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Sono-Tek vs Veeco Instruments
Over the past year SOTK returned +2.4% and VECO returned +26.3%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.31.
SOTK +2.4% VECO +26.3%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
| Metric | SOTK | VECO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.77 | $37.27 |
| Market cap | $75.1M | $2.28B |
| Today | −0.83% | −4.12% |
| 1 month | −23.1% | −35.0% |
| 6 months | −2.9% | −26.8% |
| Year to date | +15.5% | +30.4% |
| 1 year | +3.7% | +27.8% |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +1.3% | +16.5% |
| Gross margin | 52.9% | 38.7% |
| Net margin | 7.0% | 6.1% |
| P/E (TTM) | 37.5× | 98.0× |
| Price / sales | 3.5× | 3.3× |
| Net cash | $17.8M | $202.9M |
| Dividend yield | — | — |
| Volatility (60d) | 72.2% | 66.7% |
| Short % of float | 0.5% | 9.7% |
| Next earnings | — | — |
Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).