What is Sidoti Csr’s Estimate for Daktronics Q1 Earnings?

Daktronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:DAKT) – Analysts at Sidoti Csr dropped their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Daktronics in a research note issued to investors on Friday, June 27th. Sidoti Csr analyst A. Soderstrom now expects that the technology company will post earnings per share of $0.24 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.29. The consensus estimate for Daktronics’ current full-year earnings is $0.96 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Daktronics’ Q2 2026 earnings at $0.29 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.20 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.29 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.29 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.35 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $0.22 EPS.

Daktronics Stock Up 0.2%

DAKT stock opened at $15.15 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 2.22 and a quick ratio of 1.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $744.02 million, a P/E ratio of -34.43, a P/E/G ratio of 0.49 and a beta of 1.60. Daktronics has a 52-week low of $10.24 and a 52-week high of $19.89. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $14.27 and its 200-day simple moving average is $14.65.

Daktronics (NASDAQ:DAKT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 25th. The technology company reported $0.18 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.18. Daktronics had a negative net margin of 1.34% and a positive return on equity of 15.29%. The company had revenue of $172.55 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $189.10 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.27 earnings per share.

Insider Activity at Daktronics

In other Daktronics news, Director Andrew David Siegel purchased 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 4th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $11.50 per share, for a total transaction of $28,750.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 43,446 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $499,629. This represents a 6.11% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, major shareholder Fox Opportunities Fund L. Alta sold 1,000,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.90, for a total value of $14,900,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 4,973,599 shares in the company, valued at $74,106,625.10. The trade was a 16.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 5.20% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Daktronics

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Daktronics by 29.9% during the fourth quarter. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 4,192 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $71,000 after purchasing an additional 965 shares during the period. Summit Securities Group LLC purchased a new stake in Daktronics in the 1st quarter worth approximately $81,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in shares of Daktronics by 5,889.3% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 7,247 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $88,000 after buying an additional 7,126 shares during the period. Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new position in shares of Daktronics during the 1st quarter valued at $90,000. Finally, Virtus Advisers LLC purchased a new position in shares of Daktronics during the 1st quarter valued at $107,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 61.69% of the company’s stock.

Daktronics Company Profile

Daktronics, Inc designs, manufactures, and sells electronic scoreboards, programmable display systems and large screen video displays for sporting, commercial, and transportation applications in the United States and internationally. It operates through Commercial, Live Events, High School Park and Recreation, Transportation, and International segments.