NPK International beats ReposiTrak on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ReposiTrak

Park City Group, Inc., a software-as-a-service provider, designs, develops, and markets proprietary software products in North America. The company offers ReposiTrak MarketPlace, a supplier discovery and B2B e-commerce solution; ReposiTrak Compliance and Food Safety solutions, which reduces potential regulatory and legal risk from their supply chain partners; and ReposiTrak Supply Chain solutions that enables customers to manage relationships with suppliers. It also provides ScoreTracker, Vendor Managed Inventory, Store Level Ordering and Replenishment, Enterprise Supply Chain Planning, Fresh Market Manager, and ActionManager supply chain solutions to manage inventory, product mix, and labor. In addition, the company offers business-consulting services to suppliers and retailers in the grocery, convenience store, and specialty retail industries, as well as professional consulting services. It primarily serves multi-store retail chains, wholesalers and distributors, and their suppliers. The company is headquartered in Murray, Utah.

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.