Financial Contrast: Daktronics (NASDAQ:DAKT) & HempAmericana (OTCMKTS:HMPQ)

HempAmericana (OTCMKTS:HMPQ) and Daktronics (NASDAQ:DAKT) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HempAmericana	N/A	N/A	N/A
Daktronics	1.29%	19.92%	8.92%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for HempAmericana and Daktronics, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HempAmericana	0	0	0	0	N/A
Daktronics	0	0	0	1	4.00

Risk and Volatility

HempAmericana has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Daktronics has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

61.7% of Daktronics shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.3% of Daktronics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HempAmericana	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Daktronics	$818.08 million	0.71	$34.62 million	$0.61	20.69

Daktronics has higher revenue and earnings than HempAmericana.

Summary

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

About HempAmericana

HempAmericana, Inc. researches, develops, and sells products made of industrial hemp in the United States. It provides hemp-based concrete, hemp bags, hemp seeds for consumption, hemp clothing, and hemp rolling paper products. HempAmericana, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is based in New York, New York.

About Daktronics

Daktronics, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets electronic display systems and related products 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; message displays; intelligent transportation systems dynamic message signs; mass transit display; sound systems; and digital billboards, 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.