Sono-Tek Corp (SOTK) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 6, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of Sono-Tek Corp stock $3.03, price $4.30, that is 29.5% below the price, quality 71 out of 100. Rating: overvalued. Calculated from audited financials with 24 of our 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 8, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $3.03 – $9.00 · fair‑value band $2.27 – $3.99 · the $4.30 price screens above the $3.03 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). 1 fiscal year is left out: there the valuation rested on only a fraction of the usual models. As of Nov 8, 2026.
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Sono-Tek Corporation designs and manufactures ultrasonic coating systems for applying on parts and components for the microelectronics/electronics, alternative energy, medical, industrial, and research and development/other markets.
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The company offers custom-engineered ultrasonic coating systems; and nozzles and generators. It also provides integrated multi-axis coating systems, integrated coating systems, fluxing systems, OEM systems, and other related systems.
In addition, the company offers surface coating solutions and application consulting services. It markets and distributes its products through direct sales personnel, select independent distributors, and sales representatives.
The company operates in the United States, Canada, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America. Sono-Tek Corporation was incorporated in 1975 and is headquartered in Milton, New York.
Stock analysis
Sono-Tek Corp (SOTK) currently trades at $4.30, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $3.03, 30% below the price, so the stock looks overvalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the Multiples group reads highest at a median of $3.24 per share, and 1 of the 24 models we run sit above the $4.30 price.
Bear case: the Earnings-Based group reads lowest at $1.03, and 23 of the 24 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is medium.
Scenario range: $2.27 (bear) to $3.99 (bull), the price of $4.30 sits above it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 71/100 (solid quality), in the Technology sector.
Healthy Growth: Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Sono-Tek Corp reported revenue of $20.9M in FY2026 versus $17.1M in FY2022, a compound +5.1%/yr. Reported net income was $1.8M in FY2026, compounding −8.2%/yr from FY2022.
Key figures
Market cap $67.3M Micro · P/E ratio 35.8 · P/S ratio 3.13 · EPS (TTM) $0.1200 · Net margin 9.3% · Return on equity 10.1% · Return on assets (EBIT) 6.1% (5-year average) · Operating margin 7.3%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 48 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 40% below its 52-week high and 19% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Technology peers we cover trades at −45% fair-value upside, at −30%, SOTK screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
Bear$2.27Fair Value $3.03Bull$3.99
Price $4.30 · Downside -29.5%
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above starts from their evidence-weighted blend, not from a single model. In cyclical trough or peak years, after dilution or a stock split it is adjusted afterwards, so it can sit above or below the models. Based on fiscal year 2026 figures (about 8 months old). Earnings retained since then ($0.0835 per share) are deliberately not added.Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. If a model's bull case is above four times its base value, the table shows that limit with a > sign (like the overall Bull above): beyond it no assumption holds.Coverage ⓘCoverage = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
In the last 6 months, 2 officers or directors sold shares worth $159,126 and none bought.
SaleStephen James BagleyCFO3× since Jul 23, 2026: 13,000 shares, avg. $5.21$67,666Jul 30, 2026
SaleChristopher L CoccioDirector17,000 shares at $5.38$91,460Jul 21, 2026
BuyAdeniyi LawalDirector2,400 shares at $4.12$9,888Mar 5, 2026
Plus 8 other filings such as grants, option exercises or tax withholding. They are not market purchases or sales.
Sales are often planned (taxes, diversification, 10b5-1 plans). Purchases with their own money are seen as the stronger sign. For information only: not part of the quality score or Fair Value.
Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card.74/100
Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Revenue growth 1 year
+2.0%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+11.6%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+7.1%
Start year 2021 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +5.9% a year
Revenue growth 39 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+7.7%
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What shareholders gained per year (last 5 years) ⓘWhat the business itself delivers per year: earnings growth per share plus the dividend yield. This is what you get IF the market keeps valuing the stock the same way: it contains no assumption about the market changing its mind. Computed per share, so buybacks count and a merger does not pass as growth. For a company that pays no dividend it is pure earnings growth per share. Period: earnings growth per share as CAGR over the last 5 reported fiscal years (annual statements), plus the current dividend yield. The start value is the median of the three years around the start, so a single crisis year (a pandemic or a write-down) does not distort the rate.
