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DAKT vs. FARO, MLAB, VPG, COHR, BMI, ITRI, CGNX, OSIS, BELFB, and BELFA

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), Bel Fuse (BELFB), and Bel Fuse (BELFA).

Daktronics vs. Its Competitors

Daktronics (NASDAQ:DAKT) and FARO Technologies (NASDAQ:FARO) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Daktronics$756.48M1.03-$10.12M-$0.20-79.43
FARO Technologies$342.43M2.48-$9.07M-$0.05-878.50

61.7% of Daktronics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of FARO Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of Daktronics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of FARO Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Daktronics-1.34% 15.29% 7.48%
FARO Technologies -0.26%-0.35%-0.18%

In the previous week, Daktronics had 22 more articles in the media than FARO Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Daktronics and 1 mentions for FARO Technologies. FARO Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Daktronics' score of 0.46 indicating that FARO Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Daktronics Neutral
FARO Technologies Positive

Daktronics has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FARO Technologies has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Daktronics presently has a consensus target price of $26.00, suggesting a potential upside of 63.68%. FARO Technologies has a consensus target price of $35.50, suggesting a potential downside of 19.18%. Given Daktronics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Daktronics is more favorable than FARO Technologies.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Daktronics
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.50
FARO Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Summary

Daktronics beats FARO Technologies on 10 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

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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DAKT vs. The Competition

MetricDaktronicsELEC PRODS IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$779.38M$8.50B$27.24B$8.92B
Dividend YieldN/A1.60%2.94%4.12%
P/E Ratio-36.0713.0535.9219.83
Price / Sales1.0332.891,995.88113.43
Price / Cash12.6515.1837.9957.06
Price / Book2.878.267.045.35
Net Income-$10.12M$251.02M$762.33M$248.34M
7 Day Performance9.93%3.89%2.81%2.40%
1 Month Performance20.62%6.51%6.22%5.39%
1 Year Performance20.80%-3.37%52,172.46%19.53%

Daktronics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DAKT
Daktronics
4.8489 of 5 stars
$16.14
+6.5%
$26.00
+61.1%
+10.0%$789.00M$756.48M-36.512,702Earnings Report
Analyst Revision
FARO
FARO Technologies
1.4594 of 5 stars
$43.75
+0.1%
$35.50
-18.9%
+176.2%$844.53M$342.43M-875.001,232High Trading Volume
MLAB
Mesa Laboratories
3.2864 of 5 stars
$97.91
+2.2%
$130.00
+32.8%
+10.5%$522.74M$240.98M-264.62680High Trading Volume
VPG
Vishay Precision Group
1.2272 of 5 stars
$26.00
+0.3%
$28.50
+9.6%
-5.7%$343.76M$306.52M113.042,200News Coverage
COHR
Coherent
4.0255 of 5 stars
$80.66
-0.7%
$103.00
+27.7%
+19.3%$12.62B$4.71B-350.7026,157
BMI
Badger Meter
3.4769 of 5 stars
$246.33
+1.1%
$236.60
-3.9%
+30.2%$7.17B$826.56M54.262,210
ITRI
Itron
3.8405 of 5 stars
$130.81
+2.4%
$128.18
-2.0%
+35.0%$5.83B$2.44B23.875,788
CGNX
Cognex
4.8466 of 5 stars
$29.83
+0.7%
$39.17
+31.3%
-30.9%$4.97B$914.52M43.872,914
OSIS
OSI Systems
3.1143 of 5 stars
$215.69
+0.3%
$228.33
+5.9%
+65.6%$3.61B$1.54B26.246,681
BELFB
Bel Fuse
2.1539 of 5 stars
$93.31
+3.1%
$99.60
+6.7%
+47.0%$1.15B$534.79M27.135,370Analyst Revision
BELFA
Bel Fuse
2.2099 of 5 stars
$84.91
+5.5%
$115.00
+35.4%
+7.8%$1.02B$534.79M26.056,300

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This page (NASDAQ:DAKT) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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