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Track SOTK free→NASDAQInformation TechnologyScientific & Technical InstrumentsSnapshot 2026-06-15
Recent financial performance is holding in the top half of its industry — the reason to own it looks intact.
Recent financial performance is strong. Earnings quality is neutral, and management's track record has been steady. Risk is elevated, but the sector backdrop is a tailwind. Compared with sector peers, SOTK is typical in valuation. Peer multiples imply a price about 66% below where it trades (it looks expensive on this basis); the read is expensive, growth-justified. This assessment is provisional.
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
A consensus fair price across 5 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $5.17. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
No-growth: today's peer multiple on trailing earnings. The headline read.
Embeds projected growth. Leans optimistic by design. Upside context.
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
At $5.17 SOTK trades at 47× p/e — 1.7× the 28× p/e peer median. The market is re-rating it beyond its own range; our $3.12 fair value is medium-confidence here. Not investment advice.
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
The market is pricing in roughly 66% near-term growth, well above our forecast of about 11%. This describes what's priced in, not a forecast of the move.
Flags: expensive valuation, a turbulent sector regime (Heating).
For similar setups historically (n=2,301): about 43% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 77% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Operating income rose in 1 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Information Technology names rated strong grew net income 73% of the time over the next year (vs 58% for the rest of the cohort, n=2777).
Over the trailing year it converted 1.80x of net income into operating cash flow. Historically, Information Technology names rated neutral grew net income 62% of the time over the next year (vs 58% for the rest of the cohort, n=2831).
Not enough signal yet.
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to the US dollar, the broad stock market, real (inflation-adjusted) rates, long-term interest rates, Fed net liquidity.
3 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by executive changes. Historically, Information Technology names rated stable grew net income 56% of the time over the next year (vs 62% for the rest of the cohort, n=797).
The next print and the backdrop around it (sector regime and the AI cycle). Context for the path, not a forecast of returns.
EPS estimate $0.00 → $0.04. 0 raised, 0 cut, 2 covering analysts.
0 upgrades, 0 downgrades / 30d. 50% of analysts rate Buy.
1 positive, 0 negative / 30d. See F4 management tile for the event list.
Market and fundamentals agree. Analysts are positioned bullishly on a fundamentally strong name.
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
A guidance track record builds as the company issues and delivers on guidance.
What a normal day, a bad day, and the worst of the last year would mean for a $10,000 position.
On a typical day, $10k can swing ±$169.
How much price usually moves either way.
On a bad day, this stock has moved -$389.
A rough but not unusual down day (about the 95th percentile).
In the worst 12 months, $10k could have lost $2,389.
Deepest peak-to-trough drop in the last year.
Past results, not a forecast. Not investment advice.
The most important moves since the prior daily snapshot.
No material changes since the prior snapshot.
as of 2026-06-15
Specific, dated things to watch for, each with what would confirm it and what would prove it wrong.
Why it matters: This report will show how Sono-Tek is performing amid a growth phase in tech. Strong results could boost investor confidence.
Confirms:Earnings report shows revenue growth above 10% year over year.
Disproves:Earnings report shows revenue growth below 0% year over year.
Recent news graded against this company's own objectives — whether it reinforces or challenges the thesis, and how confirmed it is.
No graded news catalysts for SOTK yet.
Conditional scenarios: if X happens, the view would shift in this direction. These are not predictions.
Recent SEC 8-K filings ranked by likely impact, confidence, and recency.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
Whether the overall read has been drifting up or down lately, and how it's changed since last week.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
Long-thesis check; widest uncertainty.
Looks more expensive than peers.
Self-history needs ~20 months of data.
Trailing four: 2025-Q3, 2026-Q1, 2026-Q2, 2026-Q3
A side-by-side read on sector standing, valuation, and risk versus Electronic Equipment & Instruments.
| Stock | Sector standing | Valuation | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
SOTK Sono-Tek Corp | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 60 of 100 | expensive | elevated |
KEYS Keysight Technologies | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 88 of 100 | expensive | moderate |
ROP Roper Technologies | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 96 of 100 | inexpensive | elevated |
TDY Teledyne Technologies | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 76 of 100 | full | moderate |
TRMB Trimble Inc. | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 94 of 100 | inexpensive | moderate |
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-15.
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Tailwind = sector leading the S&P 500; headwind = trailing. Both can be constructive. Historically, headwind regimes have averaged stronger forward returns than tailwind.
Context label only: describes the market state (e.g. real bear vs narrative panic, healthy uptrend vs late-stage froth). It is not a per-ticker buy/sell signal and does not predict factor performance.
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-15.
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
The company aims for modest revenue growth, reflecting an improved outlook.
Stated in 4 of last 4 quarters. Revenue grew from $5,031,038 in 2025-Q1 to $5,609,476 in 2026-Q4, indicating progress towards the modest growth target. The trajectory shows delivering on the stated priority.
“For FY 2027, we anticipate relatively flat to modestly higher year over year revenue.”
“For the full fiscal year, the Company is reiterating its guidance reflecting an improved but watchful outlook, anticipating modest revenue growth.”
“For the full fiscal year, the Company is updating its guidance reflecting an improved outlook anticipating modest revenue growth.”
“For the full fiscal year, the Company is updating its guidance reflecting an improved outlook anticipating modest revenue growth”
Focus on enhancing cash flow from operating activities to support financial stability.
Stated in 3 of last 3 quarters. Cash from operating activities improved significantly from -$176,818 in 2026-Q2 to $3,135,917 in 2026-Q4, indicating substantial progress in enhancing cash flow.
“Cash from operating activities improved to $3,135,917 in 2026-Q4.”
Why it matters: A drop in sector revenue growth could signal a slowdown for Sono-Tek. This would affect future performance.
Confirms:Sector revenue growth has been below average for two months in a row.
Disproves:Sector revenue growth remains above its median for two consecutive months.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement. On November 5, 2025, Sono-Tek Corporation (the “Company”) agreed with R. Stephen Harshbarger, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President, Christoper L. Coccio, the Company’s Executive Chairman, and Stephen J. Bagley, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, to terminate the respective Executive Agreements between the Company and such officers (the “Original Agreements”). The Original Agreements provided for the Company to make certain pay…
“Cash from operating activities was $1,208,772.”
“Cash from operating activities was -$176,818.”