FARO Technologies (FARO) Competitors $25.95 -0.12 (-0.46%) (As of 12:39 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends FARO vs. DAKT, MLAB, VPG, COHR, BMI, CGNX, ITRI, OSIS, QSI, and GEOSShould you be buying FARO Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FARO Technologies include Daktronics (DAKT), Mesa Laboratories (MLAB), Vishay Precision Group (VPG), Coherent (COHR), Badger Meter (BMI), Cognex (CGNX), Itron (ITRI), OSI Systems (OSIS), Quantum-Si (QSI), and Geospace Technologies (GEOS). FARO Technologies vs. Daktronics Mesa Laboratories Vishay Precision Group Coherent Badger Meter Cognex Itron OSI Systems Quantum-Si Geospace Technologies Daktronics (NASDAQ:DAKT) and FARO Technologies (NASDAQ:FARO) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, risk and earnings. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of DAKT or FARO? 61.7% of Daktronics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of FARO Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.1% of Daktronics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of FARO Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend DAKT or FARO? FARO Technologies has a consensus price target of $29.50, suggesting a potential upside of 13.16%. Given FARO Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe FARO Technologies is more favorable than Daktronics.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Daktronics 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00FARO Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media prefer DAKT or FARO? In the previous week, Daktronics had 4 more articles in the media than FARO Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Daktronics and 2 mentions for FARO Technologies. Daktronics' average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat FARO Technologies' score of 0.74 indicating that Daktronics is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Daktronics 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive FARO Technologies 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings & valuation, DAKT or FARO? Daktronics has higher revenue and earnings than FARO Technologies. FARO Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Daktronics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDaktronics$820.60M0.96$34.62M$0.2566.80FARO Technologies$347.73M1.42-$56.58M-$0.35-74.49 Which has more risk & volatility, DAKT or FARO? Daktronics has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FARO Technologies has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is DAKT or FARO more profitable? Daktronics has a net margin of 3.62% compared to FARO Technologies' net margin of -1.87%. Daktronics' return on equity of 19.61% beat FARO Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Daktronics3.62% 19.61% 8.96% FARO Technologies -1.87%-2.49%-1.32% Does the MarketBeat Community favor DAKT or FARO? FARO Technologies received 139 more outperform votes than Daktronics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.03% of users gave Daktronics an outperform vote while only 62.86% of users gave FARO Technologies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDaktronicsOutperform Votes23564.03% Underperform Votes13235.97% FARO TechnologiesOutperform Votes37462.86% Underperform Votes22137.14% SummaryDaktronics beats FARO Technologies on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FARO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFARO TechnologiesMeasuring & controlling devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$493.17M$18.87B$26.18B$9.08BDividend YieldN/A3.24%2.78%4.24%P/E Ratio-74.4819.16238.0817.19Price / Sales1.429.493,367.32117.12Price / CashN/A16.1035.9437.85Price / Book1.843.048.174.78Net Income-$56.58M$504.25M$686.49M$225.60M7 Day Performance-7.52%-4.38%0.06%-1.36%1 Month Performance-3.44%-5.19%4.66%0.20%1 Year Performance18.66%-4.31%21.80%15.30% FARO Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FAROFARO Technologies3.1853 of 5 stars$26.00-0.3%$29.50+13.5%+18.7%$491.84M$347.73M-74.281,243DAKTDaktronics4.7931 of 5 stars$17.21-2.3%N/A+94.9%$808.63M$820.60M70.482,831MLABMesa Laboratories0.4185 of 5 stars$131.53+3.1%$140.00+6.4%+25.7%$714.34M$228.38M-2.86736News CoverageVPGVishay Precision Group3.6667 of 5 stars$24.04+1.2%$31.00+29.0%-30.3%$318.29M$355.05M24.002,300Positive NewsCOHRCoherent4.1014 of 5 stars$108.75+2.0%$105.64-2.9%+118.8%$16.82B$4.71B-86.7026,157BMIBadger Meter3.8592 of 5 stars$228.85+1.1%$216.00-5.6%+40.7%$6.73B$803.82M56.162,140Positive NewsCGNXCognex4.7018 of 5 stars$37.76+1.8%$47.91+26.9%-15.3%$6.48B$837.55M71.312,992Analyst RevisionITRIItron4.6335 of 5 stars$113.52+1.4%$123.92+9.2%+45.0%$5.12B$2.17B22.945,859Positive NewsOSISOSI Systems3.2809 of 5 stars$185.06+1.8%$179.00-3.3%+35.3%$3.09B$1.54B23.736,681QSIQuantum-Si1.9295 of 5 stars$1.63-5.2%$3.25+99.4%-30.9%$232.62M$2.27M-2.69150High Trading VolumeGEOSGeospace Technologies0.3212 of 5 stars$10.30+2.6%N/A-23.2%$130.90M$135.60M-18.59650Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DAKT Competitors MLAB Competitors VPG Competitors COHR Competitors BMI Competitors CGNX Competitors ITRI Competitors OSIS Competitors QSI Competitors GEOS Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:FARO) was last updated on 12/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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