Northern Technologies International (NTIC) Soars 5.1%: Is Further Upside Left in the Stock?

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Northern Technologies (NTIC) shares rallied 5.1% in the last trading session to close at $14.11. This move can be attributable to notable volume with a higher number of shares being traded than in a typical session. This compares to the stock's 2.7% loss over the past four weeks.

Optimism over higher demand for the company’s Zerust industrial and Natur-Tec products is driving the stock higher. NTIC is expected to benefit from favorable demand in most global markets, efforts to improve profitability and investments in infrastructure to support demand in oil and gas and Natur-Tec businesses.

This rust and corrosion prevention company is expected to post quarterly earnings of $0.17 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of +70%. Revenues are expected to be $21.2 million, up 16% from the year-ago quarter.

Earnings and revenue growth expectations certainly give a good sense of the potential strength in a stock, but empirical research shows that trends in earnings estimate revisions are strongly correlated with near-term stock price movements.

For Northern Technologies International, the consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days. And a stock's price usually doesn't keep moving higher in the absence of any trend in earnings estimate revisions. So, make sure to keep an eye on NTIC going forward to see if this recent jump can turn into more strength down the road.

The stock currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks here >>>>

Northern Technologies International is a member of the Zacks Chemical - Diversified industry. One other stock in the same industry, Kronos Worldwide (KRO), finished the last trading session 2.4% higher at $11.77. KRO has returned 33.8% over the past month.

For Kronos Worldwide , the consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming report has changed +166.7% over the past month to $0.04. This represents a change of +130.8% from what the company reported a year ago. Kronos Worldwide currently has a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).

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