Sono-Tek (SOTK) Competitors $3.75 -0.07 (-1.83%) Closing price 06/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.79 +0.04 (+1.04%) As of 06/11/2025 04:02 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SOTK vs. GENC, DM, PPIH, TAYD, DTI, LSE, YIBO, FTEK, TPIC, and ASYSShould you be buying Sono-Tek stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sono-Tek include Gencor Industries (GENC), Desktop Metal (DM), Perma-Pipe International (PPIH), Taylor Devices (TAYD), Drilling Tools International (DTI), Leishen Energy (LSE), Planet Image International (YIBO), Fuel Tech (FTEK), TPI Composites (TPIC), and Amtech Systems (ASYS). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry. Sono-Tek vs. Its Competitors Gencor Industries Desktop Metal Perma-Pipe International Taylor Devices Drilling Tools International Leishen Energy Planet Image International Fuel Tech TPI Composites Amtech Systems Gencor Industries (NASDAQ:GENC) and Sono-Tek (NASDAQ:SOTK) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk. Does the MarketBeat Community favor GENC or SOTK? Sono-Tek received 95 more outperform votes than Gencor Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.33% of users gave Sono-Tek an outperform vote while only 62.50% of users gave Gencor Industries an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGencor IndustriesOutperform Votes1562.50% Underperform Votes937.50% Sono-TekOutperform Votes11064.33% Underperform Votes6135.67% Which has better earnings and valuation, GENC or SOTK? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGencor Industries$113.12M1.86$14.67M$1.1013.04Sono-Tek$20.50M2.88$1.44M$0.0846.88 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in GENC or SOTK? 47.9% of Sono-Tek shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.5% of Gencor Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of Sono-Tek shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is GENC or SOTK 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 Gencor Industries14.33% 8.60% 8.01% Sono-Tek 5.47%6.55%4.70% Which has more volatility & risk, GENC or SOTK? Gencor Industries has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sono-Tek has a beta of -0.05, suggesting that its share price is 105% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to GENC or SOTK? In the previous week, Sono-Tek had 2 more articles in the media than Gencor Industries. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Sono-Tek and 0 mentions for Gencor Industries. Sono-Tek's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Gencor Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that Sono-Tek is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Gencor Industries Neutral Sono-Tek Positive Do analysts prefer GENC or SOTK? Sono-Tek has a consensus price target of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 100.00%. Given Sono-Tek's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sono-Tek is more favorable than Gencor Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Gencor Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Sono-Tek 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 SummarySono-Tek beats Gencor Industries on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Sono-Tek News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SOTK and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SOTK and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart SOTK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSono-TekSpecial industry machinery IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$58.98M$21.94B$26.16B$8.61BDividend YieldN/A1.97%2.86%4.18%P/E Ratio53.5725.2945.2920.06Price / Sales2.887.152,041.76157.10Price / Cash29.9025.7634.7434.64Price / Book3.643.807.004.70Net Income$1.44M$613.10M$740.66M$247.88M7 Day Performance-1.83%2.26%1.86%2.66%1 Month Performance-3.23%6.00%4.23%6.40%1 Year Performance-12.79%2.92%52,556.17%14.07% Sono-Tek Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SOTKSono-Tek3.1328 of 5 stars$3.75-1.8%$7.50+100.0%-12.6%$58.98M$20.50M53.5780Short Interest ↓Gap UpGENCGencor Industries0.7589 of 5 stars$14.15-1.0%N/A-26.2%$209.46M$113.12M12.86370DMDesktop Metal1.2471 of 5 stars$4.96+1.0%$5.50+10.9%+11.3%$165.37M$168.28M-0.441,370Positive NewsPPIHPerma-Pipe International1.2493 of 5 stars$14.60+0.4%N/A+57.6%$116.55M$158.38M7.41610TAYDTaylor Devices1.1911 of 5 stars$36.53-0.2%N/A-21.1%$114.60M$42.80M13.63120Positive NewsDTIDrilling Tools International3.8669 of 5 stars$3.10+2.0%$5.50+77.4%-45.0%$108.20M$160.35M11.07394Positive NewsLSELeishen EnergyN/A$5.03-2.9%N/AN/A$87.41M$69.07M0.00173News CoveragePositive NewsYIBOPlanet Image InternationalN/A$1.39+1.5%N/A-31.7%$73.82M$149.83M0.001,248News CoverageShort Interest ↓FTEKFuel Tech3.2291 of 5 stars$2.09+10.6%$4.00+91.4%+82.2%$64.32M$26.56M-104.5070Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeTPICTPI Composites3.691 of 5 stars$1.24-4.6%$3.16+154.6%-73.8%$60.33M$1.37B-0.2413,500ASYSAmtech Systems2.9627 of 5 stars$3.96-1.7%N/A-28.8%$56.68M$90.83M49.51330 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Gencor Industries Alternatives Desktop Metal Alternatives Perma-Pipe International Alternatives Taylor Devices Alternatives Drilling Tools International Alternatives Leishen Energy Alternatives Planet Image International Alternatives Fuel Tech Alternatives TPI Composites Alternatives Amtech Systems Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:SOTK) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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