Amtech Systems (ASYS) Competitors

Sono-Tek (NASDAQ:SOTK) and Amtech Systems (NASDAQ:ASYS) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SOTK or ASYS?

Amtech Systems received 194 more outperform votes than Sono-Tek when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.67% of users gave Sono-Tek an outperform vote while only 59.10% of users gave Amtech Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sono-Tek	Outperform Votes 108 64.67%	Underperform Votes 59 35.33%
Amtech Systems	Outperform Votes 302 59.10%	Underperform Votes 209 40.90%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SOTK or ASYS?

47.9% of Sono-Tek shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.2% of Amtech Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 6.7% of Sono-Tek shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.9% of Amtech Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SOTK or ASYS?

Sono-Tek has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Amtech Systems. Amtech Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sono-Tek, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sono-Tek	$15.06M	4.35	$640K	$0.07	59.43
Amtech Systems	$113.32M	0.61	-$12.58M	-$1.35	-3.59

Do analysts rate SOTK or ASYS?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sono-Tek	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Amtech Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media prefer SOTK or ASYS?

In the previous week, Amtech Systems had 1 more articles in the media than Sono-Tek. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Amtech Systems and 3 mentions for Sono-Tek. Sono-Tek's average media sentiment score of 1.94 beat Amtech Systems' score of 1.13 indicating that Amtech Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sono-Tek	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Amtech Systems	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, SOTK or ASYS?

Sono-Tek has a beta of -0.26, suggesting that its stock price is 126% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amtech Systems has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SOTK or ASYS more profitable?

Sono-Tek has a net margin of 7.25% compared to Sono-Tek's net margin of -16.45%. Amtech Systems' return on equity of 8.87% beat Sono-Tek's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sono-Tek	7.25%	8.87%	6.31%
Amtech Systems	-16.45%	-1.15%	-0.76%

Summary

Sono-Tek beats Amtech Systems on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.