No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest, by von Falkenhausen Konstantin, was filed 06 May 2025.
Northern Technologies International Corp is a Chemicals & Materials company. Its directors and officers file their transactions with SEC (Form 4). Over the twelve months to 22 October 2026, 17 filings were filed, from 9 insiders.
All open-market trades in the period are sales: 3 sales worth €196k, by 2 insiders, with no purchase on record. At €112k, the sale published on 31 July 2026 by Lynch G Patrick is the largest of the period (0.17% of market cap).
With 17 filings in twelve months, the company is quieter than the median of 24 filings across the 3,171 companies we follow on the same exchange. Since 2017, the database holds 10 purchases and 4 sales by insiders of the company. For the fiscal year to 31 August 2025, the annual 10-K puts revenue at 84.2 m USD and net income at 17,619 USD, and the dividend at 0.16 USD per share.
Typically, a trade is published a median of 2 days after it takes place. Section 16 rules allow two business days to file each Form 4. Selling is not necessarily a view on the stock: liquidity needs and diversification are common motives.
These figures are compiled from regulatory filings published by SEC (Form 4). They describe what insiders did and are not a recommendation.
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Northern Technologies International Corporation (NASDAQ: NTIC) is a U.S.-listed industrial materials company headquartered in Circle Pines, Minnesota, in the United States. The group’s business is built around applied materials science and proprietary formulations, with two core franchises: corrosion prevention solutions marketed primarily under the ZERUST® brand, and bio-based, biodegradable polymer resin compounds marketed under Natur-Tec®. For investors, NTIC is best understood as a niche specialty materials company rather than a broad-based chemicals producer.
NTIC was founded in 1970 in Lino Lakes, Minnesota, originally as Northern Instruments, Inc., with an initial business in oil analyzer instruments. Over time, the company evolved away from that legacy activity and into a global provider of industrial corrosion prevention products and environmental materials. That long operating history matters because it helps explain the company’s technical positioning: NTIC has spent decades building proprietary know-how, product certifications, and channel relationships in specialized end markets where performance and compliance are critical.
The ZERUST® segment is NTIC’s primary business and, according to the company, it accounts for the majority of consolidated sales. The offering includes corrosion-inhibiting packaging, vapor diffusers, specialty chemicals, and tailored solutions for industrial customers, including applications in automotive, machinery, export packaging, and oil and gas infrastructure. In these markets, NTIC competes on product efficacy, technical service, and the ability to reduce corrosion-related downtime and maintenance costs. This is a relatively defensible niche, but it is also exposed to cyclical industrial demand and project timing.
Natur-Tec® addresses a different thematic market: compostable and biodegradable plastics. The product line includes resin compounds for blown film, extrusion coating, thermoforming, and injection molding, as well as finished compostable bags and other disposable products. This business is supported by sustainability regulations and packaging substitution trends, particularly in markets where single-use plastics are being restricted. NTIC distributes these products internationally, with operations and partners across North America, China, India, Vietnam, Brazil, Mexico, Europe, and the Middle East through subsidiaries, joint ventures, independent distributors, and agents. The company reports sales in more than 65 countries, underscoring its international reach despite its relatively small size.
From a competitive standpoint, NTIC occupies a specialized position: it is not a commodity player, but a technology-led supplier with recognized brands and application-specific solutions. Recent company communications for fiscal 2025 highlighted challenging market conditions and timing delays in ZERUST® oil and gas and Natur-Tec® orders, while also emphasizing continued global business-development investment to support a return to growth in fiscal 2026 and beyond. For market context, NTIC trades on the NASDAQ in the United States, and recent SEC Form 4 insider transaction activity has kept governance and ownership dynamics in focus for investors.
| Fiscal year end | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS | Dividend per share | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 84.2 m USD | 17,619 USD | 0.00 USD | 0.16 USD | 10-K |
| Aug 2024 | 85.1 m USD | 5.4 m USD | 0.55 USD | 0.28 USD | 10-K |
| Aug 2023 | 79.9 m USD | 2.9 m USD | 0.30 USD | 0.28 USD | 10-K |
| Aug 2022 | 74.2 m USD | 6.3 m USD | 0.66 USD | 0.28 USD | 10-K |
| Aug 2021 | 56.5 m USD | 6.3 m USD | 0.64 USD | 0.20 USD | 10-K |
Amounts in USD, as filed (forms 10-K, 20-F or 40-F). Source: SEC EDGAR.