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NTIC vs UNP // 10Y YIELD & FRED MACRO BETA
Northern Technologies International Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: NTIC 1
— UNP 8
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $7.49 (-0.93%) • MKT CAP: $71.1M
macro-sensitivity
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LAST: $301.93 (+1.39%) • MKT CAP: $179.42B
macro-sensitivity
1.03
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (NTIC VS. UNP)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | NTIC | UNP | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 37.60% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 3.10% | 20.10% | -17.00 | UNP | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 16.7x | 15.3x | +1.40 | UNP | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 1.29% | 3.06% | -1.77 | UNP | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 3.10% | 40.20% | -37.10 | UNP | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.00% | 29.10% | -29.10 | UNP | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -1.00% | 1.10% | -2.10 | UNP | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.13% | 1.80% | +0.33 | NTIC | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 4.31 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 6/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 40.1 | 66.2 | -26.06 | UNP | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta ACTIVE | — | 1.03 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 23.3x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $71.1M | $179.42B | -$179.35B | UNP | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | NTIC REV | UNP REV | NTIC GROSS % | UNP GROSS % | NTIC FCF | UNP FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $84.2M | $24.51B | 37.6% | — | $916.5K | $5.50B |
| FY 2024 | $85.1M | $24.25B | 39.7% | — | $4.0M | $5.89B |
| FY 2023 | $79.9M | $24.12B | — | — | $5.5M | $7.29B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
NTIC // BETA —
UNP // BETA 1.03