SOTK vs. FLUX, DM, IVAC, MNTX, ASYS, CVV, TRT, VLD, CBAT, and ULBI
Should you be buying Sono-Tek stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sono-Tek include Flux Power (FLUX), Desktop Metal (DM), Intevac (IVAC), Manitex International (MNTX), Amtech Systems (ASYS), CVD Equipment (CVV), Trio-Tech International (TRT), Velo3D (VLD), CBAK Energy Technology (CBAT), and Ultralife (ULBI).
Sono-Tek (NASDAQ:SOTK) and Flux Power (NASDAQ:FLUX) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and dividends.
Sono-Tek has a beta of -0.23, suggesting that its share price is 123% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flux Power has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Sono-Tek has a net margin of 7.31% compared to Flux Power's net margin of -11.03%. Sono-Tek's return on equity of 9.24% beat Flux Power's return on equity.
Sono-Tek has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Flux Power. Flux Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sono-Tek, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Sono-Tek received 74 more outperform votes than Flux Power when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.00% of users gave Flux Power an outperform vote while only 64.67% of users gave Sono-Tek an outperform vote.
Flux Power has a consensus target price of $9.50, indicating a potential upside of 199.68%. Given Flux Power's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Flux Power is more favorable than Sono-Tek.
47.9% of Sono-Tek shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.0% of Flux Power shares are held by institutional investors. 6.7% of Sono-Tek shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 28.7% of Flux Power shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Flux Power had 2 more articles in the media than Sono-Tek. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Flux Power and 3 mentions for Sono-Tek. Sono-Tek's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Flux Power's score of 0.47 indicating that Sono-Tek is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Sono-Tek beats Flux Power on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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