ASR vs NVGS vs DAKT Stock Comparison

Southeast Airport, Navigator Holdings and Daktronics Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ASR Southeast Airport Group
$258.14 +10.1% 1M -14.8% 1Y
Market cap
$7.98B
P/E
21.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.72K
Div. yield
–
Transportation Infrastructure Industrials
3 wins
NVGS Navigator Holdings Ltd.
$20.21 -15.2% 1M +23.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.36B
P/E
7.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$580.98M
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
4 wins
DAKT Daktronics Inc /Sd/
$19.49 +8.5% 1M +0.9% 1Y
Market cap
$979.12M
P/E
20.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$854.30M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Navigator Holdings leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Navigator Holdings 4, Daktronics 4, Southeast Airport 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASRNVGSDAKTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.98B $1.36B $979.12M ASR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.4x 7.2x 20.3x NVGS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.7x 8.8x 15.0x NVGS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -100.0% +7.3% +14.0% DAKT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1,252,383.6% 32.4% 5.7% ASR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 17.5% 15.3% NVGS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.5x -1.8x DAKT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.8% +23.2% +0.9% NVGS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.8%/yr +19.6%/yr +27.9%/yr DAKT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.8% 32.1% 41.6% ASR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 69/100 74/100 DAKT

Percentile Scorecard

ASRNVGSDAKT

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

AxisASRNVGSDAKT
Valuation 11 #122 of 137 76 #34 of 137 83 #35 of 204
Growth 2 #125 of 127 72 #36 of 127 68 #61 of 191
Profitability 42 #73 of 125 87 #17 of 125 63 #71 of 189
Financial Health 46 #80 of 147 59 #61 of 147 82 #40 of 221
Shareholder Returns 77 #21 of 87 54 #41 of 87 75 #40 of 158
Overall 35 69 74
  • ASR ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • NVGS ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • DAKT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASRNVGSDAKTSPY
1 month +10.1%-15.2%+8.5% -2.0%
3 months -6.5%-5.3%-9.5% -2.2%
6 months -15.9%-10.5%-1.1% +4.2%
Year to date -20.2%+16.7%-1.4% +10.6%
1 year -14.8%+23.2%+0.9% +10.4%
3 years +13.5%+41.0%+103.7% +73.6%
3 years, per year +4.3%+12.2%+26.8% +20.2%
5 years +26.3%+144.4%+241.3% +61.6%
5 years, per year +4.8%+19.6%+27.9% +10.1%
10 years +69.5%+186.7%+138.0% +261.3%
10 years, per year +5.4%+11.1%+9.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureASRNVGSDAKTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.8%32.1%41.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.1%35.6%41.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.910.411.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.530.720.02 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.6%-39.5%-70.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.3%-19.4%-29.7% -3.2%
52-week high $381.16$25.09$27.73 $779.14
52-week low $230.08$16.38$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.

MultipleASRNVGSDAKT
P/E now vs peer median 20.8xmedian 15.1x 7.2xmedian 15.1x 19.4xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 240,642xmedian 1.0x 2.3xmedian 1.0x 1.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.2x 3.3xmedian 8.2x 9.7xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -14.4xmedian 12.7x 50.4xmedian 12.7x 23.6xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x 3.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.68 0.18median 0.68 1.45median 1.21

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 monthsASRNVGSDAKT
Revenue $29.72K $580.98M $854.30M
Gross profit – $397.65M $235.53M
Operating income $770.53M $335.04M $62.51M
Net income $6.98M $192.15M $48.34M
Free cash flow -$496.88M $26.16M $39.80M
R&D – – $44.90M
EPS (diluted) – $2.77 $0.99
Cash & equivalents $666.29M $221.08M $154.59M
Total debt $1.39B $448.73M $10.51M
Shares (diluted) – 68.04M 48.90M
Enterprise value $4.36B $612.22M $398.87M

