Comparing Daktronics (NASDAQ:DAKT) & Ingen Technologies (OTCMKTS:IGNT)

Ingen Technologies (OTCMKTS:IGNT) and Daktronics (NASDAQ:DAKT) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

61.7% of Daktronics shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.3% of Daktronics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Ingen Technologies and Daktronics”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ingen Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Daktronics	$811.64 million	0.74	$34.62 million	$0.61	21.23

Daktronics has higher revenue and earnings than Ingen Technologies.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Ingen Technologies and Daktronics, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ingen Technologies	0	0	0	0	N/A
Daktronics	0	0	0	1	4.00

Profitability

This table compares Ingen Technologies and Daktronics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ingen Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A
Daktronics	1.29%	19.92%	8.92%

Volatility and Risk

Ingen Technologies has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Daktronics has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Daktronics beats Ingen Technologies on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ingen Technologies

Ingen Technologies, Inc. engages in the research and development of home healthcare products for the respiratory industry in United States. It offers oxygen flow meters and nasal cannulas under the Oxyview and Smart Nasal Cannula trademark names for patients suffering with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in Riverside, California.

About Daktronics

Daktronics, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets electronic display systems and related products for sporting, commercial, and transportation applications in the United States and internationally. It operates through Commercial, Live Events, High School Park and Recreation, Transportation, and International segments. The company also offers video display and walls; scoreboards and timing systems; message displays; intelligent transportation systems dynamic message signs; mass transit display; sound systems; and digital billboards, street furniture, and digit and price displays. In addition, it provides indoor dynamic messaging systems and liquid crystal display signs; and software and controllers, which includes Venus, a control suite software to control the creation of messages and graphic sequences for uploading to displays. The company sells its products through direct sales and resellers. Daktronics, Inc. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Brookings, South Dakota.