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

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), Hayward (HAYW), and Bel Fuse (BELFB).

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 stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock 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%

Daktronics presently has a consensus target price of $26.00, indicating a potential upside of 58.15%. FARO Technologies has a consensus target price of $35.50, indicating a potential downside of 19.15%. Given Daktronics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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

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

In the previous week, FARO Technologies had 3 more articles in the media than Daktronics. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for FARO Technologies and 3 mentions for Daktronics. Daktronics' average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat FARO Technologies' score of 0.15 indicating that Daktronics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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$756.48M1.07-$10.12M-$0.44-37.36
FARO Technologies$342.43M2.48-$9.07M-$0.05-878.20

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

MetricDaktronicsElectrical Equipment & Parts IndustryManufacturing SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$804.48M$3.92B$2.18B$9.04B
Dividend YieldN/A3.60%2.61%4.03%
P/E Ratio-37.3610.7022.2620.13
Price / Sales1.071,693.6893.39127.16
Price / Cash13.7012.4213.4658.41
Price / Book3.023.7984.375.60
Net Income-$10.12M-$40.66M-$134.41M$248.43M
7 Day Performance-2.72%-0.53%-0.19%5.15%
1 Month Performance15.13%10.36%2.02%7.62%
1 Year Performance20.44%7.13%22.42%21.56%

Daktronics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DAKT
Daktronics
4.7335 of 5 stars
$16.44
+0.4%
$26.00
+58.2%
+19.8%$804.48M$756.48M-37.362,702
FARO
FARO Technologies
1.7121 of 5 stars
$43.92
-0.2%
$35.50
-19.2%
+167.0%$849.75M$342.43M-878.401,232Positive News
High Trading Volume
MLAB
Mesa Laboratories
3.1048 of 5 stars
$94.22
-4.5%
$130.00
+38.0%
-2.1%$538.29M$240.98M-254.65680Dividend Announcement
High Trading Volume
VPG
Vishay Precision Group
1.6186 of 5 stars
$28.02
-1.0%
$28.50
+1.7%
-3.4%$375.32M$306.52M121.832,200News Coverage
COHR
Coherent
4.0252 of 5 stars
$89.30
+2.4%
$103.00
+15.3%
+21.6%$13.56B$4.71B-388.2626,157Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
BMI
Badger Meter
3.5809 of 5 stars
$245.13
-0.4%
$236.60
-3.5%
+29.3%$7.25B$826.56M53.992,210Positive News
ITRI
Itron
3.7597 of 5 stars
$131.63
-0.6%
$128.18
-2.6%
+37.1%$6.04B$2.44B24.025,788
CGNX
Cognex
4.8312 of 5 stars
$31.72
+0.8%
$39.17
+23.5%
-31.2%$5.28B$914.52M46.652,914Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
OSIS
OSI Systems
3.2834 of 5 stars
$224.86
+0.4%
$228.33
+1.5%
+73.8%$3.76B$1.54B27.366,681
HAYW
Hayward
3.547 of 5 stars
$13.78
-0.2%
$17.13
+24.3%
+18.0%$2.99B$1.05B25.052,080Insider Trade
BELFB
Bel Fuse
3.2847 of 5 stars
$97.69
+1.7%
$99.60
+2.0%
+56.9%$1.22B$534.79M28.405,370High Trading Volume

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