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SOTK vs. GENC, OMSE, PPIH, TAYD, ASYS, FTEK, LSE, YIBO, DTI, and WPRT

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

Sono-Tek vs. Its Competitors

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

In the previous week, Sono-Tek had 1 more articles in the media than Gencor Industries. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Sono-Tek and 0 mentions for Gencor Industries. Sono-Tek's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Gencor Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that Sono-Tek is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Sono-Tek Neutral
Gencor Industries Neutral

Sono-Tek has a beta of -0.21, suggesting that its share price is 121% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gencor Industries has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

47.9% of Sono-Tek shares are held by institutional investors. 5.5% of Sono-Tek shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.4% of Gencor Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Sono-Tek presently has a consensus target price of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 68.16%. Given Sono-Tek's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly 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)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Gencor Industries
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

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 Ratio
Sono-Tek$20.50M3.42$1.27M$0.0949.56
Gencor Industries$117.53M1.76$14.67M$1.0413.55

Gencor Industries has a net margin of 14.33% compared to Sono-Tek's net margin of 6.93%. 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-Tek6.93% 8.10% 6.07%
Gencor Industries 14.33%8.60%8.01%

Summary

Gencor Industries beats Sono-Tek on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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SOTK vs. The Competition

MetricSono-TekELEC COMP IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$69.68M$44.34B$32.41B$10.49B
Dividend YieldN/A2.16%3.18%4.70%
P/E Ratio49.56621.31452.0626.30
Price / Sales3.42271.231,923.88125.95
Price / Cash35.3596.4137.2761.38
Price / Book3.956.107.236.41
Net Income$1.27M$551.26M$815.89M$276.84M
7 Day Performance6.70%3.12%1.08%0.98%
1 Month Performance34.78%33.50%8.44%7.26%
1 Year Performance8.25%66.81%24,165.19%33.88%

Sono-Tek Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SOTK
Sono-Tek
2.8763 of 5 stars
$4.46
+0.7%
$7.50
+68.2%
+6.7%$69.68M$20.50M49.5680Short Interest ↑
GENC
Gencor Industries
0.6728 of 5 stars
$14.76
-0.9%
N/A-30.9%$216.35M$117.53M13.42370
OMSE
OMS Energy Technologies
N/A$4.66
+1.5%
$10.00
+114.6%
N/A$197.82M$203.61M0.00632Positive News
PPIH
Perma-Pipe International
1.1251 of 5 stars
$22.44
-3.9%
N/A+81.8%$181.54M$158.38M18.10610Positive News
Short Interest ↑
High Trading Volume
TAYD
Taylor Devices
1.8442 of 5 stars
$48.75
-6.1%
N/A-2.5%$153.55M$46.29M16.25120News Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report
Gap Up
ASYS
Amtech Systems
1.5414 of 5 stars
$9.66
+8.1%
N/A+63.2%$138.18M$101.21M-4.31330Short Interest ↑
High Trading Volume
FTEK
Fuel Tech
2.5852 of 5 stars
$3.51
+2.9%
$4.00
+14.0%
+183.3%$109.06M$25.13M-35.1070Positive News
LSE
Leishen Energy
N/A$5.23
-0.4%
N/AN/A$88.28M$69.07M0.00173Positive News
Gap Down
YIBO
Planet Image International
N/A$1.41
+1.4%
N/A-54.9%$75.97M$147.07M0.001,404News Coverage
DTI
Drilling Tools International
3.441 of 5 stars
$1.91
-14.7%
$5.50
+188.0%
-40.1%$68.11M$154.45M-14.69394Positive News
High Trading Volume
WPRT
Westport Fuel Systems
2.2182 of 5 stars
$2.37
+4.9%
$6.93
+192.5%
-48.5%$41.12M$302.30M-0.811,509High Trading Volume

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This page (NASDAQ:SOTK) was last updated on 10/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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