Daktronics (DAKT) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, DAKT or FARO?

Daktronics has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FARO Technologies has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DAKT or FARO?

61.7% of Daktronics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of FARO Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of Daktronics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of FARO Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer DAKT or FARO?

In the previous week, FARO Technologies had 5 more articles in the media than Daktronics. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for FARO Technologies and 4 mentions for Daktronics. Daktronics' average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat FARO Technologies' score of 1.13 indicating that Daktronics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Daktronics	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
FARO Technologies	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DAKT or FARO?

FARO Technologies received 146 more outperform votes than Daktronics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.13% of users gave Daktronics an outperform vote while only 63.14% of users gave FARO Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Daktronics	Outperform Votes 236 64.13%	Underperform Votes 132 35.87%
FARO Technologies	Outperform Votes 382 63.14%	Underperform Votes 223 36.86%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, DAKT or FARO?

Daktronics has higher revenue and earnings than FARO Technologies. 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Daktronics	$799.81M	0.96	$34.62M	-$0.20	-77.13
FARO Technologies	$341.05M	2.38	-$56.58M	-$0.05	-844.40

Do analysts prefer DAKT or FARO?

Daktronics presently has a consensus price target of $26.00, suggesting a potential upside of 68.56%. FARO Technologies has a consensus price target of $35.50, suggesting a potential downside of 15.92%. Given Daktronics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research 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

Is DAKT or FARO more profitable?

Daktronics has a net margin of 3.62% compared to FARO Technologies' net margin of -1.87%. Daktronics' return on equity of 19.61% beat FARO Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Daktronics	3.62%	19.61%	8.96%
FARO Technologies	-1.87%	-2.49%	-1.32%

Summary

Daktronics beats FARO Technologies on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.