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 institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, community ranking and media sentiment.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in 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, 22.1% 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 will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer MEC or NTIC?

Mayville Engineering presently has a consensus target price of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.28%. Northern Technologies International has a consensus target price of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 44.30%. Given Northern Technologies International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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 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 more risk & volatility, MEC or NTIC?

Mayville Engineering has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northern Technologies International has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, 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	0.57	$7.84M	$0.59	27.70
Northern Technologies International	$85.06M	1.54	$2.91M	$0.55	25.20

Does the media prefer MEC or NTIC?

In the previous week, Northern Technologies International had 2 more articles in the media than Mayville Engineering. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Northern Technologies International and 3 mentions for Mayville Engineering. Mayville Engineering's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Northern Technologies International's score of 0.78 indicating that Mayville Engineering is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mayville Engineering	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Northern Technologies International	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MEC or NTIC more profitable?

Northern Technologies International has a net margin of 6.36% compared to Mayville Engineering's net margin of 2.01%. Northern Technologies International's return on equity of 8.12% 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	6.36%	8.12%	6.60%

Summary

Mayville Engineering and Northern Technologies International tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.