Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Daktronics Inc shares valued at $229,599 were sold by GATZKE CARLA S on Sep 17 ’25. At $23.09 per share, GATZKE CARLA S sold 9,944 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 721,036 shares worth approximately $14.5 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, CARLA S GATZKE purchased 9,944 shares, netting a total of over 229,599 in proceeds.
Before that, Friel John Patrick had sold 13,479 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $317,851, the Director traded Daktronics Inc shares for $23.58 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 13,479 shares, worth approximately $1.49 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Craig Hallum on January 22, 2025, Daktronics Inc [DAKT] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $26. Analysts at Sidoti started covering the stock with ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in late January. As of June 01, 2016, Sidoti has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” for DAKT. Earlier on September 23, 2015, Needham upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for DAKT stock which previously was a “a Hold”.
Analyzing DAKT Stock Performance
On last trading session, Daktronics Inc [NASDAQ: DAKT] plunged -2.28% to $20.11. The stock’s lowest price that day was $20.1, but it reached a high of $20.69 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -4.65%. Over the course of the year, Daktronics Inc shares have jumped approximately 55.77%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $24.38 on 09/16/25 and a 52-week low of $10.24 on 03/05/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Daktronics Inc (DAKT)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 19.91, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 19.71. In the upper region, resistance lies at 20.50. The next price resistance is at 20.89. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 48.74 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Daktronics Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Daktronics Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-09-15 dropping by -0.32 million shares to 1.81 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 2.13 million shares. A decline of -17.85% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.79 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.79.
