Both in Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment

Sono-Tek vs Azenta

Over the past year SOTK returned +6.4% and AZTA returned +29.3%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.09.

SOTK +6.4% AZTA +29.3%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
MetricSOTKAZTA
Price$4.81$39.06
Market cap$75.8M$1.71B
Today−7.50%−5.36%
1 month−17.4%+13.3%
6 months−7.1%+56.8%
Year to date+16.5%+17.4%
1 year+1.7%+31.1%
Revenue growth (YoY)+1.3%+12.0%
Gross margin52.9%44.9%
Net margin7.0%1.5%
P/E (TTM)37.8×—
Price / sales3.5×2.8×
Net cash$17.8M$325.8M
Dividend yield——
Volatility (60d)72.4%61.5%
Short % of float0.5%13.8%
Next earnings——

Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).