DAKT vs NVGS vs OMAB Stock Comparison

Daktronics, Navigator Holdings and Central North Airport Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DAKT Daktronics Inc /Sd/
$19.78 +13.6% 1M +1.3% 1Y
Market cap
$951.27M
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$854.30M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins
NVGS Navigator Holdings Ltd.
$21.72 -5.6% 1M +33.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.42B
P/E
10.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$579.12M
Div. yield
1.29%
Marine Shipping Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Navigator Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Navigator Holdings 6, Daktronics 4, Central North Airport 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDAKTNVGSOMABLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $951.27M $1.42B $4.95B OMAB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.7x 10.1x 16.7x NVGS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.2x 9.4x 15.5x NVGS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.0% +9.6% — DAKT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.7% 24.9% — NVGS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.3% 14.9% — DAKT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.8x 1.3x — DAKT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.29% 5.28% OMAB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.3% +33.0% -0.2% NVGS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.0%/yr +21.2%/yr +16.2%/yr DAKT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.4% 31.4% 31.4% NVGS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 76/100 46/100 NVGS

Percentile Scorecard

DAKTNVGSOMAB

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

AxisDAKTNVGSOMAB
Valuation 78 #46 of 203 75 #35 of 136 28 #98 of 136
Growth 67 #63 of 188 85 #19 of 121 –
Profitability 64 #67 of 183 84 #19 of 112 –
Financial Health 81 #42 of 216 58 #60 of 140 34 #93 of 140
Shareholder Returns 81 #30 of 152 77 #19 of 80 76 #20 of 80
Overall 74 76 46
  • DAKT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • NVGS ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • OMAB ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDAKTNVGSOMABSPY
1 month +13.6%-5.6%+3.7% +0.7%
3 months +1.5%-1.9%-5.2% +3.7%
6 months +0.6%-0.4%-3.3% +7.1%
Year to date +0.1%+25.4%-5.7% +12.8%
1 year +1.3%+33.0%-0.2% +11.9%
3 years +105.0%+54.9%+70.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +27.0%+15.7%+19.4% +22.8%
5 years +256.4%+161.7%+111.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year +29.0%+21.2%+16.2% +10.9%
10 years +136.6%+183.9%+118.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.0%+11.0%+8.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDAKTNVGSOMABSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.4%31.4%31.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.6%34.1%28.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.260.381.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.031.05-0.01 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.7%-39.5%-42.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.7%-13.4%-24.0% -1.2%
52-week high $27.73$25.09$134.98 $779.14
52-week low $17.02$16.14$88.75 $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.

MultipleDAKTNVGSOMAB
P/E now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 25.8x 10.1xmedian 16.5x 16.7xmedian 16.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.9x 2.4xmedian 0.9x 5.6xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 14.6x 4.6xmedian 8.8x —median 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.9xmedian 22.2x 11.5xmedian 11.9x 12.2xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x 7.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.47median 1.45 0.25median 0.84 —median 0.84

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 monthsDAKTNVGSOMAB
Revenue $854.30M $579.12M –
Gross profit $235.53M $389.30M –
Operating income $62.51M $300.01M –
Net income $48.34M $148.27M –
Free cash flow $39.80M $122.80M –
R&D $44.90M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.99 $2.12 –
Cash & equivalents $154.59M $225.89M $172.32M
Total debt $10.51M $781.93M $746.90M
Shares (diluted) 48.90M 68.04M –
Enterprise value $371.02M $754.62M $4.44B

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
MetricDAKTNVGSOMAB
P/E 19.7x 10.1x 16.7x
P/FCF 23.9x 11.5x 12.2x
P/Operating cash flow 17.4x 7.3x –
P/S 1.1x 2.4x 5.6x
P/B 3.0x 1.1x 7.8x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 1.1x -10.0x
EV/EBITDA 9.9x 4.6x –
EV/EBIT 12.9x 6.6x –
EV/Revenue 0.9x 3.4x –
EV/FCF 20.3x 16.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 14.8x 10.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.47 0.25 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDAKTNVGSOMAB
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.0% 9.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 8.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.3% 12.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 11.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 85.6% 24.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 32.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 327.9% 58.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.6% 35.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 335.2% 64.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.4% 41.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -47.7% -2.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 11.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -53.5% 136.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 64.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDAKTNVGSOMAB
Gross margin 27.6% 67.2% –
EBITDA margin 9.6% 74.6% –
Operating margin 7.3% 51.8% –
Pretax margin 7.2% 46.2% –
Net margin 5.7% 24.9% –
FCF margin 4.7% 21.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 6.4% 33.4% –
Return on equity 15.6% 22.8% –
Return on assets 8.3% 12.4% –
Return on invested capital 15.3% 14.9% –
Return on capital employed 17.9% 14.5% –
Asset turnover 1.5x 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDAKTNVGSOMAB
Debt / assets 1.7% 33.7% 43.4%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.6x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.8x 1.3x –
Debt / FCF 0.3x 6.4x –
Liabilities / assets 47.7% 45.2% 63.1%
Equity / assets 52.3% 54.8% 36.9%
Interest coverage – 11.2x –
Current ratio 2.2x 1.7x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.2x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.7x 1.0x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 4.69 1.83 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDAKTNVGSOMAB
Dividend yield – 1.3% 5.3%
Net buyback yield 1.8% 6.8% –
Shareholder yield 1.8% 8.1% 5.3%
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.

ConsensusDAKTNVGSOMAB
Forward P/E 15.2xFY2026 9.4xFY2026 15.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.30FY2026 $2.30FY2026 $6.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.8%FY2026 +94.9%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.8% -27.8% +28.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $862.28MFY2026 $566.07MFY2026 $933.64MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.8%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.1% -13.6% +19.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDAKTNVGSOMAB
Held by institutions 75.2% 37.4% 12.3%
Institutions holding 190 174 163
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +0.6% +5.4%
Institutions buying 84 107 77
Institutions selling 67 41 59
Buyers to sellers 1.25 2.61 1.31

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.

DAKTNVGSOMAB
DAKT 1.00 0.06 0.25
NVGS 0.06 1.00 0.12
OMAB 0.25 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DAKT, NVGS and OMAB?

Central North Airport (OMAB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Daktronics (DAKT) $951.27M, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) $1.42B, Central North Airport (OMAB) $4.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, DAKT, NVGS and OMAB?

Navigator Holdings (NVGS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Daktronics (DAKT) 19.7x, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 10.1x, Central North Airport (OMAB) 16.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) is cheapest (Daktronics (DAKT) 15.2x, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 9.4x, Central North Airport (OMAB) 15.5x). 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: Daktronics (DAKT) +14.0%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +9.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Navigator Holdings (NVGS) has the highest net margin (Daktronics (DAKT) 5.7%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 24.9%). On return on invested capital, Daktronics (DAKT) leads (Daktronics (DAKT) 15.3%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 14.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Navigator Holdings (NVGS) returned the most: Daktronics (DAKT) +1.3%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +33.0%, Central North Airport (OMAB) -0.2%. Over five years, Daktronics (DAKT) compounded fastest (Daktronics (DAKT) +29.0%/yr, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +21.2%/yr, Central North Airport (OMAB) +16.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Central North Airport (OMAB) has the highest dividend yield: Daktronics (DAKT) 0.00%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 1.29%, Central North Airport (OMAB) 5.28%. Daktronics (DAKT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) has been the steadiest (Daktronics (DAKT) 41.4%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 31.4%, Central North Airport (OMAB) 31.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DAKT, NVGS and OMAB?

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 6. 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.