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DAKTRONICS INC /SD/ DAKT
DAKTRONICS INC /SD/ (DAKT) earns a Piotroski F-score of 8/9 (strong financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.95% (safety: no dividend). FY2026 revenue was $838.7M at a 5.4% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.39 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 8/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.459 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.313 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.11 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.186 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAKT | DAKTRONICS INC /SD/ | 8/9 | 6.01 | 20.8 | +10.9% |
| ODC | Oil-Dri Corp of America | 7/9 | 7.34 | 25.2 | +11% |
| BRC | BRADY CORP | 4/9 | 6.81 | 22.5 | +12.8% |
| VTSI | VirTra, Inc | 4/9 | 6.22 | 148.7 | -15% |
| DOGZ | Dogness (International) Corp | 6/9 | 5.5 | — | +39.5% |
| JCSE | JE Cleantech Holdings Ltd | 7/9 | 5.58 | — | +11.8% |
| HCAI | Huachen AI Parking Management Technology Holding Co., Ltd | 3/9 | -15.06 | — | -63.6% |
About DAKTRONICS INC /SD/
Daktronics, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells electronic display systems and related solutions for sports, commercial, and transportation applications in the United States and internationally. It operates through Commercial, Live Events, High School Park and Recreation, Transportation, and International segments. The company offers video display and walls; sport scoreboard solutions; LED message displays and sings; intelligent transportation systems dynamic message signs; mass transit display; sound systems; and digital billboards and street furniture, and digit and price displays. It also provides indoor dynamic messaging systems; and software and controllers, which includes Venus, a control suite software to efficiently distribute and update content across single or multiple displays. The company serves out-of-home companies, retailers, quick-serve restaurants, casinos, shopping centers, cruise ships, commercial building owners, petroleum retailers, governmental transportation departments, transportation industry contractors, airlines, and sports and commercial business facilities. It sells its products through direct sales and resellers. Daktronics, Inc. was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Brookings, South Dakota.
FAQ
Is DAKT financially healthy?
DAKTRONICS INC /SD/'s Piotroski F-score is 8/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does DAKT pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. DAKTRONICS INC /SD/ pays a dividend yielding about 0.95% with a None payout ratio, rated “no dividend” for safety.
How profitable is DAKT?
In FY2026, DAKTRONICS INC /SD/ had a net margin of 5.4% and a return on equity of 15.1%.
Is DAKT overvalued or undervalued?
DAKTRONICS INC /SD/ trades at about 22.4× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 15.1×–424.0×, median 43.2×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for DAKT?
The average Wall-Street price target for DAKTRONICS INC /SD/ is $30.67, about 48.7% above the recent price, from 3 analysts (consensus: strong buy).
Is DAKT a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on DAKTRONICS INC /SD/: a Piotroski F-score of 8/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 20.8×, a dividend yield of 0.95%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-05-02. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.