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SOTK vs. RR, GENC, PPIH, DM, TAYD, DTI, LSE, FTEK, YIBO, and ASYS

Should you be buying Sono-Tek stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sono-Tek include Richtech Robotics (RR), Gencor Industries (GENC), Perma-Pipe International (PPIH), Desktop Metal (DM), Taylor Devices (TAYD), Drilling Tools International (DTI), Leishen Energy (LSE), Fuel Tech (FTEK), Planet Image International (YIBO), and Amtech Systems (ASYS). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry.

Sono-Tek vs. Its Competitors

Sono-Tek (NASDAQ:SOTK) and Richtech Robotics (NASDAQ:RR) are both small-cap machinery companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Sono-Tek$20.50M2.79$1.27M$0.0845.38
Richtech Robotics$4.24M51.58-$8.14M-$0.15-12.73

Sono-Tek has a beta of -0.06, indicating that its stock price is 106% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Richtech Robotics has a beta of -4.5, indicating that its stock price is 550% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Sono-Tek had 1 more articles in the media than Richtech Robotics. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Sono-Tek and 2 mentions for Richtech Robotics. Richtech Robotics' average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Sono-Tek's score of 0.00 indicating that Richtech Robotics 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)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Richtech Robotics
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Sono-Tek currently has a consensus price target of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 106.61%. Richtech Robotics has a consensus price target of $3.25, suggesting a potential upside of 70.16%. Given Sono-Tek's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Sono-Tek is more favorable than Richtech Robotics.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Sono-Tek
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Richtech Robotics
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Sono-Tek has a net margin of 6.21% compared to Richtech Robotics' net margin of -281.42%. Sono-Tek's return on equity of 7.40% beat Richtech Robotics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Sono-Tek6.21% 7.40% 5.41%
Richtech Robotics -281.42%-31.58%-30.03%

47.9% of Sono-Tek shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Richtech Robotics shares are held by institutional investors. 5.9% of Sono-Tek shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 41.3% of Richtech Robotics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Sono-Tek beats Richtech Robotics on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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SOTK vs. The Competition

MetricSono-TekELEC COMP IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$57.72M$38.12B$27.52B$8.95B
Dividend YieldN/A2.20%3.13%4.06%
P/E Ratio45.3846.6737.1420.10
Price / Sales2.79226.061,946.89120.29
Price / Cash29.2891.2638.4157.86
Price / Book3.215.197.185.56
Net Income$1.27M$528.96M$763.56M$248.40M
7 Day Performance-0.27%0.90%1.32%4.67%
1 Month Performance-0.82%9.03%4.75%6.64%
1 Year Performance-11.25%29.43%52,367.67%21.31%

Sono-Tek Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SOTK
Sono-Tek
1.7417 of 5 stars
$3.63
-1.1%
$7.50
+106.6%
-9.2%$57.72M$20.50M45.3880Upcoming Earnings
RR
Richtech Robotics
2.0383 of 5 stars
$1.95
+0.5%
$3.25
+66.7%
+49.2%$222.14M$4.24M-13.0051
GENC
Gencor Industries
0.894 of 5 stars
$14.00
-8.8%
N/A-20.3%$205.21M$113.12M12.73370
PPIH
Perma-Pipe International
0.9474 of 5 stars
$22.87
-0.5%
N/A+174.9%$183.44M$158.38M14.85610High Trading Volume
DM
Desktop Metal
N/A$4.96
+1.0%
$5.50
+10.9%
-0.8%$165.37M$168.28M-0.441,370News Coverage
TAYD
Taylor Devices
0.9974 of 5 stars
$43.40
-5.0%
N/A+7.3%$143.29M$44.58M17.36120Positive News
DTI
Drilling Tools International
3.0793 of 5 stars
$2.85
-7.5%
$5.50
+93.0%
-54.8%$109.63M$154.45M-56.99394
LSE
Leishen Energy
N/A$5.65
+6.4%
N/AN/A$89.61M$69.07M0.00173Positive News
FTEK
Fuel Tech
1.9519 of 5 stars
$2.52
-4.9%
$4.00
+58.7%
+173.1%$81.56M$25.13M-28.0070Positive News
High Trading Volume
YIBO
Planet Image International
N/A$1.44
+2.9%
N/A-22.3%$75.43M$149.83M0.001,404
ASYS
Amtech Systems
3.4117 of 5 stars
$4.44
-4.3%
N/A-26.8%$66.42M$101.21M-2.00330News Coverage

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This page (NASDAQ:SOTK) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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