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After finishing at $15.81 in the prior trading day, Daktronics Inc (NASDAQ: DAKT) closed at $14.74, down -6.77%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$6.77 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.27 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of DAKT by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.56 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.10. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.73 and its Current Ratio is at 2.43. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.18 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.18.
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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 04 ’25 when Siegel Andrew David bought 2,500 shares for $11.50 per share. The transaction valued at 28,750 led to the insider holds 43,446 shares of the business.
Siegel Andrew David bought 7,200 shares of DAKT for $85,140 on Mar 31 ’25. The Director now owns 40,946 shares after completing the transaction at $11.82 per share. On Jul 12 ’24, another insider, Kurtenbach Matthew John, who serves as the VP of Manufacturing of the company, sold 2,500 shares for $14.02 each. As a result, the insider received 35,050 and left with 248,518 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.92 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.52.
Stock Price History:
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 10.82%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.77%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 46.56M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 44.58M. Insiders hold about 10.66% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 76.37% stake in the company.
