XP Power (OTCMKTS:XPPLF) vs. Daktronics (NASDAQ:DAKT) Head-To-Head Survey

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

Analyst Recommendations

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

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

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

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
XP Power	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Daktronics	$770.28 million	1.74	-$10.12 million	$0.13	211.46

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

Profitability

This table compares XP Power and Daktronics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
XP Power	N/A	N/A	N/A
Daktronics	0.96%	15.42%	8.15%

Summary

Daktronics beats XP Power on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.