FARO vs. DAKT, MLAB, VPG, COHR, BMI, ITRI, CGNX, OSIS, AGYS, and SIMO
Should you be buying FARO Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FARO Technologies include Daktronics (DAKT), Mesa Laboratories (MLAB), Vishay Precision Group (VPG), Coherent (COHR), Badger Meter (BMI), Itron (ITRI), Cognex (CGNX), OSI Systems (OSIS), Agilysys (AGYS), and Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO).
FARO Technologies vs. Its Competitors
Daktronics (NASDAQ:DAKT) and FARO Technologies (NASDAQ:FARO) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and risk.
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, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
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.
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.
In the previous week, Daktronics had 9 more articles in the media than FARO Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Daktronics and 2 mentions for FARO Technologies. Daktronics' average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat FARO Technologies' score of 0.00 indicating that Daktronics is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Daktronics currently has a consensus price target of $26.00, indicating a potential upside of 53.94%. FARO Technologies has a consensus price target of $35.50, indicating a potential downside of 19.13%. Given Daktronics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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.
Summary
Daktronics beats FARO Technologies on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:FARO) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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