Daktronics, Inc. (DAKT) Stock Analysis
Recovery setup · Catalyst-Driven edge
Technology · Electronic Components
Sell if holding. Multiple concerning factors at $20.23: Leverage penalty (D/E 3.8): -1.5; Value-trap signals (2/5): Margin compression (op margin 1.1%), High leverage (D/E 3.8).
Daktronics, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells electronic scoreboards, programmable display systems, and large screen video displays for sporting, commercial, and transportation applications in the United States and internationally. It operates through Commercial, Live... Read more
Sell if holding. Multiple concerning factors at $20.23: Leverage penalty (D/E 3.8): -1.5; Value-trap signals (2/5): Margin compression (op margin 1.1%), High leverage (D/E 3.8). Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 48. Score 6.3/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 8/9 gates (positive momentum, favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news boost analyst 0.70, news boost analyst cluster(4), semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Suitability: aggressive.
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updated 2026-06-17Recent Developments — Daktronics, Inc.
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- NEWS This Daktronics Analyst Begins Coverage On A Bullish Note; Here Are Top 5 Initiations For Thursday — benzinga Jun 11, 2026 positive
- NEWS Roth Capital Initiates Coverage On Daktronics with Buy Rating, Announces Price Target of $26 — benzinga Jun 11, 2026 positive
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Sell if holding. Multiple concerning factors at $20.23: Leverage penalty (D/E 3.8): -1.5; Value-trap signals (2/5): Margin compression (op margin 1.1%), High leverage (D/E 3.8). Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 48. Prior stop was $18.81. Score 6.3/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $26.07 (+28.9% upside). Prior stop was $18.81. Stop-loss: $18.81.
Leverage penalty (D/E 3.8): -1.5; Value-trap signals (2/5): Margin compression (op margin 1.1%), High leverage (D/E 3.8).
Daktronics, Inc. trades at a P/E of 37.8 (forward 17.6). TrendMatrix value score: 7.6/10. Verdict: Sell.
7 analysts cover DAKT with a consensus score of 4.1/5. Average price target: $31.
What does Daktronics, Inc. do?Daktronics, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells electronic scoreboards, programmable display systems, and large...
Daktronics, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells electronic scoreboards, programmable display systems, and large screen video displays for sporting, 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; scoreboards and timing systems; 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 control the creation of messages and graphic sequences for uploading to 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.