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NTIC Northern Technologies International (NTIC) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Industrials · Coating, engraving & allied services · CIK 0000875582
Form 144 · 1
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
13
13F, latest reported quarter
Conversions, 180 days
3
Codes C/M, not in net · $267.7K priced

What the filings say about NTIC

Insiders, 180 days
-$224.6K net sold
2 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$129.4K
1 notice

Northern Technologies International insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORP insiders sold a net $224.6K of stock across 12 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
President and CEO
SELL
2026-07-31 SECtraded 2026-07-30
16,070
$128.5K
-9.0%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Jul 29, 2026.
  • The trade is 15.3% of the 105,284 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 13 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: President and CEO LYNCH G PATRICK sold about $128.5K of NTIC on Jul 30, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company on our record; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 13 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
President and CEO
SELL
2026-07-31 SECtraded 2026-07-29
2
$16
-9.0%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 0.0% of the 121,354 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 13 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: President and CEO LYNCH G PATRICK sold about $16 of NTIC on Jul 29, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 13 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2026-07-21 SECtraded 2026-07-20
12,000
$96.0K
-5.3%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Jul 27, 2023.
  • The trade is 25.5% of the 47,148 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 13 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director NIGON RICHARD sold about $96.0K of NTIC on Jul 20, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company on our record; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 13 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2025-05-06 SEC
1,100
$8.0K
+6.2%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 6.0% of the 18,219 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 13 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director von Falkenhausen Konstantin bought about $8.0K of NTIC on May 6, 2025, the largest insider purchase at the company since 2024; 1 other insider bought within 30 days and 13 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2025-04-28 SECtraded 2025-04-25
1,000
$7.5K
+2.5%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys), the last on Aug 14, 2023.
  • -7.6% median (-7.6% mean) 90-day return after 2 previous buys.
  • The trade is 12.6% of the 7,954 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 13 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Calderon Nancy E. bought about $7.5K of NTIC on Apr 25, 2025, the largest insider purchase at the company since 2024; 1 other insider bought within 30 days and 13 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
12 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$224.6K over 180 days
-$128.5K over 90 days · -$128.5K of it by a 10%+ holder
more than 69% of Industrials
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
13 funds bought in last quarter
below 90% of Industrials
Revenue
-1.0% year over year
below 71% of Industrials
Margin
0.0% net margin
below 67% of Industrials
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
0.1% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 1.5 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
below 91% of Industrials
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 28Insider selling stopped: no sales in 90 days after 3 in the prior 90
Why it matters
The absence is the signal: 3 sales in one 90-day window and none in the next is a change of behaviour, not a filing.

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-1.7%12M
-6%+5%+16%+27%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-07-30 · LYNCH G PATRICK sold $128.5K2026-07-20 · NIGON RICHARD sold $96.0K2026-07-29 · LYNCH G PATRICK sold $162026-07-29 · LYNCH G PATRICK filed to sell $129.4K2026-07-20 · NIGON RICHARD filed to sell $96.0K
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns NTIC: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
$1.4M

Congress trades in NTIC

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

NTIC planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
LYNCH G PATRICK
Filed 2026-07-29
$129.4K
NIGON RICHARD
Filed 2026-07-20
$96.0K

NTIC mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
North Star Micro Cap Fund
$1.2M position · as of 2026-05-31
0.6%
Needham Aggressive Growth Fund
$6.8M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.3%
Ultra-Small Company Market Fund
$124.3K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.1%
iShares Micro-Cap ETF
$228.3K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.0%
1290 VT Micro Cap Portfolio
$15.3K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.0%
U.S. MICRO CAP PORTFOLIO
$503.4K position · as of 2026-07-31
0.0%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$785.4K
$453.0K
$583.7K
-31%
n/a
2024
$946.6K
$957.0K
$702.8K
+16%
n/a
2023
$889.0K
$979.5K
$660.3K
+12%
n/a
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
Daily candles from TradingView, under their licence. No filings marked.
Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $224.6K sold by insiders over 180 days, 13 funds added last quarter, $129.4K in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
Same sector, ranked by filing activity
Sector by SEC SIC code

NTIC financials

Revenue growth
-1.0%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
0.0%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$91.8M
four quarters, 2025-06-01 to 2026-05-31
Net margin, TTM
-1.3%
net income over revenue, 2025-06-01 to 2026-05-31
Free cash flow, TTM
-$3.2M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-06-01 to 2026-05-31
Debt to equity
n/a
no debt line filed
Cash flow to debt
n/a
no debt line filed
Return on equity
-1.6%
TTM net income over average of 2025-05-31 and 2026-05-31
Return on assets
-1.1%
TTM net income over average of 2025-05-31 and 2026-05-31
Return on invested capital
n/a
tax provision or pre-tax income not filed for the four quarters
Return on capital employed
+3.5%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-05-31 and 2026-05-31 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Enterprise value
n/a
no debt line filed
FCF yield
-4.4%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-082024-082023-082022-08
Revenue$84.2M$85.1M$79.9M$74.2M
Gross profit$31.7M$33.8M$27.8M$23.1M
Operating income$2.6M$7.9M$6.0M$5.1M
Net income$17.6K$5.4M$2.9M$6.3M
EPS (diluted)0.000.550.300.66
Operating cash flow$2.4M$5.9M$5.5M$1.1M
Cash$7.3M$5.0M$5.4M$5.3M
Dividends paid$1.5M$2.6M$2.6M$2.6M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

NTIC Stock Sonar score 5/7 axes

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NTIC ranks highest on risk and compliance (77th percentile) and insider conviction (34th), and lowest on institutional and government (5th), among Industrials peers.

ProfitGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
31
Inputs
  • Return on equity-1.6% · 26 pct, sector of 198
  • Return on assets-1.1% · 32 pct, sector of 224
  • Return on invested capitaltax provision or pre-tax income not filed for the four quarters
  • Return on capital employed+3.5% · 36 pct, sector of 195
Growth
29
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY-1.0% · 29 pct, sector of 254
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
34
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$225K · 67 pct, sector of 170
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 172
Institutional and government
5
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter13 · 10 pct, sector of 201
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quarters$30K · 0 pct, sector of 67
Risk and compliance
77
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+0.1% · 93 pct, sector of 269
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5y0.00 per $1B · 100 pct, sector of 191
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+13.9% · 38 pct, sector of 197
2 not measured: Financial health, US patents
  • Financial health needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: no debt line filed
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

5 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

NTIC filings, in plain words

Are Northern Technologies International insiders buying or selling NTIC?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Northern Technologies International insiders were net sellers, a net $224.6K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 2 sellers.

Are there planned insider sales of NTIC?

Yes. 1 Form 144 notice of planned insider sales was filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $129.4K of stock; the latest, by LYNCH G PATRICK, was filed 2026-07-29.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Northern Technologies International insiders were net sellers of NTIC, a net $224.6K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 2 sellers. Most of that figure, $128.5K, came from a holder of 10% or more rather than an officer or director. None of the 3 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Insiders filed 1 Form 144 notice of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $129.4K of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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