Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) Competitors $109.09 +8.23 (+8.16%) (As of 11/22/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends MLAB vs. DAKT, FARO, VPG, ST, MKSI, COHR, CGNX, BMI, ITRI, and OSISShould 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), Sensata Technologies (ST), MKS Instruments (MKSI), Coherent (COHR), Cognex (CGNX), Badger Meter (BMI), Itron (ITRI), and OSI Systems (OSIS). Mesa Laboratories vs. Daktronics FARO Technologies Vishay Precision Group Sensata Technologies MKS Instruments Coherent Cognex Badger Meter Itron OSI Systems Daktronics (NASDAQ:DAKT) and Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings. Does the MarketBeat Community favor DAKT or MLAB? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDaktronicsOutperform Votes23564.03% Underperform Votes13235.97% Mesa LaboratoriesOutperform Votes22363.90% Underperform Votes12636.10% Do analysts rate DAKT or MLAB? Mesa Laboratories has a consensus price target of $140.00, suggesting a potential upside of 28.33%. Given Mesa Laboratories' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Mesa Laboratories 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) 4.00Mesa Laboratories 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of DAKT or MLAB? 61.7% of Daktronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.6% of Mesa Laboratories shares are held by institutional investors. 8.1% of Daktronics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Mesa Laboratories shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to DAKT or MLAB? In the previous week, Daktronics had 4 more articles in the media than Mesa Laboratories. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Daktronics and 4 mentions for Mesa Laboratories. Mesa Laboratories' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Daktronics' score of 0.58 indicating that Mesa Laboratories is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Daktronics 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Mesa Laboratories 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings & valuation, DAKT or MLAB? 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 RatioDaktronics$818.08M0.84$34.62M$0.08186.00Mesa Laboratories$228.38M2.59-$254.25M-$45.56-2.39 Which has more volatility and risk, DAKT or MLAB? Daktronics has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mesa Laboratories has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is DAKT or MLAB more profitable? Daktronics has a net margin of 1.29% 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 Daktronics1.29% 19.92% 8.92% Mesa Laboratories -107.56%28.52%9.63% SummaryDaktronics beats Mesa Laboratories on 12 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 MLAB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMesa LaboratoriesProcess control instruments IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$592.47M$20.79B$5.38B$8.84BDividend Yield0.64%0.73%5.13%4.09%P/E Ratio-2.3950.18105.1417.83Price / Sales2.594.641,233.15158.41Price / Cash1.7216.4940.4136.29Price / Book3.673.257.096.50Net Income-$254.25M$432.15M$119.65M$226.22M7 Day Performance6.50%7.14%2.25%4.03%1 Month Performance-9.09%6.36%-2.33%4.92%1 Year Performance24.15%17.14%33.98%29.30% Mesa Laboratories Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MLABMesa Laboratories3.3764 of 5 stars$109.09+8.2%$140.00+28.3%+24.1%$592.47M$228.38M-2.39736News CoveragePositive NewsDAKTDaktronics3.6722 of 5 stars$14.51+1.2%N/A+24.9%$672.39M$818.08M179.652,831News CoverageFAROFARO Technologies2.6331 of 5 stars$26.30flat$28.00+6.5%+47.8%$497.52M$347.73M-75.141,243Positive NewsVPGVishay Precision Group3.9129 of 5 stars$22.16+2.3%$31.00+39.9%-27.2%$293.40M$355.05M21.892,300Positive NewsSTSensata Technologies4.8518 of 5 stars$31.39+1.7%$41.00+30.6%+0.3%$4.70B$4.05B-57.2019,400Positive NewsMKSIMKS Instruments4.857 of 5 stars$112.99-0.6%$141.09+24.9%+47.8%$7.60B$3.62B251.7610,200Positive NewsCOHRCoherent3.7777 of 5 stars$104.98-0.7%$99.79-4.9%+192.4%$16.24B$5.00B-86.2626,157CGNXCognex4.8195 of 5 stars$40.36+3.0%$47.91+18.7%+10.5%$6.92B$881.50M75.522,992Positive NewsBMIBadger Meter4.2809 of 5 stars$220.80+0.7%$214.75-2.7%+48.3%$6.49B$703.59M54.352,140News CoveragePositive NewsITRIItron4.4659 of 5 stars$117.58+1.0%$123.92+5.4%+79.0%$5.30B$2.41B23.825,859Analyst RevisionPositive NewsOSISOSI Systems3.7285 of 5 stars$168.11+1.7%$173.00+2.9%+38.1%$2.81B$1.54B21.586,681Analyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DAKT Alternatives FARO Alternatives VPG Alternatives ST Alternatives MKSI Alternatives COHR Alternatives CGNX Alternatives BMI Alternatives ITRI Alternatives OSIS 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 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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