Comparing Daktronics (NASDAQ:DAKT) and Magnis Energy Technologies (OTCMKTS:MNSEF)

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Magnis Energy Technologies and Daktronics, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Magnis Energy Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00
Daktronics	0	1	0	1	3.00

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Magnis Energy Technologies and Daktronics”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

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

Magnis Energy Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Daktronics.

Profitability

This table compares Magnis Energy Technologies and Daktronics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

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

Summary

Daktronics beats Magnis Energy Technologies on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Magnis Energy Technologies

Magnis Energy Technologies Ltd engages in the exploration and development of graphite deposits in the United States, Australia, and Tanzania. It primarily explores for natural flake graphite used in batteries for storing electrical energy. The company holds a 100% interest in the Nachu graphite project located in Ruangwa, south-east Tanzania. It also invests in the lithium-ion batteries. The company was formerly known as Magnis Resources Limited and changed its name to Magnis Energy Technologies Limited in November 2018. Magnis Energy Technologies Ltd was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Sydney, Australia.

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.