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Sono-Tek Corporation

$SOTK·$82M·Industrial - Machinery·Industrials
$5.20-11.6%YTD+28.1%1Y+42.5%
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SOSOTK
$SOTKSono-Tek Corporation
$5.20-11.56%17 posts+29%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $SOTK, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersCooling offAI verdict · as of 2026-07-03

Catching its breath after a run — could pick back up or fade from here.

Sono-Tek is a $82M ultrasonic-coating microcap — Q4 beat estimates but the stock is off 11.6% today.

SOTK is a niche capital-equipment story that just beat but is giving up gains.

  • Q4 FY26 revenue $5.6M (+9.5% YoY, small-scale), operating margin 10.7%, EPS $0.036 (a 50% beat vs $0.02).
  • Fundamentals: PE 45x TTM (high but tiny denominators), PS 3.9x, gross margin 50.5%, ROE 9.5%, debt/equity 0, FCF yield 3.7% — clean small-cap capital-equipment profile.
  • Sole filing pulled is May 28 8-K (earnings/annual). No insider events surfaced.
  • News: multiple 'SonoTek surges 14.6%' Zacks headlines followed by the earnings call transcript — momentum tag rather than fundamental thesis.
  • Positioning: price $5.20, t12m +43%, YTD +28%, position in 52-week range 65%, beta -0.01 — genuinely uncorrelated to the broader tape. Float ~13M.

Real-business but tiny scale, cooling on the day. Next earnings July 9 (consensus $0.05 EPS) — a small business that could re-accelerate or drift depending on order book.

What to watch: Q1 FY27 print July 9, order backlog commentary, and any solar/EV-battery coating customer wins (the main end-market growth vectors).

On the calendar: Q1 FY27 earnings 2026-07-09

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Sono-Tek Corporation specializes in the development and production of advanced ultrasonic coating systems. These systems are employed globally to apply precise coatings onto parts and components across a wide range of industries, including microelectronics, alternative energy, medical, industrial manufacturing, and research and development. Beyond its standard offerings, the company also engineers custom ultrasonic coating solutions and supplies essential nozzles and generators for integration into other manufacturers' equipment. Its diverse product line encompasses integrated multi-axis and standard coating systems, fluxing systems, and OEM components. Sono-Tek distributes its innovative products worldwide via a network of independent distributors and sales representatives. The company, founded in 1975, is headquartered in Milton, New York.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Industrial - Machinery sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $SOTK.

Industrial - Machinery · Industrials

AI data center power capex and autonomous robotics are the two concurrent structural drivers bifurcating this industry — electrical infrastructure for AI power density and robotic warehouse/manufacturing automation are pulling order books in different directions. ETN's electrical switchgear for AI power infrastructure and SYM's robotic warehouse systems are the two poles of the bifurcation.

Industry benchmark

23-name peer basket
+54.1%YTD
+78.4%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
45.3How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
7.3%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
8.7%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
3.7%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
3.9Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
9.5%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
50.5%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.0Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026May 28, 2026$0.03$0.02+50.0%
Q4 2025Jan 13, 2026$0.02$0.03-33.3%
Q3 2025Oct 14, 2025$0.03$0.02+50.0%
Q2 2025Jul 10, 2025$0.03$0.02+50.0%
Next earningsThu, Jul 9·consensus EPS $0.05

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q4 FY26$5.6M+9.5%49.8%10.7%$0.04$3.1M
Q3 FY26$5.0M-3.6%50.2%6.4%$0.02$1.1M
Q2 FY26$5.2M+0.0%50.2%8.2%$0.03$-237K
Q1 FY26$5.1M+2.0%51.9%9.4%$0.03$-975K

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 1 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY27$21.7M$21.4M – $22.0M$0.10$0.10 – $0.111
FY28$23.0M$22.6M – $23.3M$0.10$0.10 – $0.111
FY29$24.6M$24.2M – $24.9M$0.05$0.05 – $0.051
FY30$26.0M$25.7M – $26.4M$0.05$0.05 – $0.051
FY31$27.6M$27.2M – $28.0M$0.05$0.05 – $0.051

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.3×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.65%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+1.9%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+18.6%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 13.2M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.5% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β-0.015-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

BuyMar 5Adeniyi LawalDirector2.4K sh$10K
+ 2 other (1 exempt · 1 return) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KPress release / Reg FDMay 288-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Sono-Tek Corporation (ultrasonic coating systems) issued a press release with financial results for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2026, furnished as Exhibit 99.1. Annual earnings disclosure for this small-cap ultrasonic equipment company; specific figures in the exhibit.

3New insider — initial holdingsMar 263
8-KPress release / Reg FDJan 138-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
+ 3 other (1 SD · 1 10-K · 1 10-Q) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

SonoTek (SOTK) Surges 14.6%: Is This an Indication of Further Gains?zacks.com·4d agoSono-Tek Corporation (SOTK) Q4 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·37d agoSono-Tek Q4 Earnings Call Highlightsmarketbeat.com·37d agoSono-Tek Corporation (SOTK) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimateszacks.com·38d agoSono-Tek Reports Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2026 Financial Resultsprismmediawire.com·38d ago

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