New Pacific Metals (NEWP) Competitors

Daktronics (NASDAQ:DAKT) and New Pacific Metals (NASDAQ:NEWP) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation and institutional ownership.

Do analysts prefer DAKT or NEWP?

Daktronics presently has a consensus target price of $26.00, suggesting a potential upside of 93.74%. New Pacific Metals has a consensus target price of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 346.43%. Given New Pacific Metals' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe New Pacific Metals is more favorable than Daktronics.

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
New Pacific Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DAKT or NEWP?

New Pacific Metals received 11 more outperform votes than Daktronics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.73% of users gave New Pacific Metals an outperform vote while only 64.13% of users gave Daktronics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Daktronics	Outperform Votes 236 64.13%	Underperform Votes 132 35.87%
New Pacific Metals	Outperform Votes 247 73.73%	Underperform Votes 88 26.27%

Does the media prefer DAKT or NEWP?

In the previous week, Daktronics had 1 more articles in the media than New Pacific Metals. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Daktronics and 1 mentions for New Pacific Metals. Daktronics' average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat New Pacific Metals' score of 0.00 indicating that Daktronics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Daktronics	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
New Pacific Metals	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, DAKT or NEWP?

Daktronics has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, New Pacific Metals has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DAKT or NEWP more profitable?

Daktronics has a net margin of 3.62% compared to New Pacific Metals' net margin of 0.00%. Daktronics' return on equity of 19.61% beat New Pacific Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Daktronics	3.62%	19.61%	8.96%
New Pacific Metals	N/A	-3.49%	-3.46%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DAKT or NEWP?

61.7% of Daktronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.0% of New Pacific Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 5.2% of Daktronics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of New Pacific Metals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, DAKT or NEWP?

Daktronics has higher revenue and earnings than New Pacific Metals. Daktronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than New Pacific Metals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Daktronics	$799.81M	0.88	$34.62M	-$0.20	-67.10
New Pacific Metals	N/A	N/A	-$6.02M	-$0.03	-37.33

Summary

Daktronics beats New Pacific Metals on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.