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 stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility & risk, SMR or NTIC?

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

Is SMR or NTIC more profitable?

Northern Technologies International has a net margin of 3.46% compared to NuScale Power's net margin of -273.36%. Northern Technologies International's return on equity of 3.38% 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	3.46%	3.38%	2.66%

Which has better valuation and earnings, 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	386.43	-$136.62M	-$1.37	-36.74
Northern Technologies International	$85.06M	0.89	$5.41M	$0.30	26.50

Does the media prefer SMR or NTIC?

In the previous week, NuScale Power had 14 more articles in the media than Northern Technologies International. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for NuScale Power and 7 mentions for Northern Technologies International. NuScale Power's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Northern Technologies International's score of -0.07 indicating that NuScale Power is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NuScale Power	10 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Northern Technologies International	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer SMR or NTIC?

NuScale Power presently has a consensus target price of $32.00, suggesting a potential downside of 36.42%. Given NuScale Power's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe NuScale Power is more favorable than Northern Technologies International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NuScale Power	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Northern Technologies International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

NuScale Power and Northern Technologies International tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.