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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MEC or NTIC?

Northern Technologies International received 91 more outperform votes than Mayville Engineering when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 55.97% 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 89 55.97%	Underperform Votes 70 44.03%
Northern Technologies International	Outperform Votes 180 51.72%	Underperform Votes 168 48.28%

Which has more volatility & risk, MEC or NTIC?

Mayville Engineering has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northern Technologies International has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MEC or NTIC?

45.4% of Mayville Engineering shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.9% of Northern Technologies International shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.2% of Mayville Engineering 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MEC or NTIC?

Mayville Engineering has higher revenue and earnings than Northern Technologies International. Mayville Engineering 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
Mayville Engineering	$581.60M	0.49	$7.84M	$1.24	11.28
Northern Technologies International	$86.22M	1.19	$5.41M	$0.52	20.91

Do analysts recommend MEC or NTIC?

Mayville Engineering presently has a consensus target price of $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.86%. Northern Technologies International has a consensus target price of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 83.91%. Given Northern Technologies International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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

Does the media prefer MEC or NTIC?

In the previous week, Northern Technologies International had 1 more articles in the media than Mayville Engineering. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Northern Technologies International and 1 mentions for Mayville Engineering. Northern Technologies International's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Mayville Engineering's score of 1.54 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
Mayville Engineering	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Northern Technologies International	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

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