Northern Technologies International (NTIC) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MEC or NTIC?

45.4% of Mayville Engineering shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.9% of Northern Technologies International shares are held by institutional investors. 6.4% of Mayville Engineering shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.3% of Northern Technologies International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, MEC or NTIC?

Mayville Engineering has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northern Technologies International has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend MEC or NTIC?

Mayville Engineering currently has a consensus price target of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.83%. Northern Technologies International has a consensus price target of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 79.05%. Given Northern Technologies International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Northern Technologies International is more favorable than Mayville Engineering.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mayville Engineering	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Northern Technologies International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is MEC or NTIC more profitable?

Northern Technologies International has a net margin of 5.89% compared to Mayville Engineering's net margin of 2.01%. Northern Technologies International's return on equity of 7.48% beat Mayville Engineering's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mayville Engineering	2.01%	5.20%	2.51%
Northern Technologies International	5.89%	7.48%	6.02%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MEC or NTIC?

Northern Technologies International received 92 more outperform votes than Mayville Engineering when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 55.70% of users gave Mayville Engineering an outperform vote while only 51.72% of users gave Northern Technologies International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Mayville Engineering	Outperform Votes 88 55.70%	Underperform Votes 70 44.30%
Northern Technologies International	Outperform Votes 180 51.72%	Underperform Votes 168 48.28%

Which has better valuation & earnings, MEC or NTIC?

Mayville Engineering has higher revenue and earnings than Northern Technologies International. 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
Mayville Engineering	$588.42M	0.53	$7.84M	$0.59	25.59
Northern Technologies International	$85.06M	1.24	$5.41M	$0.52	21.48

Does the media prefer MEC or NTIC?

In the previous week, Mayville Engineering had 1 more articles in the media than Northern Technologies International. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Mayville Engineering and 0 mentions for Northern Technologies International. Mayville Engineering's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Northern Technologies International's score of 0.00 indicating that Mayville Engineering is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Mayville Engineering	Positive
Northern Technologies International	Neutral

Summary

Mayville Engineering beats Northern Technologies International on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.