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Northern Technologies International Corporation (NTIC)

Basic Materials | Specialty Chemicals | Circle Pines, United States | NasdaqGM
8.13 USD +0.06 (0.744%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 8.13

Short-term:★☆☆☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:★☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:51 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is severely compromised by a confluence of deteriorating fundamentals and aggressive insider selling. While the price has stabilized recently, the underlying business is bleeding cash, evidenced by negative operating and free cash flows alongside shrinking profit margins. This financial distress is compounded by a massive insider sale where the CEO offloaded over 16,000 shares, signaling a lack of confidence in the near-term recovery. The valuation metrics reflect this reality; despite a low price-to-book ratio, the enterprise-to-EBITDA multiple is effectively infinite due to negative earnings, indicating the market has priced out any expectation of sustainable profitability. Furthermore, the dividend, while seemingly stable in nominal terms, represents a dangerous payout ratio of nearly 71% against a backdrop of negative earnings, suggesting the distribution is likely being funded by capital depletion rather than organic cash generation. With the company posting a significant year-over-year decline in revenue and facing a hostile statistical forecast, there is no compelling case for a short-term bounce or a long-term turnaround.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.025567
AutoETS0.025600
MSTL0.027304
AutoTheta0.039719

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 38%
H-stat 5.26
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.006
Excess Kurtosis 0.08
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-01-27
Last Dividend Date 2026-01-27
Debt to Equity Ratio 20.383
Revenue per Share 9.68
Market Cap 77,169,968
Forward P/E 27.10
Beta 0.19
Profit Margins -1.26%
Website https://www.ntic.com

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.11% 0.24% 1.22% 1.63%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-01-28 0.0100 0.110988
2025-10-29 0.0100 0.130548
2025-07-30 0.0100 0.129702
2025-04-30 0.0100 0.134228
2025-01-29 0.0700 0.577558
2024-10-30 0.0700 0.546448
2024-07-31 0.0700 0.531511
2024-04-30 0.0700 0.395480
2024-01-30 0.0700 0.540123
2023-10-31 0.0700 0.560448
2023-08-01 0.0700 0.553360
2023-05-02 0.0700 0.618921
2023-01-31 0.0700 0.538462
2022-11-02 0.0700 0.573771
2022-08-02 0.0700 0.619469
2022-05-03 0.0700 0.623886
2022-02-01 0.0700 0.537222
2021-11-02 0.0700 0.428659
2021-08-03 0.0650 0.335397
2021-05-04 0.0650 0.429043
2021-02-02 0.0650 0.465616
2020-02-04 0.0650 0.459364
2019-11-05 0.0650 0.532787
2019-08-06 0.0600 0.580271
2019-05-08 0.0600 0.457491
2019-02-05 0.0600 0.407056
2018-11-06 0.0600 0.364853
2018-08-07 0.0500 0.292826
2018-05-08 0.0500 0.344828
2018-02-06 0.0500 0.443262
2017-12-07 0.0500 0.492611
2004-12-01 0.0350 0.945946
2003-12-01 0.0250 1.020408
2002-12-02 0.0425 2.631579
2000-12-04 0.0850 2.833333
1999-12-01 0.0800 2.612245
1998-12-02 0.0750 2.500000
1997-11-26 0.0750 1.363636
1996-12-04 0.0600 1.882353
1995-11-30 0.0500 1.904762
1994-11-28 0.0100 0.372093
1993-11-29 0.0075 0.521739
1992-11-23 0.0250 1.904762
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.04
dividendYield 0.49
exDividendDate 2026-01-28
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.03
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.003717472
lastDividendValue 0.01
lastDividendDate 2026-01-28
dividendDate 2026-02-11

