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DAKT vs. OSIS, VPG, MLAB, COHR, CGNX, ITRI, BMI, ADSEW, DFLIW, and EOSEW

Should you be buying Daktronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Daktronics include OSI Systems (OSIS), Vishay Precision Group (VPG), Mesa Laboratories (MLAB), Coherent (COHR), Cognex (CGNX), Itron (ITRI), Badger Meter (BMI), ADS-TEC Energy (ADSEW), Dragonfly Energy (DFLIW), and Eos Energy Enterprises (EOSEW).

Daktronics vs. Its Competitors

Daktronics (NASDAQ:DAKT) and OSI Systems (NASDAQ:OSIS) are both electronic equipment & instruments companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

Daktronics has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OSI Systems has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

OSI Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Daktronics.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Daktronics$756.48M1.25-$10.12MN/AN/A
OSI Systems$1.71B2.48$149.64M$8.7029.06

Daktronics currently has a consensus target price of $26.00, indicating a potential upside of 33.33%. OSI Systems has a consensus target price of $247.50, indicating a potential downside of 2.10%. Given Daktronics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Daktronics is more favorable than OSI Systems.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Daktronics
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
OSI Systems
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86

In the previous week, OSI Systems had 12 more articles in the media than Daktronics. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for OSI Systems and 2 mentions for Daktronics. OSI Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Daktronics' score of 0.55 indicating that OSI Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Daktronics
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
OSI Systems
6 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

61.7% of Daktronics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.2% of OSI Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Daktronics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of OSI Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

OSI Systems has a net margin of 8.73% compared to Daktronics' net margin of 1.51%. OSI Systems' return on equity of 18.69% beat Daktronics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Daktronics1.51% 14.64% 7.47%
OSI Systems 8.73%18.69%7.51%

Summary

OSI Systems beats Daktronics on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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DAKT vs. The Competition

MetricDaktronicsElectrical Equipment & Parts IndustryManufacturing SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$954.05M$4.07B$2.54B$10.56B
Dividend YieldN/A3.69%2.57%4.67%
P/E Ratio33.20164.1826.6127.12
Price / Sales1.254,907.04116.74186.83
Price / Cash16.6612.5647.7931.10
Price / Book3.584.2538.376.67
Net Income-$10.12M-$40.66M$6.99M$276.23M
7 Day Performance-6.79%4.91%1.64%3.65%
1 Month Performance12.20%27.04%3.98%10.76%
1 Year Performance49.65%50.12%59.15%40.68%

Daktronics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DAKT
Daktronics
4.9021 of 5 stars
$19.41
-0.3%
$26.00
+34.0%
+48.1%$943.13M$756.48M33.202,702
OSIS
OSI Systems
3.7529 of 5 stars
$237.99
+0.7%
$245.83
+3.3%
+72.6%$3.98B$1.71B27.367,337
VPG
Vishay Precision Group
0.8051 of 5 stars
$31.84
-1.1%
$28.50
-10.5%
+28.4%$427.45M$295.28M-353.682,200News Coverage
MLAB
Mesa Laboratories
1.1496 of 5 stars
$64.07
-0.7%
$113.50
+77.1%
-46.1%$354.90M$240.98M-457.64680News Coverage
Positive News
Dividend Announcement
COHR
Coherent
2.3463 of 5 stars
$108.15
+1.1%
$110.07
+1.8%
+20.5%$16.67B$5.81B-200.2730,216Gap Up
CGNX
Cognex
4.6389 of 5 stars
$45.55
-0.5%
$43.07
-5.4%
+18.6%$7.69B$914.52M64.162,914Positive News
ITRI
Itron
4.2999 of 5 stars
$124.16
+0.2%
$137.10
+10.4%
+20.0%$5.67B$2.44B21.225,788Analyst Forecast
BMI
Badger Meter
4.6955 of 5 stars
$176.97
+0.3%
$237.00
+33.9%
-19.1%$5.20B$826.56M38.562,210
ADSEW
ADS-TEC Energy
N/A$1.10
-11.3%
N/A-59.2%$0.00$45.37M0.00110Positive News
Gap Down
DFLIW
Dragonfly Energy
N/A$0.05
-4.2%
N/A+519.5%$0.00$54.54M0.00150Gap Down
High Trading Volume
EOSEW
Eos Energy Enterprises
N/A$1.59
+27.2%
N/A+1,192.2%$0.00$33.80M0.00250News Coverage
Gap Up
High Trading Volume

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This page (NASDAQ:DAKT) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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