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DAKT Stock Chart & Stats
$19.11
$0.50(2.57%)
At close: 4:00 PM EDT
$19.11
$0.50(2.57%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$16.77 - $28.27
Previous CloseN/A
Volume49.61K
Average Volume (3M)642.84K
Market Cap
$860.38M
Enterprise Value$827.33M
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$154.59M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$15.14M
Price to Earnings (P/E)18.2
Beta1.42
Next Earnings
Dec 15, 2026EPS Estimate
0.32Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend Yield3.9%
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.99
Shares Outstanding48,092,650
10 Day Avg. Volume393,500
30 Day Avg. Volume642,836
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.04
Price to Book (P/B)3.18
Price to Sales (P/S)1.14
P/FCF Ratio27.89
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.96
Enterprise Value/Revenue0.97
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit3.51
Enterprise Value/Ebitda10.61
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$31.00Price Target Upside62.22% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering2
EPS Forecast (FY)1.21
Revenue Forecast (FY)$897.13M
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Improved Revenue And ProfitabilityThe return to profitability alongside meaningful revenue and operating-margin improvement indicates stronger earnings capacity than in the prior year. If execution continues, improved margins can support reinvestment, strengthen resilience, and provide a durable foundation for growth over the next several quarters.
Conservative Leverage And Financial FlexibilityVery low leverage reduces the company’s exposure to interest costs and refinancing pressure while preserving capacity to fund manufacturing, technology, and service investments. This balance-sheet flexibility should help Daktronics pursue growth opportunities and absorb project variability without relying heavily on new borrowing.
Expanding Software And Services OpportunityGreater adoption of control upgrades and the launch of LiveWorx broaden Daktronics beyond one-time display hardware projects. Software and lifecycle services can deepen customer relationships, create repeat or recurring revenue, and improve revenue quality as more installed systems require ongoing management and upgrades.
Bears Say
Project-driven Earnings And Cash-flow VolatilityDaktronics’ project-based revenue model can produce lumpy sales, margins, and cash conversion rather than a consistently smooth earnings profile. This variability makes forecasting more difficult, can delay the realization of strong pipelines, and may cause quarterly performance to diverge from longer-term demand.
Input-cost Inflation Pressures MarginsHigher component costs directly pressure gross profit when pricing changes lag inflation or contracts cannot be repriced quickly. Although Daktronics began selectively raising prices, the need to offset input inflation could constrain margin expansion and create execution risk across future project deliveries.
Potential Exit From International Transportation BusinessA possible exit would create strategic and operational disruption in an existing business, including uncertainty for the Ireland facility and its employees. Even if it improves focus or economics over time, the transition could consume management attention, reduce near-term revenue, and involve restructuring consequences.
Daktronics News
DAKT FAQ
What was Daktronics’s price range in the past 12 months?
Daktronics lowest stock price was $16.77 and its highest was $28.27 in the past 12 months.
What is Daktronics’s market cap?
Daktronics’s market cap is $860.38M.
When is Daktronics’s upcoming earnings report date?
Daktronics’s upcoming earnings report date is Dec 15, 2026 which is in 65 days.
How were Daktronics’s earnings last quarter?
Daktronics released its earnings results on Sep 02, 2026. The company reported $0.4 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.347 by $0.053.
Is Daktronics overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Daktronics’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does Daktronics pay dividends?
Daktronics pays a Quarterly dividend of $0.05 which represents an annual dividend yield of 3.9%. See more information on Daktronics dividends here
What is Daktronics’s EPS estimate?
Daktronics’s EPS estimate is 0.32.
How many shares outstanding does Daktronics have?
Daktronics has 48,092,650 shares outstanding.
What happened to Daktronics’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Daktronics reported an EPS of $0.4 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of $0.347. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -1.188%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Daktronics?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in DAKT
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
Smart Score combines eight research factors - such as analyst recommendations, hedge fund trends, and technical indicators - to measure a stock’s outlook. These signals are unified into a single score that reflects bullish or bearish momentum. See detailed methodology
Daktronics Stock Smart Score
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Analyst Consensus
Moderate Buy
Average Price Target:
$31.00 (62.22% Upside)
$31.00 (62.22% Upside)
Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
DAKT Sentiment 80%
Sector Average 64%
Sector Average 64%
Hedge Fund Trend
Increased
By 634.6K Shares
Last Quarter.
Last Quarter.
Crowd Wisdom
Very Positive
Last 7 Days ▲ 4.5%
Last 30 Days ▲ 21.7%
Last 30 Days ▲ 21.7%
News Sentiment
Neutral
Bullish news 50%
Bearish news 50%
Bearish news 50%
Technicals
SMA
Negative
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
-10.32%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
15.98%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
11.33%
Trailing 12-Months
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Company Description
Daktronics
Daktronics, Inc. is a global leader specializing in the design, manufacture, marketing, and sale of advanced electronic display systems and associated products. Its operations are organized into five distinct segments: Commercial, Live Events, High School Park and Recreation, Transportation, and International. The company's extensive product portfolio encompasses a variety of video display systems capable of presenting dynamic video, graphics, and animations. This includes a wide range of indoor and outdoor LED video displays, such as prominent centerhung displays, landmark installations, ribbon boards, corporate entrance features, video walls, and hanging banners. Additionally, they provide mobile and modular display solutions, as well as architectural lighting and display elements. For athletic venues, Daktronics supplies indoor and outdoor scoreboards tailored for numerous sports, alongside digit displays, scoring and timing controllers, and essential statistics software. Their precision timing systems primarily serve aquatics and track competitions, featuring swimming touchpads, race start systems, and relay take-off platforms. Beyond sports, their offerings extend to control components for live event video applications, diverse message displays, and Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) dynamic message signs (LED displays for road management). They also furnish mass transit displays and comprehensive sound systems for both indoor and outdoor sports facilities. In the realm of advertising, Daktronics produces out-of-home displays like digital billboards and street furniture. Their specialized products include the DataTime line for outdoor time and temperature readouts and Fuelight digit displays designed for the petroleum industry. Furthermore, they offer ADFLOW DMS systems, providing networked indoor solutions for retailers, convenience stores, and other commercial entities. The company's software suite, featuring Venus Control Suite, Show Control, and Vanguard, is complemented by professional and maintenance services for their products. Daktronics distributes its offerings through both direct sales channels and a network of resellers. Established in 1968, the company maintains its headquarters in Brookings, South Dakota.
DAKT Company Deck
DAKT Earnings Call
Q1 2026
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Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call conveyed a strongly positive outlook, supported by revenue, operating income, EPS, margin, cash flow, backlog, pipeline, end-market wins, product deployments, and reaffirmed long-term targets. Management also described ongoing investments in manufacturing, procurement, automation, software, services, and talent. The main challenges were order timing, lower year-over-year bookings, input-cost inflation, higher operating expenses, a potential exit from the international transportation business, and external information requests, but these did not outweigh the reported operating momentum and strategic progress.View all DAKT earnings summariesDAKT Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
$31.00
▲(62.22% Upside)
Technical Analysis
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Ownership Overview
5.86% Insiders
16.25% Mutual Funds
<0.01% Other Institutional Investors
57.67% Public Companies and
Individual Investors