Sono-Tek (SOTK) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, CBAT or SOTK?

CBAK Energy Technology has a beta of 1.83, meaning that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sono-Tek has a beta of -0.26, meaning that its share price is 126% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CBAT or SOTK?

CBAK Energy Technology received 6 more outperform votes than Sono-Tek when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.28% of users gave CBAK Energy Technology an outperform vote while only 64.67% of users gave Sono-Tek an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CBAK Energy Technology	Outperform Votes 114 66.28%	Underperform Votes 58 33.72%
Sono-Tek	Outperform Votes 108 64.67%	Underperform Votes 59 35.33%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CBAT or SOTK?

Sono-Tek has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CBAK Energy Technology. CBAK Energy Technology 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
CBAK Energy Technology	$204.44M	0.44	-$2.45M	-$0.04	-25.25
Sono-Tek	$15.06M	4.41	$640K	$0.07	60.28

Does the media refer more to CBAT or SOTK?

In the previous week, CBAK Energy Technology had 1 more articles in the media than Sono-Tek. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for CBAK Energy Technology and 1 mentions for Sono-Tek. Sono-Tek's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat CBAK Energy Technology's score of 0.32 indicating that CBAK Energy Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CBAK Energy Technology	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sono-Tek	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate CBAT or SOTK?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CBAK Energy Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Sono-Tek	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CBAT or SOTK?

2.0% of CBAK Energy Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.9% of Sono-Tek shares are held by institutional investors. 12.9% of CBAK Energy Technology shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Sono-Tek shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is CBAT or SOTK more profitable?

Sono-Tek has a net margin of 7.25% compared to Sono-Tek's net margin of -0.50%. CBAK Energy Technology's return on equity of 8.87% beat Sono-Tek's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CBAK Energy Technology	-0.50%	-0.86%	-0.38%
Sono-Tek	7.25%	8.87%	6.31%

Summary

Sono-Tek beats CBAK Energy Technology on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.