Do analysts recommend NTIC or SMR?

NuScale Power has a consensus price target of $15.15, suggesting a potential upside of 87.02%. Given NuScale Power's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NuScale Power is more favorable than Northern Technologies International. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Northern Technologies International 2 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 NuScale Power 3 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.18

Do analysts rate XPEL or NTIC?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score XPEL 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Northern Technologies International 2 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00

Do analysts recommend NTIC or MEC?

Mayville Engineering has a consensus price target of $33.25, indicating a potential upside of 10.28%. Given Mayville Engineering's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Mayville Engineering is more favorable than Northern Technologies International. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Northern Technologies International 2 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Mayville Engineering 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50

Do analysts prefer GURE or NTIC?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Gulf Resources 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Northern Technologies International 2 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00

Do analysts prefer NTIC or TANH?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Northern Technologies International 2 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Tantech 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00

Which has higher earnings & valuation, NTIC or TANH?

Northern Technologies International has higher revenue and earnings than Tantech. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Northern Technologies International $84.24M 0.91 $20K -$0.12 N/A Tantech $38.36M 0.07 -$31.02M N/A N/A

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NTIC vs. SMR, XPEL, MEC, GURE, and TANH

Should you buy Northern Technologies International stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Northern Technologies International with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Northern Technologies International include NuScale Power (SMR), XPEL (XPEL), Mayville Engineering (MEC), Gulf Resources (GURE), and Tantech (TANH).

How does Northern Technologies International compare to NuScale Power?

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

Northern Technologies International has a net margin of -1.26% compared to NuScale Power's net margin of -2,066.55%. Northern Technologies International's return on equity of -0.45% beat NuScale Power's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northern Technologies International	-1.26%	-0.45%	-0.33%
NuScale Power	-2,066.55%	-48.88%	-38.10%

NuScale Power has a consensus price target of $15.15, suggesting a potential upside of 87.02%. Given NuScale Power's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NuScale Power is more favorable than Northern Technologies International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Northern Technologies International	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
NuScale Power	3 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.18

32.9% of Northern Technologies International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.4% of NuScale Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.9% of Northern Technologies International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of NuScale Power shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Northern Technologies International has higher revenue and earnings than NuScale Power. Northern Technologies International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NuScale Power, 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
Northern Technologies International	$84.24M	0.91	$20K	-$0.12	N/A
NuScale Power	$31.48M	94.08	-$355.79M	-$2.92	N/A

In the previous week, NuScale Power had 23 more articles in the media than Northern Technologies International. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for NuScale Power and 1 mentions for Northern Technologies International. Northern Technologies International's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat NuScale Power's score of 0.59 indicating that Northern Technologies International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Northern Technologies International	Very Positive
NuScale Power	Positive

Northern Technologies International has a beta of 0.17, meaning that its share price is 83% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, NuScale Power has a beta of 2.24, meaning that its share price is 124% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

NuScale Power beats Northern Technologies International on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Northern Technologies International compare to XPEL?

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

XPEL has a net margin of 10.82% compared to Northern Technologies International's net margin of -1.26%. XPEL's return on equity of 19.14% beat Northern Technologies International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
XPEL	10.82%	19.14%	14.29%
Northern Technologies International	-1.26%	-0.45%	-0.33%

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
XPEL	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Northern Technologies International	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

75.1% of XPEL shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.9% of Northern Technologies International shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.4% of XPEL shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.9% of Northern Technologies International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, XPEL had 1 more articles in the media than Northern Technologies International. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for XPEL and 1 mentions for Northern Technologies International. Northern Technologies International's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat XPEL's score of 1.25 indicating that Northern Technologies International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
XPEL	Positive
Northern Technologies International	Very Positive

XPEL has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Northern Technologies International has a beta of 0.17, meaning that its share price is 83% less volatile than the broader market.

XPEL has higher revenue and earnings than Northern Technologies International. Northern Technologies International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than XPEL, 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
XPEL	$476.20M	2.47	$51.23M	$1.91	22.37
Northern Technologies International	$84.24M	0.91	$20K	-$0.12	N/A

Summary

XPEL beats Northern Technologies International on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Northern Technologies International compare to Mayville Engineering?

Northern Technologies International (NASDAQ:NTIC) and Mayville Engineering (NYSE:MEC) are both small-cap fabricated products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

In the previous week, Mayville Engineering had 5 more articles in the media than Northern Technologies International. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Mayville Engineering and 1 mentions for Northern Technologies International. Northern Technologies International's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Mayville Engineering's score of 0.91 indicating that Northern Technologies International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Northern Technologies International	Very Positive
Mayville Engineering	Positive

32.9% of Northern Technologies International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.4% of Mayville Engineering shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.9% of Northern Technologies International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of Mayville Engineering shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Northern Technologies International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Mayville Engineering. Northern Technologies International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mayville Engineering, 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
Northern Technologies International	$84.24M	0.91	$20K	-$0.12	N/A
Mayville Engineering	$546.49M	1.13	-$8.11M	-$0.80	N/A

Northern Technologies International has a beta of 0.17, indicating that its stock price is 83% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Mayville Engineering has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the broader market.

Mayville Engineering has a consensus price target of $33.25, indicating a potential upside of 10.28%. Given Mayville Engineering's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Mayville Engineering is more favorable than Northern Technologies International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Northern Technologies International	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Mayville Engineering	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Northern Technologies International has a net margin of -1.26% compared to Mayville Engineering's net margin of -2.93%. Northern Technologies International's return on equity of -0.45% beat Mayville Engineering's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northern Technologies International	-1.26%	-0.45%	-0.33%
Mayville Engineering	-2.93%	-5.77%	-2.58%

Summary

Mayville Engineering beats Northern Technologies International on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Northern Technologies International compare to Gulf Resources?

