Daktronics (NASDAQ:DAKT) vs. XP Power (OTCMKTS:XPPLF) Critical Survey

Daktronics (NASDAQ:DAKT) and XP Power (OTCMKTS:XPPLF) are both manufacturing companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Daktronics and XP Power’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%
XP Power	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Daktronics and XP Power, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Daktronics	0	1	0	1	3.00
XP Power	0	0	0	0	0.00

Institutional & Insider Ownership

61.7% of Daktronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.4% of XP Power shares are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of Daktronics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Daktronics and XP Power”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Daktronics	$756.48 million	1.49	-$10.12 million	$0.13	178.08
XP Power	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

XP Power has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Daktronics.

Summary

Daktronics beats XP Power on 8 of the 8 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 XP Power

XP Power Limited, an investment holding company, designs, manufactures, and sells power supply solutions in Europe, North America, and Asia. The company offers AC-DC power supplies, DC-DC converters, high voltage AC-DC power supplies, high voltage DC-DC converters, RF power systems, EMI filters, custom power supplies, and 3 phase power supplies. It also provides engineering services. The company serves healthcare, industrial technology, and semiconductor equipment manufacturing industries. XP Power Limited was founded in 1988 and is based in Singapore.