Sono-Tek (SOTK) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SOTK or GENC?

Sono-Tek received 95 more outperform votes than Gencor Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.09% of users gave Sono-Tek an outperform vote while only 62.50% of users gave Gencor Industries an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sono-Tek	Outperform Votes 110 65.09%	Underperform Votes 59 34.91%
Gencor Industries	Outperform Votes 15 62.50%	Underperform Votes 9 37.50%

Does the media favor SOTK or GENC?

In the previous week, Sono-Tek had 1 more articles in the media than Gencor Industries. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Sono-Tek and 3 mentions for Gencor Industries. Gencor Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Sono-Tek's score of 0.00 indicating that Gencor Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sono-Tek	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Gencor Industries	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

47.9% of Sono-Tek shares are held by institutional investors. 5.9% of Sono-Tek shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.5% of Gencor Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate SOTK or GENC?

Sono-Tek currently has a consensus price target of $7.50, indicating a potential upside of 98.41%. Given Sono-Tek's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Sono-Tek is more favorable than Gencor Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sono-Tek	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Gencor Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is SOTK or GENC more profitable?

Gencor Industries has a net margin of 14.33% compared to Sono-Tek's net margin of 5.47%. Gencor Industries' return on equity of 8.60% beat Sono-Tek's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sono-Tek	5.47%	6.55%	4.70%
Gencor Industries	14.33%	8.60%	8.01%

Which has more risk & volatility, SOTK or GENC?

Sono-Tek has a beta of -0.02, indicating that its stock price is 102% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gencor Industries has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, SOTK or GENC?

Gencor Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Sono-Tek. Gencor Industries 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	$20.15M	2.95	$1.44M	$0.07	54.00
Gencor Industries	$113.12M	1.76	$14.67M	$1.10	12.34

Summary

Sono-Tek and Gencor Industries tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.