DAKT vs. FARO, MLAB, VPG, COHR, BMI, ITRI, CGNX, OSIS, ADSEW, and DFLIW
Should you be buying Daktronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Daktronics include FARO Technologies (FARO), Mesa Laboratories (MLAB), Vishay Precision Group (VPG), Coherent (COHR), Badger Meter (BMI), Itron (ITRI), Cognex (CGNX), OSI Systems (OSIS), ADS-TEC Energy (ADSEW), and Dragonfly Energy (DFLIW).
Daktronics vs. Its Competitors
Daktronics (NASDAQ:DAKT) and FARO Technologies (NASDAQ:FARO) are both small-cap electronic equipment & instruments companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.
In the previous week, FARO Technologies had 4 more articles in the media than Daktronics. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for FARO Technologies and 1 mentions for Daktronics. FARO Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Daktronics' score of 0.37 indicating that FARO Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Daktronics currently has a consensus target price of $26.00, indicating a potential upside of 63.32%. FARO Technologies has a consensus target price of $35.50, indicating a potential downside of 19.30%. Given Daktronics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Daktronics is more favorable than FARO Technologies.
FARO Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Daktronics. FARO Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Daktronics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
FARO Technologies has a net margin of -0.26% compared to Daktronics' net margin of -1.34%. Daktronics' return on equity of 15.29% beat FARO Technologies' return on equity.
Daktronics has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FARO Technologies has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.
61.7% of Daktronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of FARO Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 5.5% of Daktronics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of FARO Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Daktronics beats FARO Technologies on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:DAKT) was last updated on 7/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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