MLAB vs. DAKT, VPG, COHR, CGNX, ITRI, BMI, OSIS, IART, OPK, and PLSE
Should you be buying Mesa Laboratories stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mesa Laboratories include Daktronics (DAKT), Vishay Precision Group (VPG), Coherent (COHR), Cognex (CGNX), Itron (ITRI), Badger Meter (BMI), OSI Systems (OSIS), Integra LifeSciences (IART), OPKO Health (OPK), and Pulse Biosciences (PLSE).
Mesa Laboratories vs. Its Competitors
Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) and Daktronics (NASDAQ:DAKT) are both small-cap electronic equipment & instruments companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Mesa Laboratories has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Daktronics has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Mesa Laboratories has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Daktronics. Mesa Laboratories is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Daktronics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Mesa Laboratories presently has a consensus price target of $113.50, indicating a potential upside of 84.88%. Daktronics has a consensus price target of $26.00, indicating a potential upside of 52.58%. Given Mesa Laboratories' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Mesa Laboratories is more favorable than Daktronics.
In the previous week, Daktronics had 5 more articles in the media than Mesa Laboratories. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Daktronics and 3 mentions for Mesa Laboratories. Daktronics' average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Mesa Laboratories' score of 1.13 indicating that Daktronics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
90.6% of Mesa Laboratories shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.7% of Daktronics shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.9% of Mesa Laboratories shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Daktronics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Mesa Laboratories has a net margin of -0.26% compared to Daktronics' net margin of -1.34%. Mesa Laboratories' return on equity of 24.49% beat Daktronics' return on equity.
Summary
Mesa Laboratories and Daktronics tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:MLAB) was last updated on 9/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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