Sono-Tek (SOTK) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, IVAC or SOTK?

Intevac has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sono-Tek has a beta of -0.28, indicating that its stock price is 128% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer IVAC or SOTK?

Intevac received 243 more outperform votes than Sono-Tek when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.88% of users gave Sono-Tek an outperform vote while only 60.07% of users gave Intevac an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Intevac	Outperform Votes 352 60.07%	Underperform Votes 234 39.93%
Sono-Tek	Outperform Votes 109 64.88%	Underperform Votes 59 35.12%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in IVAC or SOTK?

60.3% of Intevac shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.9% of Sono-Tek shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Intevac 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is IVAC or SOTK more profitable?

Sono-Tek has a net margin of 7.36% compared to Intevac's net margin of -13.55%. Sono-Tek's return on equity of 9.20% beat Intevac's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intevac	-13.55%	-8.82%	-6.64%
Sono-Tek	7.36%	9.20%	6.58%

Do analysts prefer IVAC or SOTK?

Sono-Tek has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 116.45%. Given Sono-Tek's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sono-Tek is more favorable than Intevac.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intevac	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Sono-Tek	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to IVAC or SOTK?

In the previous week, Intevac had 2 more articles in the media than Sono-Tek. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Intevac and 1 mentions for Sono-Tek. Sono-Tek's average media sentiment score of 1.95 beat Intevac's score of 0.66 indicating that Sono-Tek is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, IVAC or SOTK?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Intevac	$52.67M	1.37	-$12.19M	-$0.33	-8.12
Sono-Tek	$20.65M	3.52	$1.44M	$0.09	51.33

Summary

Sono-Tek beats Intevac on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.