MLAB vs. DAKT, VPG, COHR, CGNX, ITRI, BMI, OSIS, PLSE, OPK, and IART
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), Pulse Biosciences (PLSE), OPKO Health (OPK), and Integra LifeSciences (IART).
Mesa Laboratories vs. Its Competitors
Daktronics (NASDAQ:DAKT) and Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) are both small-cap electronic equipment & instruments companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
Daktronics has a net margin of 1.51% compared to Mesa Laboratories' net margin of -0.26%. Mesa Laboratories' return on equity of 24.49% beat Daktronics' return on equity.
Daktronics currently has a consensus target price of $26.00, indicating a potential upside of 31.82%. Mesa Laboratories has a consensus target price of $67.00, indicating a potential downside of 8.26%. Given Daktronics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Daktronics is more favorable than Mesa Laboratories.
Mesa Laboratories has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Daktronics.
61.7% of Daktronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.6% of Mesa Laboratories shares are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of Daktronics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of Mesa Laboratories shares are held by 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 1.69, suggesting that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mesa Laboratories has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Daktronics had 1 more articles in the media than Mesa Laboratories. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Daktronics and 2 mentions for Mesa Laboratories. Daktronics' average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Mesa Laboratories' score of 0.83 indicating that Daktronics is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Daktronics beats Mesa Laboratories on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:MLAB) was last updated on 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
