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Daktronics (DAKT) is trading at $17.81, down 0.22% on the day. Its market value of $856.53M makes it the 3349th largest of the 3753 companies we follow.
It is close to the bottom of its 52-week range ($16.77 to $28.27), 37.0% under the high. Holders are behind 10.7% over twelve months, and down 13.2% across the last three months.
On the chart it has slipped under both the 50-day ($19.06) and 200-day ($20.51) moving averages; RSI is 45, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 28% annualized volatility.
For the quarter ended Jul 2026 it reported $234.57M in revenue, up 7.1% from a year earlier, with $19.43M of net profit (a 5.7% margin).
Buyers are paying 18.0 times trailing earnings, 71% below its five-year average of 63.0. The median for its industry group is 49.2.
2 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $31.00, sits 74.1% over where the stock trades.
This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.
Composite of 3 factors below, ranked against the 3752 U.S. stocks BeStock covers.
Cheaper than usual on its own 5-year P/E history scores higher.
Trading closer to its 52-week high than most peers scores higher.
2 analysts, consensus Buy.
How this is scored: each factor above is a 0–100 percentile rank against every other stock BeStock covers (or, for Wall Street, against the five-point Strong Buy–Sell scale). The overall grade is the plain average of whichever factors apply to this stock — no factor is weighted more than another. That average maps to a letter: A ≥ 85, B ≥ 70, C ≥ 50, D ≥ 30, otherwise F. Recomputed from the data on this page as prices and filings update — it describes where a stock ranks today, not a forecast, and not a BeStock recommendation to buy or sell.
DAKT is not currently one of the 10 holdings in BeStock Momentum, our rules-based momentum strategy.
Since 2021-01-04, the strategy has returned 389% (231.1% for the equal-weight average of BeStock’s coverage over the same stretch). Holdings can change any trading day, not just on a fixed schedule. Backtested performance, updated weekly — not a guarantee of future results, and not a BeStock recommendation.
What Wall Street analysts and Morningstar's fair-value model expect for the stock
Wall Street’s average 12-month target is $31.00, 74.1% above today’s price, with a consensus rating of Buy. Morningstar’s fair value model puts the stock at $17.93, so shares trade 0.7% below that estimate. On earnings multiple, it sits in the 39th percentile of its own five-year valuation range (cheaper than usual).
Figures are Wall Street analyst consensus and Morningstar’s independent fair-value model, sourced as noted above.
Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes
| Indicator | Value | Signal |
|---|---|---|
| Price vs 20-day average | +0.8% | Bullish |
| Price vs 50-day average | -6.5% | Bearish |
| Price vs 200-day average | -13.2% | Bearish |
| 50-day vs 200-day | 50d below 200d | Bearish |
| RSI (14) | 44.9 | Bearish |
| MACD (12,26,9) | -0.35 | Bullish |
| Bollinger band position | 59% | Bullish |
Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.
Quote as of Oct 8, 2026 7:00 am ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.
Ranks are among the 3,752 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A tile is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.
Set against the peer table: at 18.0x earnings, DAKT looks about mid-pack against the market, and trades 63% below the 49.2x median among Electronic Components names. The two comparisons do not always agree.
$17.81 is the latest print for DAKT, a move of -0.22% against yesterday's close of $17.85. Today's low and high so far: $17.46 and $17.83.
Equity value comes to $856.53M at the current price. By that measure it is number 3349 of the 3753 names in our coverage.
Buyers pay 18.0 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $0.92). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 63.0, and today's level ranks in the 39th percentile of its own history.
The year's floor is $16.77 and the ceiling $28.27. Shares are 37.0% away from that ceiling.
Our data shows no dividend paid by Daktronics over the trailing twelve months.
Of 2 analysts, 100% say buy, 0% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $31.00, with the most cautious at $29.00 and the most optimistic at $33.00.
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