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.10547948
Address1 4,201 Woodland Road
Address2 P.O. Box 69
All Time High 21.5
All Time Low 0.9375
Ask 10.81
Ask Size 2
Average Daily Volume10 Day 4,470
Average Daily Volume3 Month 9,095
Average Volume 9,095
Average Volume10Days 4,470
Beta 0.19
Bid 6.03
Bid Size 2
Book Value 7.669
City Circle Pines
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 8.13
Current Ratio 1.72
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 8.13
Day Low 7.9046
Debt To Equity 20.383
Display Name Northern
Dividend Date 1,770,768,000
Dividend Rate 0.04
Dividend Yield 0.49
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,783,602,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,783,602,000
Earnings Timestamp 1,783,600,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,794,918,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,794,918,600
Ebitda 71,285
Ebitda Margins 0.00078
Enterprise To Ebitda 1,264.495
Enterprise To Revenue 0.982
Enterprise Value 90,139,496
Eps Current Year 0.1
Eps Forward 0.3
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -0.13
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,769,558,400
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 763 225 6645
Fifty Day Average 8.2218
Fifty Day Average Change -0.091799736
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.011165407
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 10.547948
Fifty Two Week High 10.03
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.8999996
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.18943167
Fifty Two Week Low 7.25
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.8800001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.12137932
Fifty Two Week Range 7.25 - 10.03
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 701,706,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.95
Float Shares 7,828,200
Forward Eps 0.3
Forward P E 27.099998
Free Cashflow -3,031,809
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Full Time Employees 269
Fullday Change 0.0600004
Fullday Change Percent 0.7435
Fullday Price 8.13
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.35763
Gross Profits 32,843,254
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.17557
Held Percent Institutions 0.32209
Implied Shares Outstanding 9,492,001
Industry Specialty Chemicals
Industry Disp Specialty Chemicals
Industry Key specialty-chemicals
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,769,558,400
Last Dividend Value 0.01
Last Fiscal Year End 1,756,598,400
Last Split Date 1,561,939,200
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Northern Technologies International Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops and markets rust and corrosion inhibiting products in China, Brazil, India, the United States, and internationally. It operates through ZERUST and Natur-Tec segments. The company offers rust and corrosion inhibiting products, such as plastic and paper packaging, liquids, coatings, rust removers, cleaners, diffusers, and engineered solutions designed for the oil and gas industry under the ZERUST brand. It also provides a portfolio of bio-based and certified compostable polymer resin compounds under the Natur-Tec brand; and finished products, such as trash bags, agricultural films, and single-use disposable products under the Natur-Bag brand. In addition, the company offers on-site and technical consulting for rust and corrosion prevention issues. It sells its products and services to the automotive, general industrial, mechanical, mining, agricultural, retail consumer, and oil and gas markets through direct sales force, network of independent distributors and agents, manufacturer's sales representatives, joint ventures, and strategic partners. Northern Technologies International Corporation was incorporated in 1970 and is headquartered in Circle Pines, Minnesota.
Long Name Northern Technologies International Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 77,169,968
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_32236
Most Recent Quarter 1,780,185,600
Net Income To Common -1,160,361
Next Fiscal Year End 1,788,134,400
Non Diluted Market Cap 76,826,191
Number Of Analyst Opinions 1
Open 8.1282
Operating Cashflow -2,124,067
Operating Margins -0.04137
Payout Ratio 0.7097
Peg Ratio 0.8
Phone 763 225 6600
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 8.13
Post Market Time 1,787,947,805
Previous Close 8.07
Price Eps Current Year 81.3
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.0601121
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.8402953
Profit Margins -0.01264
Quick Ratio 1.01
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0600004
Regular Market Change Percent 0.7435
Regular Market Day High 8.13
Regular Market Day Low 7.9046
Regular Market Day Range 7.9046 - 8.13
Regular Market Open 8.1282
Regular Market Previous Close 8.07
Regular Market Price 8.13
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 21,705
Return On Assets -0.01149
Return On Equity -0.00101
Revenue Growth 0.126
Revenue Per Share 9.68
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Shares Outstanding 9,492,001
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0016
Shares Short 14,752
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 14,842
Short Name Northern Technologies Internati
Short Percent Of Float 0.0022
Short Ratio 1.89
Source Interval 15
State MN
Symbol NTIC
Target High Price 13.0
Target Low Price 13.0
Target Mean Price 13.0
Target Median Price 13.0
Total Cash 7,275,981
Total Cash Per Share 0.766
Total Debt 15,752,633
Total Revenue 91,836,720
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.03
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.003717472
Trailing Eps -0.13
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 8.24155
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.11155033
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.013535115
Type Disp Equity
Volume 21,705
Website https://www.ntic.com
Zip 55,014