Gulf Resources (NASDAQ:GURE) and Northern Technologies International (NASDAQ:NTIC) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Gulf Resources has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Northern Technologies International's net margin of -1.26%. Gulf Resources' return on equity of 0.00% beat Northern Technologies International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gulf Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northern Technologies International	-1.26%	-0.45%	-0.33%

Northern Technologies International has higher revenue and earnings than Gulf Resources. Northern Technologies International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gulf Resources, 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
Gulf Resources	$7.66M	0.69	-$58.94M	-$48.05	N/A
Northern Technologies International	$84.24M	0.91	$20K	-$0.12	N/A

In the previous week, Gulf Resources and Gulf Resources both had 1 articles in the media. Gulf Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Northern Technologies International's score of 1.87 indicating that Gulf Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Gulf Resources	Very Positive
Northern Technologies International	Very Positive

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gulf Resources	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Northern Technologies International	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

3.3% of Gulf Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.9% of Northern Technologies International shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of Gulf Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.9% of Northern Technologies International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Gulf Resources has a beta of -0.13, indicating that its stock price is 113% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Northern Technologies International has a beta of 0.17, indicating that its stock price is 83% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Northern Technologies International beats Gulf Resources on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Northern Technologies International compare to Tantech?

Northern Technologies International (NASDAQ:NTIC) and Tantech (NASDAQ:TANH) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Northern Technologies International has higher revenue and earnings than Tantech.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Northern Technologies International	$84.24M	0.91	$20K	-$0.12	N/A
Tantech	$38.36M	0.07	-$31.02M	N/A	N/A

Tantech has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Northern Technologies International's net margin of -1.26%. Tantech's return on equity of 0.00% beat Northern Technologies International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northern Technologies International	-1.26%	-0.45%	-0.33%
Tantech	N/A	N/A	N/A

Northern Technologies International has a beta of 0.17, meaning that its share price is 83% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Tantech has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the broader market.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Northern Technologies International	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Tantech	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

32.9% of Northern Technologies International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.0% of Tantech shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.9% of Northern Technologies International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Tantech shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Tantech had 2 more articles in the media than Northern Technologies International. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Tantech and 1 mentions for Northern Technologies International. Northern Technologies International's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Tantech's score of 0.29 indicating that Northern Technologies International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Northern Technologies International	Very Positive
Tantech	Neutral

Summary

Northern Technologies International beats Tantech on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Northern Technologies International	CHEM Industry	Materials Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$76.35M	$12.82B	$4.58B	$12.20B
Dividend Yield	N/A	2.56%	5.02%	9.41%
P/E Ratio	-67.00	36.14	21.09	23.63
Price / Sales	0.91	1.74	5,743.87	111.98
Price / Cash	43.65	11.75	26.30	58.78
Price / Book	0.99	1.83	8.57	6.01
Net Income	$20K	$171.68M	$157.08M	$331.99M
7 Day Performance	-0.62%	0.07%	1.19%	-0.63%
1 Month Performance	-6.40%	-0.96%	-1.61%	-3.04%
1 Year Performance	1.26%	18.38%	35.52%	13.30%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
NTIC Northern Technologies International	2.05 of 5 stars	$8.04 +0.5%	N/A	+1.3%	$76.35M	$84.24M	N/A	200	Positive News
SMR NuScale Power	2.8181 of 5 stars	$8.63 +3.3%	$15.46 +79.3%	-84.3%	$3.15B	$31.48M	N/A	440	Trending News Analyst Forecast
XPEL XPEL	1.45 of 5 stars	$44.23 -1.1%	N/A	+20.9%	$1.22B	$476.20M	23.16	1,337	Positive News
MEC Mayville Engineering	1.9198 of 5 stars	$34.53 +5.2%	$32.25 -6.6%	+87.5%	$707.42M	$546.49M	N/A	2,400	News Coverage Analyst Forecast Gap Up
GURE Gulf Resources	0.6107 of 5 stars	$3.47 -8.4%	N/A	-47.6%	$5.34M	$7.66M	N/A	420	Gap Down

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Northern Technologies International (NTIC) Competitors

NTIC vs. SMR, XPEL, MEC, GURE, and TANH

How does Northern Technologies International compare to NuScale Power?

Is NTIC or SMR more profitable?

Do analysts recommend NTIC or SMR?

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, NTIC or SMR?

Does the media favor NTIC or SMR?

Which has more volatility & risk, NTIC or SMR?

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How does Northern Technologies International compare to XPEL?

Is XPEL or NTIC more profitable?

Do analysts rate XPEL or NTIC?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in XPEL or NTIC?

Does the media prefer XPEL or NTIC?

Which has more volatility and risk, XPEL or NTIC?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, XPEL or NTIC?

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How does Northern Technologies International compare to Mayville Engineering?

Does the media favor NTIC or MEC?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in NTIC or MEC?

Which has better valuation and earnings, NTIC or MEC?

Which has more risk and volatility, NTIC or MEC?

Do analysts recommend NTIC or MEC?

Is NTIC or MEC more profitable?

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How does Northern Technologies International compare to Gulf Resources?

Is GURE or NTIC more profitable?

Which has better earnings & valuation, GURE or NTIC?

Does the media refer more to GURE or NTIC?

Do analysts prefer GURE or NTIC?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in GURE or NTIC?

Which has more volatility and risk, GURE or NTIC?

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How does Northern Technologies International compare to Tantech?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, NTIC or TANH?

Is NTIC or TANH more profitable?

Which has more volatility and risk, NTIC or TANH?

Do analysts prefer NTIC or TANH?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in NTIC or TANH?

Does the media favor NTIC or TANH?

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