DAKTDaktronics, Inc.

$20.59+3.2% 1Y
Latest close: back above its 200-day averageOct 23, 2026what changed →

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: rangebound and moderately shorted.

2 neutral, 1 without data
TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 23, 2026

Choppy, but holding above its 200-day average. Overbought (RSI 82). Price is +1% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest5.1% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

Moderately shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover.

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How DAKT is trading

Daktronics, Inc. is +3.2% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 13 points behind the market.

+3.2%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
+0.63%

vs 200-day average · close to trend

RSI (14)
82

RSI (14) · overbought, bought harder than it has been sold

Below its 52-week high
26%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 21, 2024$11.20 – $27.73 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$20.59
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
+20%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
+3.2%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
+278%
vs 50-day average$18.54
+11%
52-week high
$27.73
52-week low
$17.03
Annualised volatility
47%
Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-22
$2K
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+4.1%
2025+17%
2024+99%
2023+201%
2022−44%
2021+7.9%
2020−22%
2019−15%
2018−16%
2017−12%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan105 of 10+4.6%
Feb104 of 10+0.27%
Mar105 of 10+0.42%
Apr105 of 10−3.4%
May106 of 10+5.0%
Jun106 of 10+1.8%
Jul119 of 11+4.6%
Aug115 of 11+5.7%
Sep115 of 11−1.7%
Oct115 of 11+1.3%
Nov107 of 10+6.1%
Dec105 of 10−3.2%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

Where the price stands

Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.

What it has returned

With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.