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Daktronics, Inc.

Technology · $835M market cap

Verdict

Share price

$17.96

close of Oct 3, 2026

Fair value

$15.72

Sticker Price

Payback Price

$6.29

buy price

Overpriced

DAKT is Overpriced: at $17.96 it trades 14% above its fair value of $15.72. Its buy price (Payback Price) is $6.29, 65% below today's price. Business quality is limited: only 1 of 5 key numbers clears the 10% bar.

How we valued it

Owner Earnings. Earnings have been shrinking, but the business still generates cash, so we value it on its cash flow instead of its earnings.

Business quality

1 of 5 clear the 10% bar. What are the Big Five?

Earnings per share growth-2.4% a year✗
Equity per share growth-0.1% a year✗
Sales growth3.1% a year✗
Free cash flow growth3.5% a year✗
Return on invested capital13.1%✓

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Insider activity

Since Jul 1, 2026: no open-market purchases, 2 sales worth $150K and 43 other filings (stock awards, tax withholding and similar). Why purchases matter

Sales

Other filings

Wiemann Bradley T

Executive Vice President · 2026-09-05

Tax withholding

$6K

Wiemann Bradley T

Executive Vice President · 2026-09-05

Option exercise

1,362 shares

Wiemann Bradley T

Executive Vice President · 2026-09-05

Tax withholding

$2K

Wiemann Bradley T

Executive Vice President · 2026-09-05

Option exercise

492 shares

Wiemann Bradley T

Executive Vice President · 2026-09-05

Tax withholding

$2K

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Wiemann Bradley T

Executive Vice President · 2026-09-05

Option exercise

500 shares

Jayaraman Ramesh

President and CEO · 2026-08-23

Tax withholding

$33K

Jayaraman Ramesh

President and CEO · 2026-08-23

Option exercise

7,090 shares

Wiemann Bradley T

Executive Vice President · 2026-08-23

Tax withholding

$2K

Wiemann Bradley T

Executive Vice President · 2026-08-23

Option exercise

500 shares

Wiemann Bradley T

Executive Vice President · 2026-08-23

Tax withholding

$1K

Wiemann Bradley T

Executive Vice President · 2026-08-23

Option exercise

246 shares

Wiemann Bradley T

Executive Vice President · 2026-08-23

Tax withholding

$2K

Wiemann Bradley T

Executive Vice President · 2026-08-23

Option exercise

454 shares

Kurtenbach Matthew John

VP of Manufacturing · 2026-08-23

Tax withholding

$2K

Kurtenbach Matthew John

VP of Manufacturing · 2026-08-23

Option exercise

500 shares

Kurtenbach Matthew John

VP of Manufacturing · 2026-08-23

Tax withholding

$1K

Kurtenbach Matthew John

VP of Manufacturing · 2026-08-23

Option exercise

246 shares

Kurtenbach Matthew John

VP of Manufacturing · 2026-08-23

Tax withholding

$2K

Kurtenbach Matthew John

VP of Manufacturing · 2026-08-23

Option exercise

454 shares

Kurtenbach Matthew John

VP of Manufacturing · 2026-08-23

Tax withholding

$10K

Kurtenbach Matthew John

VP of Manufacturing · 2026-08-23

Option exercise

2,098 shares

Wendler Brett David

VP of Design & Development · 2026-08-23

Tax withholding

$2K

Wendler Brett David

VP of Design & Development · 2026-08-23

Option exercise

500 shares

Wendler Brett David

VP of Design & Development · 2026-08-23

Tax withholding

$1K

Wendler Brett David

VP of Design & Development · 2026-08-23

Option exercise

246 shares

Wendler Brett David

VP of Design & Development · 2026-08-23

Tax withholding

$1K

Wendler Brett David

VP of Design & Development · 2026-08-23

Option exercise

227 shares

Wendler Brett David

VP of Design & Development · 2026-08-23

Tax withholding

$9K

Wendler Brett David

VP of Design & Development · 2026-08-23

Option exercise

2,038 shares

Anderson Sheila Mae

CDAO · 2026-08-23

Tax withholding

$2K

Anderson Sheila Mae

CDAO · 2026-08-23

Option exercise

500 shares

Anderson Sheila Mae

CDAO · 2026-08-23

Tax withholding

$1K

Anderson Sheila Mae

CDAO · 2026-08-23

Option exercise

246 shares

Anderson Sheila Mae

CDAO · 2026-08-23

Tax withholding

$1K

Anderson Sheila Mae

CDAO · 2026-08-23

Option exercise

227 shares

Anderson Sheila Mae

CDAO · 2026-08-23

Tax withholding

$10K

Anderson Sheila Mae

CDAO · 2026-08-23

Option exercise

2,068 shares

Anderson Sheila Mae

CDAO · 2026-07-14

Award

6,978 shares

Jayaraman Ramesh

President and CEO · 2026-07-14

Award

32,762 shares

Wendler Brett David

VP of Design & Development · 2026-07-14

Award

7,076 shares

Kurtenbach Matthew John

VP of Manufacturing · 2026-07-14

Award

7,273 shares

Anderson Sheila Mae

CDAO · 2026-07-01

Option exercise

$72K

About Daktronics, Inc.

Daktronics, Inc. is a global leader specializing in the design, manufacture, marketing, and sale of advanced electronic display systems and associated products. Its operations are organized into five distinct segments: Commercial, Live Events, High School Park and Recreation, Transportation, and International. The company's extensive product portfolio encompasses a variety of video display systems capable of…

Hardware, Equipment & Parts

Fair value and Payback Price are estimates from the company's reported financials, not investment advice. Prices as of the close of Oct 3, 2026. How the Payback Price works

DAKT stock (Daktronics, Inc.): fair value $15.72, Overpriced — PaybackPrice