Data I/O (DAIO) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Data I/O (NASDAQ:DAIO) is projected to issue its Q1 2026 results after the market closes on Thursday, April 23rd. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of ($0.1767) per share and revenue of $4.3220 million for the quarter. Parties can check the company’s upcoming Q1 2026 earning summary page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET.

Data I/O (NASDAQ:DAIO) last issued its earnings results on Friday, February 27th. The electronics maker reported ($0.27) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.09) by ($0.18). The company had revenue of $3.98 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.41 million. Data I/O had a negative net margin of 23.19% and a negative return on equity of 31.01%. On average, analysts expect Data I/O to post $0 EPS for the current fiscal year and $0 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Data I/O Price Performance

Shares of DAIO stock opened at $2.55 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.94 million, a PE ratio of -4.72 and a beta of 1.10. Data I/O has a 1-year low of $1.88 and a 1-year high of $3.57. The business has a 50-day moving average of $2.63 and a 200 day moving average of $2.90.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Data I/O

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Kovack Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in Data I/O by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. now owns 268,906 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $871,000 after buying an additional 5,675 shares during the period. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in Data I/O by 24.5% in the 4th quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 43,472 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $138,000 after buying an additional 8,555 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Data I/O by 45.4% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 22,402 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $69,000 after buying an additional 7,000 shares during the period. Finally, DRW Securities LLC purchased a new stake in Data I/O in the 4th quarter worth approximately $37,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 36.95% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

DAIO has been the subject of several analyst reports. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH initiated coverage on Data I/O in a report on Monday, February 2nd. They set a “buy” rating and a $5.00 target price for the company. Zacks Research cut Data I/O from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Data I/O in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $5.11.

About Data I/O

Data I/O Corporation is a provider of device programming solutions for semiconductor and microcontroller manufacturers, test houses, contract manufacturers and electronics design engineers. The company’s product portfolio includes universal and site-specific programmers, automated programming systems and software tools that enable high-volume production, development and field programming of non-volatile memories and microcontrollers. Data I/O’s solutions are designed to support a wide range of programmable devices, including Flash, EPROM, EEPROM, PLDs, FPGAs and automotive-grade microcontrollers.

The company’s flagship technologies include its high-speed FlashCORE III programming engines and the SB-OS-A automated handling system, which together streamline production workflows by providing scalable, multi-site programming capabilities.