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Music Stocks To Consider - April 19th

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Key Points

  • MarketBeat identifies Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME), NetEase (NTES), and Dolby Laboratories (DLB) as the three music stocks to watch after they logged the highest recent dollar trading volume among music-sector equities.
  • TME operates China’s major music platforms (QQ Music, Kugou, Kuwo), plus karaoke and live-streaming via WeSing, giving it direct exposure to streaming monetization and social features in China.
  • NetEase combines gaming, Cloud Music and other internet services, while Dolby supplies audio and imaging technologies (like Dolby Atmos and codecs) to devices and media platforms, showing exposure to both content and tech sides of the music ecosystem.
  • MarketBeat previews top five stocks to own in May.

Tencent Music Entertainment Group, NetEase, and Dolby Laboratories are the three Music stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. "Music stocks" are shares of publicly traded companies whose primary business involves creating, distributing, monetizing, or supporting music — for example record labels, streaming services, music publishers/rights companies, concert promoters, and audio-equipment makers. Investors use the term to group securities whose returns are tied to music consumption, licensing and royalty income, live-event demand and related technology trends, and which carry sector-specific risks like changing consumer tastes and licensing disputes. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Music stocks within the last several days.

Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME)

Tencent Music Entertainment Group operates online music entertainment platforms to provide music streaming, online karaoke, and live streaming services in the People's Republic of China. It offers QQ Music, Kugou Music, and Kuwo Music that enable users to discover music in personalized ways; long-form audio content, including audiobooks, podcasts and talk shows, as well as music-oriented video content comprising music videos, live performances, and short videos; and WeSing, which enables users to sing along from its library of karaoke songs and share their performances in audio or video formats with friends.

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NetEase (NTES)

NetEase, Inc. engages in online games, music streaming, online intelligent learning services, and internet content services businesses in China and internationally . The company operates through Games and Related Value-Added Services, Youdao, Cloud Music, and Innovative Businesses and Others segments.

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Dolby Laboratories (DLB)

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. creates audio and imaging technologies that transform entertainment at the cinema, DTV transmissions and devices, mobile devices, OTT video and music services, home entertainment devices, and automobiles. The company develops and licenses its audio technologies, such as AAC & HE-AAC, a digital audio codec solution used for a range of media applications; AVC, a digital video codec with high bandwidth efficiency used in various media devices; Dolby AC-4, a digital audio coding technology that delivers new audio experiences to a range of playback devices; and Dolby Atmos technology for cinema and various media devices.

Read Our Latest Research Report on DLB

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