Amtech Systems (ASYS) Competitors

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

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

50.2% of Amtech Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.9% of Sono-Tek shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.9% of Amtech Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Sono-Tek shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate ASYS or SOTK?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amtech Systems	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)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ASYS or SOTK?

Amtech Systems received 194 more outperform votes than Sono-Tek when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.67% of users gave Sono-Tek an outperform vote while only 59.10% of users gave Amtech Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Amtech Systems	Outperform Votes 302 59.10%	Underperform Votes 209 40.90%
Sono-Tek	Outperform Votes 108 64.67%	Underperform Votes 59 35.33%

Does the media prefer ASYS or SOTK?

In the previous week, Amtech Systems and Amtech Systems both had 2 articles in the media. Amtech Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Sono-Tek's score of 0.37 indicating that Amtech Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Amtech Systems	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sono-Tek	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is ASYS or SOTK more profitable?

Sono-Tek has a net margin of 7.25% compared to Amtech Systems' net margin of -16.45%. Sono-Tek's return on equity of 8.87% beat Amtech Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amtech Systems	-16.45%	-1.15%	-0.76%
Sono-Tek	7.25%	8.87%	6.31%

Which has more volatility & risk, ASYS or SOTK?

Amtech Systems has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sono-Tek has a beta of -0.22, indicating that its share price is 122% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ASYS or SOTK?

Sono-Tek has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Amtech Systems. Amtech Systems 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
Amtech Systems	$113.32M	0.60	-$12.58M	-$1.35	-3.56
Sono-Tek	$15.06M	4.61	$640K	$0.07	63.00

Summary

Sono-Tek beats Amtech Systems on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.