+9.7%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year+9.7%
Dividend (yield on the price)0.0%
Pace: 5 vs 10 years ⓘTwo data points, not a trend model: earnings growth per share over the last 5 fiscal years against the last 10. Labelled "steady" when both rates are within 3 percentage points of each other, otherwise picking up or flattening. Shown only when ten years of history exist.9.7% vs 12.2%, steady
Profit margin 2021 to 2026 ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.9% → 9%
Pace: the 5-year rate starts in 2021 (pandemic)
Growth Forecast
A lot of optimism in the price
The price assumes more growth than the company has delivered so far.
What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
+11.1%
Yearly growth needed for the next five years to justify today's price.
What forecasts expect
n/a
No analyst forecast available.
After inflation (USA: IMF forecast 2.4% a year to 2030, 3.1% from 2016 to 2025) that is about +8.5% a year for the price.
News mood ⓘNews mood, the average tone of recent news (91 articles), rated against how stocks are usually covered. 🚀 Hype = unusually upbeat · 🙂 Positive = above average · 😐 Neutral = typical · 🙁 Negative = below average · 😨 Very negative = unusually downbeat. It reflects the tone of coverage, not our valuation.Positive
Recent news coverage is more positive than average.
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Scientific & Technical Instruments · 160 stocks
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Frequently asked questions
Is Sono-Tek Corp (SOTK) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Nov 8, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of $3.03 versus a price of $4.30, about 30% lower (overvalued).
What is the fair value of SOTK?
Our model-based fair value for Sono-Tek Corp is $3.03 (as of Nov 8, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: $4.30.
What is the quality score of SOTK?
Sono-Tek Corp has a Quality Score of 71/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for Sono-Tek Corp (SOTK)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of $3.03 (as of Nov 8, 2026) from 24 valuation models. Cautious scenario $2.27, optimistic scenario $3.99. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the Sono-Tek Corp stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at $3.03, about 30% lower versus a price of $4.30 (overvalued). Cautious scenario $2.27, optimistic scenario $3.99. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of Sono-Tek Corp (SOTK)?
Sono-Tek Corp reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about $21.5M (latest available figure, as of Nov 8, 2026).
What growth is priced into Sono-Tek Corp (SOTK)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, Sono-Tek Corp would have to grow free cash flow by +11.1 % per year for five years (discount rate 11.2 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +7.1 % per year. As of Nov 8, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of SOTK use?
Our models discount Sono-Tek Corp at 11.2 %: a base by market capitalisation (micro), damped by beta 0.07, country premium for USA. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For Sono-Tek Corp that is +11.1 % per year for five years, then slowing evenly to 2 % by year ten, using the same discount rate (11.2 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has Sono-Tek Corp (SOTK) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at Sono-Tek Corp grew +7.1 % a year. The price currently implies free-cash-flow growth of +11.1 % per year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of Sono-Tek Corp (SOTK) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +11.5 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into Sono-Tek Corp (+11.1 % per year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of Sono-Tek Corp (SOTK)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 4.46 %: that much free cash flow Sono-Tek Corp produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (11.2 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of Sono-Tek Corp (SOTK)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For Sono-Tek Corp it is $3.03 per share (as of Nov 8, 2026), against a price of $4.30. It is the blended result of 24 valuation models in 7 families (DCF Models, Earnings-Based, Multiples, Asset-Based, Growth DCF, Economic Profit, Growth Earnings).
Is Sono-Tek Corp stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Nov 8, 2026, SOTK trades above its calculated fair value: price $4.30, fair value $3.03, a gap of about −30% (overvalued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of SOTK?
No. The price is what the market pays today ($4.30); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify ($3.03). For Sono-Tek Corp the two are $1.27 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is Sono-Tek Corp worth?
