Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) Competitors $135.40 +3.32 (+2.51%) (As of 05:26 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends MLAB vs. DAKT, FARO, VPG, COHR, BMI, CGNX, ITRI, OSIS, SENS, and HURCShould you be buying Mesa Laboratories stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mesa Laboratories include Daktronics (DAKT), FARO Technologies (FARO), Vishay Precision Group (VPG), Coherent (COHR), Badger Meter (BMI), Cognex (CGNX), Itron (ITRI), OSI Systems (OSIS), Senseonics (SENS), and Hurco Companies (HURC). Mesa Laboratories vs. Daktronics FARO Technologies Vishay Precision Group Coherent Badger Meter Cognex Itron OSI Systems Senseonics Hurco Companies Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) and Daktronics (NASDAQ:DAKT) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk. Does the MarketBeat Community favor MLAB or DAKT? Daktronics received 12 more outperform votes than Mesa Laboratories when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.03% of users gave Daktronics an outperform vote while only 63.90% of users gave Mesa Laboratories an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMesa LaboratoriesOutperform Votes22363.90% Underperform Votes12636.10% DaktronicsOutperform Votes23564.03% Underperform Votes13235.97% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in MLAB or DAKT? 90.6% of Mesa Laboratories shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.7% of Daktronics shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.4% of Mesa Laboratories shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Daktronics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MLAB or DAKT? Daktronics has higher revenue and earnings than Mesa Laboratories. Mesa Laboratories 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 RatioMesa Laboratories$216.19M3.32-$254.25M-$45.56-2.90Daktronics$820.60M0.97$34.62M$0.2567.76 Is MLAB or DAKT more profitable? Daktronics has a net margin of 3.62% compared to Mesa Laboratories' net margin of -107.56%. Mesa Laboratories' return on equity of 28.52% beat Daktronics' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Mesa Laboratories-107.56% 28.52% 9.63% Daktronics 3.62%19.61%8.96% Which has more risk and volatility, MLAB or DAKT? Mesa Laboratories has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Daktronics has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer MLAB or DAKT? Mesa Laboratories currently has a consensus target price of $140.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.00%. Given Mesa Laboratories' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Mesa Laboratories is more favorable than Daktronics.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Mesa Laboratories 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Daktronics 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00 Does the media prefer MLAB or DAKT? In the previous week, Daktronics had 4 more articles in the media than Mesa Laboratories. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Daktronics and 1 mentions for Mesa Laboratories. Daktronics' average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Mesa Laboratories' score of 0.00 indicating that Daktronics is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Mesa Laboratories 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Daktronics 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is MLAB or DAKT a better dividend stock? Mesa Laboratories pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Daktronics pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Mesa Laboratories pays out -1.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Daktronics pays out 80.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SummaryDaktronics beats Mesa Laboratories on 14 of the 21 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 MLAB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMesa LaboratoriesProcess control instruments IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$717.14M$19.75B$5.16B$9.09BDividend Yield0.50%0.76%5.12%4.26%P/E Ratio-2.9046.3287.3217.12Price / Sales3.324.631,157.79119.34Price / Cash2.2017.0743.2337.85Price / Book4.903.754.784.77Net Income-$254.25M$406.10M$120.55M$225.50M7 Day Performance-0.89%-1.13%-1.55%-1.34%1 Month Performance21.07%1.49%13.71%0.44%1 Year Performance25.69%3.21%28.65%15.39% Mesa Laboratories Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MLABMesa Laboratories0.4165 of 5 stars$135.40+2.5%$140.00+3.4%+25.7%$735.36M$228.38M-2.97736News CoverageDAKTDaktronics4.7866 of 5 stars$17.23-2.2%N/A+94.9%$809.57M$820.60M70.482,831Positive NewsFAROFARO Technologies3.193 of 5 stars$28.38+3.8%$29.50+3.9%+18.7%$536.86M$347.73M-79.141,243VPGVishay Precision Group3.6711 of 5 stars$24.02+1.1%$31.00+29.1%-30.3%$318.03M$355.05M24.002,300Positive NewsCOHRCoherent4.0965 of 5 stars$108.70+1.9%$105.64-2.8%+118.8%$16.81B$5.00B-88.2026,157Gap UpBMIBadger Meter3.8606 of 5 stars$229.66+1.5%$216.00-5.9%+40.7%$6.75B$803.82M56.162,140Positive NewsCGNXCognex4.702 of 5 stars$37.63+1.5%$47.91+27.3%-15.3%$6.45B$837.55M71.312,992Analyst RevisionITRIItron4.6335 of 5 stars$113.17+1.1%$123.92+9.5%+45.0%$5.10B$2.17B22.945,859Positive NewsOSISOSI Systems3.2847 of 5 stars$184.34+1.4%$179.00-2.9%+35.3%$3.08B$1.54B23.736,681SENSSenseonics2.2268 of 5 stars$0.45+1.5%$2.00+340.9%-23.4%$270.04M$22.39M-3.4490Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeHURCHurco Companies1.3215 of 5 stars$19.23-1.1%N/A-13.1%$124.03M$198.99M-9.87740Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DAKT Alternatives FARO Alternatives VPG Alternatives COHR Alternatives BMI Alternatives CGNX Alternatives ITRI Alternatives OSIS Alternatives SENS Alternatives HURC Alternatives 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:MLAB) 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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