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
MetricASRNVGSDAKT
P/E 20.8x 7.2x 19.4x
P/FCF -14.4x 50.4x 23.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 6.8x 17.2x
P/S 240,642x 2.3x 1.1x
P/B 2.6x 1.0x 3.0x
P/Tangible book -12.2x 1.0x 3.0x
EV/EBITDA – 3.3x 9.7x
EV/EBIT 10.2x 4.6x 12.7x
EV/Revenue 263,531x 2.7x 0.9x
EV/FCF -15.8x 59.1x 19.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – 7.9x 14.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.18 1.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASRNVGSDAKT
Revenue growth (1Y) -100.0% 7.3% 14.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -97.2% 6.4% 1.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 13.0% 17.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 8.1% 6.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.3% 28.3% 85.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 27.3% -2.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -99.2% 75.3% 327.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -78.9% 35.1% 15.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – 82.5% 335.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 40.6% 13.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -1.9% -47.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.1% -1.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -220.2% -86.6% -53.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.9% -44.7% 1.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASRNVGSDAKT
Gross margin – 68.4% 27.6%
EBITDA margin – 79.9% 9.6%
Operating margin 2,592,677% 57.7% 7.3%
Pretax margin 23,486% 56.3% 7.2%
Net margin 1,252,384% 32.4% 5.7%
FCF margin -1,671,892% 4.5% 4.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 33.6% 6.4%
Return on equity 0.3% 26.2% 15.6%
Return on assets 0.1% 15.0% 8.3%
Return on invested capital – 17.5% 15.3%
Return on capital employed 20.1% 16.7% 17.9%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.3x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.0x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASRNVGSDAKT
Debt / assets 27.1% 20.1% 1.7%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.3x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.5x -1.8x
Debt / FCF -2.8x 17.2x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 46.1% 40.4% 47.7%
Equity / assets 53.9% 59.6% 52.3%
Interest coverage 0.6x 13.5x –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.4x 2.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.0x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.8x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 2.76 2.00 4.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASRNVGSDAKT
Dividend yield 5.4% 1.4% –
Net buyback yield – 2.8% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 5.4% 4.2% 1.9%
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.

ConsensusASRNVGSDAKT
Forward P/E 12.7xFY2026 8.8xFY2026 15.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.38FY2026 $2.30FY2026 $1.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.3%FY2026 +94.9%FY2026 +23.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% -27.8% +30.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.30BFY2026 $566.07MFY2026 $862.28MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.2%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026 +2.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.3% -13.6% +19.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASRNVGSDAKT
Held by institutions 10.8% 37.4% 75.2%
Institutions holding 151 174 191
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.3% +0.6% +0.9%
Institutions buying 75 107 84
Institutions selling 52 41 68
Buyers to sellers 1.44 2.61 1.24

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.

ASRNVGSDAKT
ASR 1.00 0.09 0.23
NVGS 0.09 1.00 0.06
DAKT 0.23 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASR, NVGS and DAKT?

Southeast Airport (ASR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Southeast Airport (ASR) $7.98B, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) $1.36B, Daktronics (DAKT) $979.12M.

Which stock is cheaper, ASR, NVGS and DAKT?

Navigator Holdings (NVGS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Southeast Airport (ASR) 21.4x, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 7.2x, Daktronics (DAKT) 20.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) is cheapest (Southeast Airport (ASR) 12.7x, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 8.8x, Daktronics (DAKT) 15.0x). 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%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +7.3%, Daktronics (DAKT) +14.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southeast Airport (ASR) has the highest net margin (Southeast Airport (ASR) 1,252,383.6%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 32.4%, Daktronics (DAKT) 5.7%). On return on invested capital, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) leads (Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 17.5%, Daktronics (DAKT) 15.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Navigator Holdings (NVGS) returned the most: Southeast Airport (ASR) -14.8%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +23.2%, Daktronics (DAKT) +0.9%. Over five years, Daktronics (DAKT) compounded fastest (Southeast Airport (ASR) +4.8%/yr, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +19.6%/yr, Daktronics (DAKT) +27.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Southeast Airport (ASR) has been the steadiest (Southeast Airport (ASR) 27.8%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 32.1%, Daktronics (DAKT) 41.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASR, NVGS 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, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) leads on 4. 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.