FARO vs. DAKT, MLAB, VPG, COHR, BMI, CGNX, ITRI, OSIS, QSI, and MASS
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), Cognex (CGNX), Itron (ITRI), OSI Systems (OSIS), Quantum-Si (QSI), and 908 Devices (MASS).
FARO Technologies vs.
Daktronics (NASDAQ:DAKT) and FARO Technologies (NASDAQ:FARO) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, profitability, dividends, risk, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
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.
61.7% of Daktronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of FARO Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 5.5% of Daktronics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of FARO Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Daktronics had 3 more articles in the media than FARO Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Daktronics and 4 mentions for FARO Technologies. FARO Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Daktronics' score of 1.26 indicating that FARO Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Daktronics has a beta of 1.56, indicating that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FARO Technologies has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
Daktronics currently has a consensus price target of $26.00, indicating a potential upside of 66.67%. FARO Technologies has a consensus price target of $35.50, indicating a potential downside of 15.48%. Given Daktronics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Daktronics is more favorable than FARO Technologies.
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.
Summary
Daktronics beats FARO Technologies on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:FARO) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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