ASR vs FRT vs DAKT Stock Comparison

Southeast Airport, Federal Realty Investment Trust and Daktronics Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ASR Southeast Airport Group
$252.99 +4.8% 1M -18.3% 1Y
Market cap
$7.53B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.72K
Div. yield
–
Transportation Infrastructure Industrials
2 wins
DAKT Daktronics Inc /Sd/
$19.78 +13.6% 1M +1.3% 1Y
Market cap
$909.49M
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$854.30M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Daktronics leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Daktronics 5, Federal Realty Investment Trust 3, Southeast Airport 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASRFRTDAKTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.53B $9.47B $909.49M FRT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.2x 22.1x 18.8x DAKT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.4x 25.5x 15.2x ASR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -100.0% +8.0% +14.0% DAKT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1,252,383.6% 32.1% 5.7% ASR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 15.3% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.5x -1.8x DAKT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.3% +16.8% +1.3% FRT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.6%/yr -1.5%/yr +29.0%/yr DAKT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.7% 16.7% 41.4% FRT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 41/100 74/100 DAKT

Percentile Scorecard

ASRFRTDAKT

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisASRFRTDAKT
Valuation 14 #117 of 136 14 #125 of 145 78 #46 of 203
Growth 4 #116 of 121 47 #76 of 143 67 #63 of 188
Profitability 45 #62 of 112 82 #25 of 136 64 #67 of 183
Financial Health 47 #75 of 140 43 #79 of 138 81 #42 of 216
Shareholder Returns 81 #16 of 80 21 #104 of 131 81 #30 of 152
Overall 38 41 74
  • ASR ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • FRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • DAKT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodASRFRTDAKTSPY
1 month +4.8%+1.9%+13.6% +0.7%
3 months -8.6%-10.2%+1.5% +3.7%
6 months -17.3%+0.6%+0.6% +7.1%
Year to date -21.8%+10.6%+0.1% +12.8%
1 year -18.3%+16.8%+1.3% +11.9%
3 years +16.7%+27.1%+105.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +5.3%+8.3%+27.0% +22.8%
5 years +25.5%-7.3%+256.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +4.6%-1.5%+29.0% +10.9%
10 years +58.3%-22.4%+136.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year +4.7%-2.5%+9.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureASRFRTDAKTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.7%16.7%41.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.1%15.4%40.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.930.111.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.661.010.03 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.6%-40.0%-70.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.6%-12.3%-28.7% -1.2%
52-week high $381.16$127.13$27.73 $779.14
52-week low $230.08$94.87$17.02 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleASRFRTDAKT
P/E now vs peer median 20.4xmedian 16.5x 22.4xmedian 25.7x 19.7xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 235,841xmedian 0.9x 7.3xmedian 4.1x 1.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.8x 13.9xmedian 14.3x 9.9xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -14.1xmedian 11.9x -26.1xmedian 23.5x 23.9xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.2x 2.8xmedian 1.3x 3.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.84 10.94median 1.86 1.47median 1.45

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsASRFRTDAKT
Revenue $29.72K $1.34B $854.30M
Gross profit – – $235.53M
Operating income $770.53M $638.97M $62.51M
Net income $6.98M $446.74M $48.34M
Free cash flow -$496.88M -$371.04M $39.80M
R&D – – $44.90M
EPS (diluted) – $4.97 $0.99
Cash & equivalents $666.29M $107.25M $154.59M
Total debt $3.35B $19.28B $10.51M
Shares (diluted) – 86.18M 48.90M
Enterprise value $3.90B $9.03B $329.24M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricASRFRTDAKT
P/E 20.4x 22.4x 19.7x
P/FCF -14.1x -26.1x 23.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 15.4x 17.4x
P/S 235,841x 7.3x 1.1x
P/B 2.5x 2.8x 3.0x
P/Tangible book -11.9x 2.8x 3.0x
EV/EBITDA – 13.9x 9.9x
EV/EBIT 10.0x 22.5x 12.9x
EV/Revenue 258,730x 10.7x 0.9x
EV/FCF -15.5x -38.7x 20.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 22.7x 14.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 10.94 1.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASRFRTDAKT
Revenue growth (1Y) -100.0% 8.0% 14.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -97.2% 6.4% 1.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 17.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 6.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.3% 21.5% 85.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 5.5% -2.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -99.2% 24.7% 327.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -78.9% 4.0% 15.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – 27.3% 335.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 2.1% 13.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 6.3% -47.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.8% -1.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -220.2% -323.9% -53.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.9% -17.8% 1.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASRFRTDAKT
Gross margin – – 27.6%
EBITDA margin – 77.2% 9.6%
Operating margin 2,592,677% 47.9% 7.3%
Pretax margin 23,486% 33.4% 7.2%
Net margin 1,252,384% 32.1% 5.7%
FCF margin -1,671,892% -27.8% 4.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 47.3% 6.4%
Return on equity 0.3% 13.1% 15.6%
Return on assets 0.1% 4.9% 8.3%
Return on invested capital – – 15.3%
Return on capital employed 20.1% – 17.9%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASRFRTDAKT
Debt / assets 27.1% 52.6% 1.7%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.4x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.5x -1.8x
Debt / FCF -2.8x -12.9x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 46.1% 62.1% 47.7%
Equity / assets 53.9% 37.9% 52.3%
Interest coverage 0.6x 3.3x –
Current ratio 0.9x – 2.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x – 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.6x – 0.7x
Altman Z-score 2.72 – 4.69

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASRFRTDAKT
Dividend yield 5.5% 4.1% –
Net buyback yield – -0.6% 1.8%
Shareholder yield 5.5% 3.5% 1.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusASRFRTDAKT
Forward P/E 12.4xFY2026 25.5xFY2026 15.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.38FY2026 $4.38FY2026 $1.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.3%FY2026 -6.4%FY2026 +23.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% -31.5% +30.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.30BFY2026 $1.28BFY2026 $862.28MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.2%FY2026 +2.5%FY2026 +2.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.3% +14.8% +19.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASRFRTDAKT
Held by institutions 10.8% 98.5% 75.2%
Institutions holding 151 622 190
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.3% +9.4% +0.9%
Institutions buying 75 364 84
Institutions selling 52 162 67
Buyers to sellers 1.44 2.25 1.25

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ASRFRTDAKT
ASR 1.00 0.10 0.23
FRT 0.10 1.00 0.10
DAKT 0.23 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASR, FRT and DAKT?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Southeast Airport (ASR) $7.53B, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) $9.47B, Daktronics (DAKT) $909.49M.

Which stock is cheaper, ASR, FRT and DAKT?

Daktronics (DAKT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Southeast Airport (ASR) 20.2x, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 22.1x, Daktronics (DAKT) 18.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Southeast Airport (ASR) is cheapest (Southeast Airport (ASR) 12.4x, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 25.5x, Daktronics (DAKT) 15.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Daktronics (DAKT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Southeast Airport (ASR) -100.0%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +8.0%, Daktronics (DAKT) +14.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southeast Airport (ASR) has the highest net margin (Southeast Airport (ASR) 1,252,383.6%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 32.1%, Daktronics (DAKT) 5.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) returned the most: Southeast Airport (ASR) -18.3%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +16.8%, Daktronics (DAKT) +1.3%. Over five years, Daktronics (DAKT) compounded fastest (Southeast Airport (ASR) +4.6%/yr, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) -1.5%/yr, Daktronics (DAKT) +29.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) has been the steadiest (Southeast Airport (ASR) 27.7%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 16.7%, Daktronics (DAKT) 41.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASR, FRT and DAKT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Daktronics (DAKT) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.