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The price of Daktronics Inc (NASDAQ: DAKT) closed at $15.03 in the last session, up 4.01% from day before closing price of $14.45. In other words, the price has increased by $4.01 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.79 million shares were traded. DAKT stock price reached its highest trading level at $15.095 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $14.34.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at DAKT’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.79 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 9.44. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.60 and its Current Ratio is at 2.22. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.06 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.05.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Craig Hallum on January 22, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $26.
On January 24, 2018, Sidoti started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $10.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 29 ’25 when Alta Fox Opportunities Fund, L sold 1,000,000 shares for $14.90 per share. The transaction valued at 14,900,000 led to the insider holds 4,973,599 shares of the business.
Siegel Andrew David bought 2,500 shares of DAKT for $28,750 on Apr 04 ’25. The Director now owns 43,446 shares after completing the transaction at $11.50 per share. On Mar 31 ’25, another insider, Siegel Andrew David, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 7,200 shares for $11.82 each. As a result, the insider paid 85,140 and bolstered with 40,946 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, DAKT now has a Market Capitalization of 738172864 and an Enterprise Value of 621716544. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.98 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.71. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.822 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.805.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DAKT is 1.61, which has changed by 0.0774194 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12463009 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, DAKT has reached a high of $19.89, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $10.24. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 7.44%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.00%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, DAKT traded on average about 461.72K shares per day over the past 3-months and 528060 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 49.05M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 43.23M. Insiders hold about 11.99% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 75.59% stake in the company. Shares short for DAKT as of 1749772800 were 2209611 with a Short Ratio of 4.79, compared to 1747267200 on 2105308. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2209611 and a Short% of Float of 5.41.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.41. The current Payout Ratio is 0.00% for DAKT, which recently paid a dividend on 2020-03-06 with an ex-dividend date of 1583452800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-06-23 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of Daktronics Inc (DAKT) is currently attracting attention from 1.0 analysts actively involved in rating its market status.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.28, with high estimates of $0.28 and low estimates of $0.28.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.86 and $0.86 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.86. EPS for the following year is $1.2, with 1.0 analysts recommending between $1.2 and $1.2.
Revenue Estimates
According to 1 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $196.8M. It ranges from a high estimate of $196.8M to a low estimate of $196.8M. As of the current estimate, Daktronics Inc’s year-ago sales were $226.09MFor the next quarter, 1 analysts are estimating revenue of $217.6M. There is a high estimate of $217.6M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $217.6M.
A total of 1 analysts have provided revenue estimates for DAKT’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $816.9M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $816.9M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $816.9M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $756.48MBased on 1 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $871.15M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $871.15M and the low estimate is $871.15M.
