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Veeco Instruments vs Sono-Tek
Over the past year VECO returned +31.8% and SOTK returned +3.2%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.31.
VECO +31.8% SOTK +3.2%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
| Metric | VECO | SOTK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $38.87 | $4.81 |
| Market cap | $2.38B | $75.8M |
| Today | −9.18% | −7.50% |
| 1 month | −26.9% | −17.4% |
| 6 months | −22.6% | −7.1% |
| Year to date | +36.0% | +16.5% |
| 1 year | +32.5% | +1.7% |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +16.5% | +1.3% |
| Gross margin | 38.7% | 52.9% |
| Net margin | 6.1% | 7.0% |
| P/E (TTM) | 102.2× | 37.8× |
| Price / sales | 3.5× | 3.5× |
| Net cash | $202.9M | $17.8M |
| Dividend yield | — | — |
| Volatility (60d) | 66.5% | 72.4% |
| Short % of float | 9.7% | 0.5% |
| Next earnings | — | — |
Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).