The market values Sono-Tek Corp at about $67.3M (market capitalisation, as of Nov 8, 2026). Per share that is $4.30; our models calculate a fair value of $3.03 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about SOTK?
Our models span a range for Sono-Tek Corp: cautious scenario $2.27, base $3.03, optimistic $3.99 per share (as of Nov 8, 2026, price $4.30). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of SOTK?
Sono-Tek Corp trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.8 (as of Nov 8, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of $3.03 is built from several models across several years. Median P/E at fiscal year-end, 10 fiscal years (2017 to 2026), reported earnings, FY2022, FY2026 ex one-offs: 59.3. Other multiples: P/B 3.4, P/S 3.1, EV/EBITDA 21.8.
How solid is the balance sheet of Sono-Tek Corp (SOTK)?
Balance-sheet figures for Sono-Tek Corp (as of Nov 8, 2026): return on equity 10.1%, debt of 0.05 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 71/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is SOTK from its 52-week high?
Sono-Tek Corp trades at $4.30, about 40% below its 52-week high of $7.16 and 19% above the low of $3.60 (as of Nov 6, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of $3.03 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to Sono-Tek Corp?
From the same area (Technology) we also value Keysight Technologies, Inc, Garmin Ltd, Coherent Corp, Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is Sono-Tek Corp stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Nov 8, 2026: price $4.30, calculated fair value $3.03 (−30%), Quality Score 71/100, from 24 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of SOTK calculated?
We run Sono-Tek Corp through 24 models from 7 families: DCF Models, Earnings-Based, Multiples, Asset-Based, Growth DCF, Economic Profit, Growth Earnings. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the fair value of $3.03 builds on their evidence-weighted average, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 13.3% above its aggregate fair value. Sono-Tek Corp itself currently trades above fair value. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of Sono-Tek Corp (SOTK)?
The closing price on Nov 6, 2026 was $4.30. Our model-based fair value is $3.03, about 30% lower (overvalued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with Sono-Tek Corp right now?
The price sits above even our optimistic bull case ($3.99). The favourable scenario is already priced in. Solid but not exceptional quality (71/100) and above fair value, neither a clear bargain nor a standout compounder.
Where does the earnings growth of Sono-Tek Corp (SOTK) come from?
Earnings per share at Sono-Tek Corp grew +10.0 % a year from 2015 to 2026. Broken into its drivers: revenue per share +5.8 %, EBIT margin −0.7 %, tax rate +1.1 %, residual (interest, one-offs) +3.6 %. The four rates multiply to the earnings growth rate, they do not add up. Start and end are three-year averages so a single exceptional year does not distort the result.
Key figures of Sono-Tek Corp
How large is the market capitalisation of Sono-Tek Corp (SOTK)?
The market capitalisation of Sono-Tek Corp is $67.3M. The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of Sono-Tek Corp (SOTK)?
The price-to-sales ratio of Sono-Tek Corp is 3.13 (last twelve months). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of Sono-Tek Corp (SOTK)?
Earnings per share at Sono-Tek Corp are $0.1200 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 35.8). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the net margin of Sono-Tek Corp (SOTK)?
The net margin of Sono-Tek Corp is 9.3% (last twelve months). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of Sono-Tek Corp (SOTK)?
The return on equity (ROE) of Sono-Tek Corp is 10.1% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of Sono-Tek Corp (SOTK)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of Sono-Tek Corp is 6.1% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of Sono-Tek Corp (SOTK)?
The operating margin of Sono-Tek Corp is 7.3% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at Sono-Tek Corp (SOTK)?
Revenue at Sono-Tek Corp is growing +1.3% versus a year earlier (3y avg +11.6%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at Sono-Tek Corp (SOTK)?
Earnings per share at Sono-Tek Corp are growing −25.8% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net cash does Sono-Tek Corp (SOTK) hold?
Sono-Tek Corp holds more cash than debt, $7.3M net (fiscal year 2026). The company holds more cash than debt, a safety cushion.
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