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While the market sighed a collective breath of relief after the Fed cut 50-bps, this week has been anything but bullish for the broad market. I'm looking at 5 consecutive red daily candles on the Russell 2000.

Daktronics has shown strong resilience and growth potential, with an 88.18% stock increase, outperforming the S&P 500's 23.58% gain. Despite earlier concerns about inflation and dividends, Daktronics' solid performance, efficiency improvements, and undervaluation justify upgrading the stock to a "Buy". The company's digital transformation plan and new tech initiatives are driving growth, with significant demand in the sports, transportation, and advertising sectors.

Shares are down more than 10% since its Q1 FY25 earnings release. Order growth remained healthy, while margins continue to remain strong. Management aims to increase investments to increase the competitiveness of its products, while also lowering structural costs in the business.

BROOKINGS, S.D., Sept. 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Daktronics Inc. (Nasdaq: DAKT), a leading global designer and manufacturer of best-in-class dynamic video communication displays and control systems for customers worldwide, announced that Sheila Anderson, Chief Financial Officer, will present and host one-on-one meetings with investors at the Sidoti September Virtual Investor Conference, taking place on September 18-19, 2024.

Daktronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:DAKT ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call September 4, 2024 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Carla Gatzke – Corporate Secretary Reece Kurtenbach – Chief Executive Officer Sheila Anderson – Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Conference Call Participants Anja Soderstrom – Sidoti Mac Furst – Singular Research Operator Thank you for standing by, and welcome to Daktronics First Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode.

Daktronics (DAKT) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.36 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.30 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.63 per share a year ago.

DAKT shares' meteoric rise is driven by strong order growth in Live Events and Transportation businesses. However, weak Commercial business is a threat.

PPC, KT and DAKT made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) growth stocks list on August 26, 2024.

Investors interested in stocks from the Electronics - Miscellaneous Products sector have probably already heard of Daktronics (DAKT) and KLA (KLAC). But which of these two companies is the best option for those looking for undervalued stocks?

Here is how Daktronics (DAKT) and Fabrinet (FN) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.