IVAC vs. SOTK, ASYS, LICY, PXLW, ELVA, CBAT, CXDO, YIBO, XNET, and BW
Should you be buying Intevac stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Intevac include Sono-Tek (SOTK), Amtech Systems (ASYS), Li-Cycle (LICY), Pixelworks (PXLW), Electrovaya (ELVA), CBAK Energy Technology (CBAT), Crexendo (CXDO), Planet Image International (YIBO), Xunlei (XNET), and Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Intevac (NASDAQ:IVAC) and Sono-Tek (NASDAQ:SOTK) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.
Intevac received 244 more outperform votes than Sono-Tek when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.67% of users gave Sono-Tek an outperform vote while only 61.43% of users gave Intevac an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Intevac had 3 more articles in the media than Sono-Tek. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Intevac and 1 mentions for Sono-Tek. Intevac's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Sono-Tek's score of 0.00 indicating that Intevac is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Intevac has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sono-Tek has a beta of -0.22, suggesting that its stock price is 122% less volatile than the S&P 500.
60.3% of Intevac shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.9% of Sono-Tek shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Intevac shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Sono-Tek shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Sono-Tek has a net margin of 7.25% compared to Intevac's net margin of -19.52%. Sono-Tek's return on equity of 8.87% beat Intevac's return on equity.
Sono-Tek has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Intevac. Intevac is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sono-Tek, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Sono-Tek beats Intevac on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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