Head to Head Comparison: Northern Technologies International (NTIC) & The Competition

Northern Technologies International (NASDAQ:NTIC) is one of 296 public companies in the “Chemicals” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Northern Technologies International to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, earnings and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Northern Technologies International and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northern Technologies International	-1.26%	-0.45%	-0.33%
Northern Technologies International Competitors	-54.14%	-0.61%	-1.37%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

32.9% of Northern Technologies International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.4% of shares of all “Chemicals” companies are held by institutional investors. 24.9% of Northern Technologies International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.7% of shares of all “Chemicals” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Northern Technologies International has a beta of 0.15, meaning that its stock price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northern Technologies International’s competitors have a beta of 0.94, meaning that their average stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Northern Technologies International and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Northern Technologies International	1	1	0	0	1.50
Northern Technologies International Competitors	3272	12239	14149	521	2.39

As a group, “Chemicals” companies have a potential upside of 7.89%. Given Northern Technologies International’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Northern Technologies International has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Northern Technologies International and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Northern Technologies International	$84.24 million	$20,000.00	-64.58
Northern Technologies International Competitors	$6.34 billion	$229.42 million	19.52

Northern Technologies International’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Northern Technologies International. Northern Technologies International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Northern Technologies International competitors beat Northern Technologies International on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About Northern Technologies International

Northern Technologies International Corp. (NASDAQ: NTIC) develops and markets corrosion prevention and environmentally friendly materials. The company’s principal business operates under the ZERUST brand, which provides corrosion-inhibiting products and services designed to protect metal components and equipment during manufacturing, shipping, storage and use. ZERUST offerings include corrosion-inhibiting films, bags, papers, emitters, coatings, fluids and other products, as well as technical consulting and corrosion-management services.