Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for Daktronics Q3 Earnings

Daktronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:DAKT - Free Report) - Research analysts at Sidoti Csr dropped their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Daktronics in a research report issued on Monday, December 9th. Sidoti Csr analyst A. Soderstrom now expects that the technology company will post earnings per share of $0.09 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.17. The consensus estimate for Daktronics' current full-year earnings is $0.89 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Daktronics' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.24 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.96 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.35 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.29 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.16 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.28 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.08 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on DAKT. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Daktronics from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, October 14th. Singular Research upgraded shares of Daktronics to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, September 9th.

Daktronics Stock Performance

DAKT traded down $0.55 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $18.69. 707,670 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 507,589. Daktronics has a fifty-two week low of $7.20 and a fifty-two week high of $19.89. The company has a quick ratio of 1.67, a current ratio of 2.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $14.53 and a 200 day moving average price of $13.65. The company has a market capitalization of $878.17 million, a P/E ratio of 76.96, a PEG ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 1.19.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Bradley T. Wiemann sold 25,000 shares of Daktronics stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.89, for a total value of $322,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 85,446 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,101,398.94. The trade was a 22.64 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, VP Matthew John Kurtenbach sold 15,400 shares of Daktronics stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $13.28, for a total value of $204,512.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 2,500 shares of the company's stock, valued at $33,200. This represents a 86.03 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 8.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Daktronics

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DAKT. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its position in shares of Daktronics by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 70,992 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $959,000 after purchasing an additional 654 shares during the period. CWM LLC raised its stake in Daktronics by 31.4% in the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 3,646 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $51,000 after acquiring an additional 872 shares during the period. Quarry LP raised its stake in Daktronics by 75.6% in the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 2,297 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 989 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in Daktronics by 92.3% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,309 shares of the technology company's stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 1,108 shares during the period. Finally, Anchor Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in Daktronics by 1.9% during the 2nd quarter. Anchor Capital Advisors LLC now owns 148,387 shares of the technology company's stock worth $2,070,000 after buying an additional 2,778 shares during the period. 61.69% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Daktronics

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.