AFC Energy (OTCMKTS:AFGYF) & Daktronics (NASDAQ:DAKT) Head to Head Comparison

Daktronics (NASDAQ:DAKT) and AFC Energy (OTCMKTS:AFGYF) are both manufacturing companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

61.7% of Daktronics shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Daktronics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Daktronics and AFC Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Daktronics	0.96%	15.42%	8.15%
AFC Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Daktronics and AFC Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Daktronics	$756.48 million	1.19	-$10.12 million	$0.13	142.46
AFC Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

AFC Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Daktronics.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Daktronics and AFC Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Daktronics	0	2	1	0	2.33
AFC Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00

Daktronics currently has a consensus target price of $26.00, suggesting a potential upside of 40.39%. Given Daktronics’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Daktronics is more favorable than AFC Energy.

Summary

Daktronics beats AFC Energy on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Daktronics

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. The company also offers video display and walls; scoreboards and timing systems; LED message displays and sings; intelligent transportation systems dynamic message signs; mass transit display; sound systems; and digital billboards and street furniture, and digit and price displays. In addition, it provides indoor dynamic messaging systems and liquid crystal display signs; and software and controllers, which includes Venus, a control suite software to control the creation of messages and graphic sequences for uploading to displays. The company sells its products through direct sales and resellers. Daktronics, Inc. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Brookings, South Dakota.

About AFC Energy

AFC Energy plc engages in the development of fuel cell and fuel processing technology and equipment in the United Kingdom. The company provides air cooled and liquid cooled fuel cells, including H-Power Tower, a S series fuel cell generator, and L series fuel cell generators. It is developing H-power generator S series fuel cell, a modular compact; H-power generator S+ series fuel cell diesel generator alternative; ammonia cracker, a technology to convert ammonia into hydrogen; and methanol fuel tower, a technology solution for conversion of carrier fuel methanol into hydrogen. In addition, the company provides various support solutions, including supply of hydrogen, ammonia or methanol; consultation on fuel consumption and logistics requirements; arranging the sourcing, supply, and delivery of the fuel of choice; consultation or supply of on-site fuel storage; consultation and design of the full power solution based on the application; arrangements to supply, deliver, and connect battery energy storage technology; technical integration of technologies, such as battery, fuel cell, fuel conversion, and fuel storage; monitoring and optimization for the full system; on site installation, commissioning, and decommissioning; on call maintenance from field support team; and operating guidelines and on-site briefing services. It offers its products for the use in various applications, including maritime, construction, data centres, outdoor events, EV charging, and rail sectors. AFC Energy plc was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Cranleigh, the United Kingdom.