Northern Technologies International (NTIC) Competitors

NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) and Northern Technologies International (NASDAQ:NTIC) are both fabricated products companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SMR or NTIC?

78.4% of NuScale Power shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.9% of Northern Technologies International shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of NuScale Power shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.3% of Northern Technologies International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, SMR or NTIC?

NuScale Power has a beta of 2.04, meaning that its stock price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northern Technologies International has a beta of 0.29, meaning that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, SMR or NTIC?

Northern Technologies International has higher revenue and earnings than NuScale Power. NuScale Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northern Technologies International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NuScale Power	$37.04M	269.80	-$136.62M	-$1.37	-25.65
Northern Technologies International	$85.06M	0.91	$5.41M	$0.39	21.03

Does the media favor SMR or NTIC?

In the previous week, NuScale Power had 21 more articles in the media than Northern Technologies International. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for NuScale Power and 3 mentions for Northern Technologies International. Northern Technologies International's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat NuScale Power's score of 0.47 indicating that Northern Technologies International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NuScale Power	7 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Northern Technologies International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SMR or NTIC more profitable?

Northern Technologies International has a net margin of 4.51% compared to NuScale Power's net margin of -273.36%. Northern Technologies International's return on equity of 4.59% beat NuScale Power's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NuScale Power	-273.36%	0.09%	0.07%
Northern Technologies International	4.51%	4.59%	3.65%

Do analysts rate SMR or NTIC?

NuScale Power presently has a consensus price target of $31.57, suggesting a potential downside of 10.16%. Northern Technologies International has a consensus price target of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 143.90%. Given Northern Technologies International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Northern Technologies International is more favorable than NuScale Power.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NuScale Power	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Northern Technologies International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Northern Technologies International beats NuScale Power on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.