DAKT
Daktronics, Inc.
DAKT has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
SNDK
Sandisk Corporation
SNDK has the edge over DAKT overall, supported by stronger fundamentals.
DAKT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
DAKT's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
SNDK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
SNDK's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
DAKT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 13x | $19.50 | — |
| Cheap | 17x | $16.85 | -14% |
| Current | 20x | $19.50 | — |
| Fair | 38x | $37.44 | +92% |
| Expensive | 193x | $191 | +879% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
DAKT's PE is in its cheap range at 20x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 13x next year's earnings.
SNDK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 3.8x | $937 | — |
| Current | 7.5x | $937 | — |
| Cheap | 17x | $2,173 | +132% |
| Fair | 24x | $3,048 | +225% |
| Expensive | 59x | $7,452 | +695% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SNDK has the edge over DAKT in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
DAKT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for DAKT, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
SNDK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for SNDK, with profitability improving.
DAKT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.49 | +51% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.99 | +$1.00 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.92 | +$1.37 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.54 | +$0.74 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.12 | -52% |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.01 | -113% |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.45 | -174% |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.20 | -119% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.25 | -76% |
DAKT has the edge over SNDK in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
SNDK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $247.30 | +97% |
| Q3 2026 | $125.61 | +$137.63 |
| Q2 2026 | $73.76 | +$85.07 |
| Q2 2025 | -$11.31 | -$6.65 |
SNDK has returned to profit: it earned $125.61 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
DAKT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $234.6M | +7.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $208.6M | +21% |
| Q1 2026 | $181.9M | +22% |
| Q4 2025 | $229.3M | +10% |
| Q3 2025 | $219M | -3.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $172.6M | -20% |
| Q1 2025 | $149.5M | -12% |
| Q4 2024 | $208.3M | +4.5% |
DAKT's revenue has grown year over year for four quarters in a row: $235M last quarter, up 7.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 11% | 0 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6.8% | +7.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 1.1% | +3.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9.4% | +1.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | +0.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | -1% | -10 points |
| Q1 2025 | -2.4% | -7.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7.6% | -2.2 points |
DAKT's operating margin was 11% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
SNDK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11B | +378% |
| Q2 2026 | $9B | +372% |
| Q1 2026 | $6B | +251% |
| Q4 2025 | $3B | +61% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.3B | +23% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.9B | +8% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.7B | -0.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.9B | +13% |
SNDK has the edge over DAKT on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 80% | +72 points |
| Q2 2026 | 78% | +78 points |
| Q1 2026 | 69% | +180 points |
| Q4 2025 | 35% | +25 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.6% | -9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 0.9% | N/A |
| Q1 2025 | -111% | -122 points |
| Q4 2024 | 10% | +6.6 points |
SNDK has the edge over DAKT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
DAKT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $27.3M | +25% |
| Q2 2026 | -$9.6M | -153% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.1M | +3.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $14M | -63% |
| Q3 2025 | $21.8M | +51% |
| Q2 2025 | $18M | +196% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.8M | +54% |
| Q4 2024 | $38M | +86% |
DAKT still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2024 peak: $40M over the past year.
SNDK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6.3B | +1340% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.1B | +14355% |
| Q1 2026 | $3B | +$3B |
| Q3 2025 | $438M | +$636M |
| Q2 2025 | $49M | +$217M |
| Q1 2025 | -$18M | +$23M |
| Q3 2024 | -$198M | -$157M |
SNDK has the edge over DAKT on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
DAKT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1% | -481K shares |
| 1 year | -1.7% | -835K shares |
| 3 years | +5.9% | +2.7M shares |
| 5 years | +7.7% | +3.5M shares |
| Available history | +8% | +3.6M shares |
DAKT has the edge over SNDK on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.4M |
| Q2 2026 | $2.8M |
| Q1 2026 | $10.6M |
| Q4 2025 | $1.6M |
| Q3 2025 | $10.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $20.5M |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
DAKT spent $19M buying back its own shares over the past year.
SNDK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.6% | -1M shares |
| 1 year | +3.4% | +5M shares |
| 3 years | +6.9% | +10M shares |
SNDK has 154M diluted shares, up 3.4% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5B |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
DAKT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
DAKT has the edge over SNDK on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
SNDK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
SNDK has more cash than debt.
DAKT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 46.5 | Neutral |
DAKT's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 46 (neutral).
SNDK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 10.6 | Oversold |
SNDK's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 11 (oversold).
DAKT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | DAKT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20x | 28x | 29% below |
| PE % | 20 | 35 | 15 pts below |
DAKT is trading at 20x earnings, a 29% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
SNDK PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SNDK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 7.5x | 28x | 73% below |
| PE % | 4 | 27 | 23 pts below |
SNDK has the edge over DAKT on valuation relative to its sector.
DAKT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $18.7 | 4.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $19.1 | 1.9% above |
| 50 week MA | $20.2 | 3.5% below |
| 100 week MA | $18.3 | 6.8% above |
| 200 week MA | $13.8 | 41% above |
DAKT has stronger trend alignment. DAKT is above 4 of 5 weekly averages versus SNDK above 0 of 3.
SNDK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1,317.5 | 29% below |
| 20 week MA | $1,465.4 | 36% below |
| 50 week MA | $1,119.6 | 16% below |
SNDK is in a downtrend: it's below all three of its weekly moving averages, and 16% below its 50-week average.
DAKT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $6.01 | $4.80 | -20% |
| 2021 | $4.80 | $5.08 | +5.8% |
| 2022 | $5.08 | $2.97 | -42% |
| 2023 | $2.97 | $8.48 | +186% |
| 2024 | $8.48 | $17.0 | +100% |
| 2025 | $17.0 | $18.6 | +9.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $18.6 | $19.5 | +5.1% |
DAKT's yearly returns have swung widely, from +186% in 2023 to −42% in 2022. It's up 5.1% so far in 2026.
SNDK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $50.4 | $250.1 | +396% |
| 2026 YTD | $250.1 | $937.5 | +275% |
SNDK has the edge over DAKT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.