Financial Survey: Lakeland Industries (NASDAQ:LAKE) & DAC Technologies Group International (OTCMKTS:DAAT)

Lakeland Industries (NASDAQ:LAKE) and DAC Technologies Group International (OTCMKTS:DAAT) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.

Risk & Volatility

Lakeland Industries has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DAC Technologies Group International has a beta of 243, meaning that its stock price is 24,200% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Lakeland Industries and DAC Technologies Group International”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lakeland Industries	$193.32 million	0.56	-$25.31 million	($2.13)	-5.15
DAC Technologies Group International	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

DAC Technologies Group International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lakeland Industries.

Profitability

This table compares Lakeland Industries and DAC Technologies Group International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lakeland Industries	-10.87%	-6.64%	-4.13%
DAC Technologies Group International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

71.7% of Lakeland Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of Lakeland Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Lakeland Industries and DAC Technologies Group International, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lakeland Industries	1	1	3	0	2.40
DAC Technologies Group International	0	0	0	0	0.00

Lakeland Industries currently has a consensus price target of $16.00, indicating a potential upside of 45.85%. Given Lakeland Industries’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lakeland Industries is more favorable than DAC Technologies Group International.

Summary

Lakeland Industries beats DAC Technologies Group International on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Lakeland Industries

Lakeland Industries, Inc. manufactures and sells industrial protective clothing and accessories for the industrial and public protective clothing market worldwide. It offers firefighting and heat protective apparel to protect against fire; high-end chemical protective suits to provide protection from highly concentrated, toxic and/or lethal chemicals, and biological toxins; and limited use/disposable protective clothing, such as coveralls, laboratory coats, shirts, pants, hoods, aprons, sleeves, arm guards, caps, and smocks. The company provides durable woven garments, including electrostatic dissipative apparel used in electronics clean rooms; flame resistant meta aramid, para aramid, and FR cotton coveralls/pants/jackets used in petrochemical, refining operations, and electrical utilities; FR fabrics; and cotton and polycotton coveralls, lab coats, pants, and shirts. In addition, it provides high visibility clothing comprising reflective apparel, including vests, T-shirts, sweatshirts, jackets, coats, raingear, jumpsuits, hats, and gloves; and gloves and sleeves that are used in the automotive, glass, and metal fabrication industries. The company sells its products to a network of safety and industrial supply distributors through in-house sales teams, customer service group, and independent sales representatives. It serves end users, such as integrated oil, chemical/petrochemical, automobile, steel, glass, construction, smelting, cleanroom, janitorial, pharmaceutical, and high technology electronics manufacturers, as well as scientific, medical laboratories, and the utilities industry; and federal, state, and local governmental agencies and departments. Lakeland Industries, Inc. was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama.

About DAC Technologies Group International

DAC Technologies Group International, Inc. manufactures and markets consumer products for wholesale, retail, and OEM gun manufacturing markets. The company specializes in gun cleaning kits, gun safety devices, security items, and other outdoor products. It offers products in the categories of gun cleaning kits and accessories, other shooting and outdoor accessories, licensed products, gun locks, and safes. The company sells its products to mass merchants, retail chains, sporting goods retailers, distributors, and OEM gun manufacturers. It also markets its products through catalog companies. The company was formerly known as DAC Technologies of America, Inc. and changed its name to DAC Technologies Group International, Inc. in July 1999. The company was incorporated in 1993 and is based in Little Rock, Arkansas.