The framework has shifted from markup to markdown since the last review. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 17.3% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it A, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 74% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 209%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 41%. The street (2 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $99.
NWPX Infrastructure, Inc.
NWPX · Nasdaq · USD · Market cap $986M · 1,318 employees
NWPX Infrastructure, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells water-related infrastructure products in the United States and Canada.
PASS · Titan Ethical · score 70.0At the last full screen
2026-09-16
Screened 2026-09-16 · the tape above runs as of 15:00 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
This name holds its markdown label.
NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. holds its Markdown at $102.35. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 19 days.
| Phase | Markdown · caution |
| Quantitative state | Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 19 days |
| Price at the screen | $102.35 |
| Valuation | 20.51 trailing · 19.55 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | PASS · score 70.0 |
| Beta | 1.10 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Full pass across all five screens. This security clears the Titan Ethical Standard: its business and its balance sheet both stay inside the lines.
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business activity | Permissible | Core business clean | Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. | Pass |
| Debt load | 17.74% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is just 17.7% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money. | Pass |
| Interest-bearing cash | 0.00% | Below 33% | Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 0.0% of assets, under the one-third limit. | Pass |
| Receivables | 13.88% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 13.9% of assets, under the 49% limit. | Pass |
| Revenue purity | 0.00% | Below 5% | Only 0.0% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line. | Pass |
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
What the Numbers Say It Is WorthThe Fair Value Range
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-09-16 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. The price runs 25.6% above the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 3 covering, consensus None. The average target sits +6% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Our more conservative model reads it as fully-to-richly valued here, while the Street is more bullish: a quality-at-a-fair-price name rather than a deep-value one.
Price History & ProjectionsWhere it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-09-16 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain WordsWater pipes firm priced well beyond reality
Every time a municipal contract lands for steel water mains the revenue pops, yet the business still sits in a sector where demand swings with budgets and commodity prices. NWPX trades at 138 dollars against a fair value near 75 dollars, a forward multiple of 27 times earnings and a negative margin of safety. That leaves little room for the cyclical swings that define steel and infrastructure work.
Growth has run at 19 percent recently with an 8 percent profit margin and 11 percent return on equity, yet none of those figures justify paying well above the 108 dollar analyst target in a hold-rated name. The moat remains unknown and the industry shows classic peak-earnings traits where high multiples often signal the top of the cycle rather than a bargain.
Valuation risk dominates here even though the ethical screen clears. A cyclical business already reflecting optimistic assumptions leaves investors exposed if spending slows or input costs rise. Analysis, not advice.
| Forward P/E | 19.5xfairly priced for its growth rate |
| Trailing P/E | 20.5xa premium valuation |
| EPS, trailing | 4.99 |
| EPS, forward | 5.24 |
| Revenue growth | +19.7%steady growth |
| Profit margin | 8.5%thin but positive margins |
| Return on equity | 12.2%a solid return on shareholder capital |
| FCF yield | 6.19% |
| Debt to equity | 0.26minimal debt: a conservative balance sheet |
| Current ratio | 2.71comfortably covers its short-term bills |
| Beta | 1.10moves a little more than the market |
| Short interest, float | 0.08% |
| 52-week range | 49.25 - 152.03 |
| Market cap | $986M |
| Employees | 1,318 |
The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
Where & How to TradeNWPX trades on Nasdaq. As a listed security it is accessible through almost any international broker offering its home market. New to this, or investing from abroad? Our guide to accessing global markets covers brokers, currencies and the practical steps.
Every Entry, As Written
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved up 7.3% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it A, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 74% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 209%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 41%. The street (2 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $99.
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it A, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 74% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 209%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 41%. The street (2 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $99.
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns.
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns.
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| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $111.18 | +9.8% | · | $1,098 | +9.8% |
| 2 months | $84.28 | +44.8% | · | $1,448 | +44.8% |
| 3 months | $73.25 | +66.6% | · | $1,666 | +66.6% |
| 6 months | $62.83 | +94.3% | · | $1,943 | +94.3% |
| 1 year | $39.54 | +208.7% | · | $3,087 | +208.7% |
| 2 years | $33.67 | +262.5% | · | $3,625 | +262.5% |
| 3 years | $29.72 | +310.7% | · | $4,107 | +310.7% |
| 5 years | $30.21 | +304.1% | · | $4,041 | +304.1% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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