DAKTRONICS INC (DAKT)
Information Technology · Electronic display systems and digital signage · NASDAQ
Daktronics designs and manufactures electronic display systems for sports venues, commercial facilities, and transportation applications, with a vertically integrated model spanning hardware, software, and ongoing customer support.
What DAKTRONICS INC does
Daktronics designs, manufactures, and sells electronic display systems and integrated solutions for sports, commercial, and transportation applications. The company offers both standard display products and custom-designed systems that combine display hardware, control systems, and software for real-time data, graphics, animation, and video presentation. Daktronics operates a vertically integrated business model including design, manufacturing, installation, and long-term maintenance, supported by ~2,700 employees across global operations. The company derives revenue from equipment sales, installation services, technical support, professional services, and software-based solutions for operating and managing display systems.
Themes: Sports and arena displays, Commercial digital signage, Transportation signage, Real-time data visualization, Venue technology solutions
Fundamentals
- Price$19.20 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$927M as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+18.6% 2025-08-21 close $16.19 → 2026-08-21 close $19.20
- P/E21.97 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+5.4% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+27.3% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+15.5% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.04 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+10.9% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+3.6% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.69 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-06-24 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: 1-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
How DAKT compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 265 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginbottom 25% 403 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 386 covered Information Technology peers
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 382 covered Information Technology peers, as of FY2026
Position among covered Information Technology companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage
Not assessed — last reported dividend predates the accounts. The most recent fiscal year in which DAKT reported a dividend payment is FY2020, while its reported financial statements run through FY2026. Coverage is therefore not assessed for the latest year — an FY2020 ratio would not describe DAKT today.
Coverage is derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures, comparing dividends paid against net income and free cash flow for the SAME fiscal year. It is not shown here because the latest fiscal year with a reported dividend payment (FY2020) is older than the latest year of reported financial statements (FY2026), so any ratio would describe an out-of-date year. Informational only — not financial advice.
How DAKTRONICS INC looks technically
DAKTRONICS INC (DAKT) is trading 6.6% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 67 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 18, below the 25 that marks a real trend), though sellers have been pushing harder than buyers lately — pressure, not a trend. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 38, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 6 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative). It made a new 20-day low about 2 trading days ago. It is 32.1% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
7
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 6.6% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -6.6% |
|---|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $20.09 | $20.09 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $20.56 | $20.56 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 15 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 15 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 67 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 67 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 18, below the 25 that marks a real trend), though sellers have been pushing harder than buyers lately — pressure, not a trend | 17.9 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 38, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 38.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the bottom of its 14-day range ($18.99 to $22.30) — its "stochastic" reading is 6 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 6.3 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 6 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative) | 6 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $28.26 | $28.26 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is 32.1% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -32.0% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 23.2% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +23.2% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 32.1% below its highest point of the past year | 32.0% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 13 trading days ago | 13 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $40.05 (set on 2006-12-14) | $40.05 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($15.84 to $27.73), and it has given back well over two thirds of its rise from last year’s low — 72% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $20.00 to $20.38. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 71.7% |
| From the all-time high | it is 52.1% below its all-time high | -52.1% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.3% above a support level at $18.96 — a price it turned at six times since 2026-03-30, most recently on 2026-07-17. Since 2024-08-21 it has 9 such levels below the current price and 4 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -1.3% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $1.46 (set on 2022-12-07) | $1.46 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 1215.0% above its all-time low | +1,215% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are wider than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (wider than about 71% of it) | 71st percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.6708 between its high and its low — about 3.5% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.6708 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $18.58 and $22.11 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $18.58 – $20.35 – $22.11 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.5% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.5% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 2.0 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (6.6% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 2.0 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.75× |
|---|
Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
|---|---|---|
| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | 5 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 5 sessions ago |
|---|---|---|
| Since a hammer | 2 sessions ago, after a stretch of decline, it sold off hard during the session and then closed back near its high — a "hammer", the long lower wick showing the drop was bought back before the close | 2 sessions ago |
Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 1.3% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +1.3% |
|---|---|---|
| Gap filled | a 7.7% gap up opened on 2026-06-24 has been "filled" 41 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 41 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
|---|
Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 4.3 percentage points (the stock lost 1.9% while the market gained 2.3%) | -4.3% |
|---|---|---|
| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 5.8 percentage points (the stock lost 2.7% while the market gained 3.1%) | -5.8% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 41.8 percentage points (the stock lost 30.8% while the market gained 11.1%) | -41.8% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 1.9 percentage points (the stock gained 18.6% while the market gained 20.5%) | -1.9% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bullish state: near the bottom of its 14-day range (oversold) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
|---|---|---|
| Bearish technical signals | 6 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, trading below its 200-day average, a fresh 20-day low, MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 6 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 4.9% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is thin, spanning 0.8% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that gives way easily. | -4.9% |
