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NASDAQ: NATI

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  • Last Close 59.58
  • Sector Technology
  • Industry Software - Application
  • Investment Style Mid Blend
  • Day Range 59.53  –  59.64
  • Year Range 34.97  –  59.98
  • Market Cap 7.9121 Bil
  • Volume / Avg 1.5 Mil /  1.5 Mil
  • Price / Sales 4.58
  • Price / Book 6.50
  • Forward Div Yield 1.95%
  • Trailing Div Yield 1.88%

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National Instruments: Moaty Test, Measurement Provider Seeking Growth in Semis and Electric Vehicles

Business Strategy and Outlook

| William Kerwin |

We think National Instruments is a differentiated player in the test and measurement ecosystem that uses a software-led approach to save customers time, cost, and effort in bringing new products to market. In our view, NI has carved out a market niche as a lower-cost, higher-automation alternative to incumbent test equipment vendors and uses a flexible approach to serve myriad end markets and a long tail of customers. We think the firm’s newfound focus on strategic verticals like semiconductors, transportation, and aerospace and defense will lead to solid growth and allow significant operating leverage.

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Company Profile NATI

Business Description

National Instruments provides testing and measurement equipment and integrated, software-led solutions to serve high-complexity automated testing in late product development. NI serves a long tail of more than 30,000 customers in myriad end markets but focuses on the semiconductor, transportation, and aerospace and defense verticals.

Contact
11500 North MoPac Expressway
Austin, TX, 78759
Industry Software - Application
Employees 7,000

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Price
59.5895.40130.9874.28
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Change
+$0.05 (0.08%) −$0.21 (0.22%) −$0.02 (0.02%) +$0.36 (0.49%)
Market Cap
7.91 Bil14.69 Bil23.26 Bil26.15 Bil
Industry
Software - Application Semiconductor Equipment & Materials Scientific & Technical Instruments Scientific & Technical Instruments
Sector
Technology
Technology
Technology
Technology

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FAQs for National Instruments Corp Stock

Yes. NATI has a forward dividend yield of 1.88%. See NATI’s full dividends and stock split history on the Dividend tab.
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NATI’s market cap is 7.91 Bil.
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NATI’s stock style is Mid Core.
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High-growth stocks tend to represent the technology, healthcare, and communications sectors. They rarely distribute dividends to shareholders, opting for reinvestment in their businesses. More value-oriented stocks tend to represent financial services, utilities, and energy stocks. These are established companies that reliably pay dividends.

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NATI’s price/sales is 4.58.
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NATI’s price/forward earnings is 44.13.
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NATI’s price/book is 6.50.
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NATI’s beta can be found in Trading Information at the top of this page.
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