|---|
Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 10% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $21.43 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -10.4% |
|---|---|---|
| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 4% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-06-24 (its 10-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $20.03 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 42 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -4.1% |
Price levels it has turned at before
DAKT last closed at $19.20 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 9 prices below its last close and 4 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $18.96 | Support | 1.3% below the last close | turned there six times · 2026-03-30 to 2026-07-17 |
| $19.82 | Resistance | 3.3% above the last close | turned there twice · 2024-12-06 to 2026-03-13 |
| $20.27 | Resistance | 5.6% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-10-15 to 2026-04-27 |
| $18.00 | Support | 6.3% below the last close | turned there three times · 2025-01-22 to 2025-12-22 |
| $20.88 | Resistance | 8.8% above the last close | turned there four times · 2025-10-27 to 2026-07-09 |
| $17.11 | Support | 10.9% below the last close | turned there four times · 2025-07-08 to 2025-12-04 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · Broke down to a new 20-day low · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market · At the bottom of its 14-day range (stochastic below 20) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Mean price target$31.67 range $29.00 – $34.00; median $32.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-19. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for DAKT
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.355 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-19
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Dependence on global supply chains for semiconductor-related components, including LEDs and printed circuit boards.","Exposure to changes in international trade policies, import tariffs, and retaliatory trade actions."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of DAKT's 10-Q filed 2026-03-04 against the prior one filed 2025-12-10.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-03-04) specifies period ending January 31, 2026, whereas older filing (2025-12-10) specified November 1, 2025
- Newer filing (2026-03-04) adds language 'this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and other reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the Company' in the risk factors section
- Newer filing (2026-03-04) adds phrase 'except as may be required by applicable law' to the no-obligation-to-update statement
- Removed:
- Older filing (2025-12-10) references 'the other risk factors described more fully' and 'as well as other publicly available information about the Company' which are removed in newer filing (2026-03-04)
- Reworded:
- Newer filing (2026-03-04) changes 'the other risks, trends, and uncertainties described more fully' to 'the other risks, trends, and uncertainties described more fully' but contextually shifts from referencing only the Form 10-K to referencing Form 10-K, this Quarterly Report, and other SEC filings
- Older filing (2025-12-10) statement 'We undertake no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise' is expanded in newer filing (2026-03-04) to add 'except as may be required by applicable law'
- Notes:
- Both filings are truncated at the end ('The MD&A should be read in conjunction with...'), preventing full section comparison
- The substantive shift in referenced risk factors and SEC filings appears intentional but both versions retain substantially similar forward-looking statement language
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-03-04) reports nine months ended January 31, 2026 in Statements of Operations, whereas older filing (2025-12-10) reported six months ended November 1, 2025
- Newer filing includes third comparative period in balance sheet: January 31, 2026 (current period) vs. April 26, 2025 (prior year)
- Newer filing shows cash and cash equivalents of $144,424 thousand as of January 31, 2026
- Newer filing shows accounts receivable of $114,326 thousand as of January 31, 2026
- Newer filing reports nine-month net sales of $630,096 thousand for period ended January 31, 2026
- Newer filing reports nine-month net income of $36,961 thousand for period ended January 31, 2026
- Newer filing includes net income of $3,010 thousand for three months ended January 31, 2026
- Newer filing shows stockholders' equity of $293,738 thousand as of January 31, 2026
- Newer filing reports intangibles of $3,371 thousand as of January 31, 2026 vs. $431 thousand in older filing as of November 1, 2025
- Removed:
- Older filing (2025-12-10) reported six months ended November 1, 2025 in Statements of Operations; newer filing does not include this period
- Older filing showed cash and cash equivalents of $149,604 thousand as of November 1, 2025; newer filing reports different amount as of January 31, 2026
- Older filing reported six-month net sales of $448,225 thousand; newer filing reports nine-month comparison instead
- Older filing reported six-month net income of $33,951 thousand; newer filing reports nine-month comparison
- Older filing showed stockholders' equity of $297,451 thousand as of November 1, 2025; newer filing shows different amount as of January 31, 2026
- Older filing showed debt issuance costs of $669 thousand as of November 1, 2025; newer filing shows $0 thousand as of January 31, 2026
- Reworded:
- Statements of Operations comparative periods changed from 'Three Months Ended' and 'Six Months Ended' to 'Three Months Ended' and 'Nine Months Ended'
- Balance sheet dates changed from November 1, 2025 comparison to January 31, 2026 comparison
- Accumulated other comprehensive loss improved from $(5,541) thousand to $(4,149) thousand
- Long-term debt decreased from $9,799 thousand to $9,902 thousand
- Notes:
- The documents provided appear to be truncated; older filing ends mid-statement in cash flows section
- Financial data presented reflects different fiscal period end dates (January 31, 2026 in newer filing vs. November 1, 2025 in older filing), making direct period-to-period comparison of interim results impractical without additional context
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 2 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 90 days0 buys · 2 sells ($149636) — 2 selling insiders
- Last 180 days1 buy ($1565) · 2 sells ($149636) — 1 buying, 2 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-07-17. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about DAKT's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding DAKT as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 6,081,073
- Reported value $118,884,982
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 3 increased, 2 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
DAKT had 2,949,692 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
DAKT had 6.11% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 7.56 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 2,949,692
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 6.11%
- Prior settlement (shares) 2,654,057
- Reported change 11.14%
- Days to cover (reported) 7.56
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Panasonic Corporation
- Samsung Electronics
- LG Electronics
- Sony Corporation
- Barco NV
AI-enriched competitor set. Linked names are companies covered by stocks-llm; other named peers are shown for reference only.
Frequently asked questions
What does DAKTRONICS INC (DAKT) do?
Daktronics designs, manufactures, and sells electronic display systems and integrated solutions for sports, commercial, and transportation applications. The company offers both standard display products and custom-designed systems that combine display hardware, control systems, and software for real-time data, graphics, animation, and video presentation.
What sector is DAKTRONICS INC (DAKT) in?
DAKTRONICS INC (DAKT) is classified in the Information Technology sector. Its industry is Electronic display systems and digital signage. It trades on NASDAQ.
Who are DAKTRONICS INC's (DAKT) competitors?
Notable peers of DAKTRONICS INC (DAKT) include Panasonic Corporation, Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, Sony Corporation and Barco NV. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is DAKTRONICS INC (DAKT) overbought or oversold right now?
DAKTRONICS INC (DAKT) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 38, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on DAKT come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.