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Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$64.74 -0.06 (-0.08%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$64.67 -0.07 (-0.11%)
As of 07:30 PM Eastern
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About Dolby Laboratories Stock (NYSE:DLB)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$63.80
▼
$65.04
50-Day Range
$57.10
▼
$64.96
52-Week Range
$48.26
▼
$69.95
Volume
526,940 shs
Average Volume
603,393 shs
Market Capitalization
$6.06 billion
P/E Ratio
27.55
Dividend Yield
2.22%
Price Target
$87.50
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. develops audio and imaging technologies used in entertainment and consumer electronics. Its offerings include Dolby Atmos immersive audio, Dolby Vision high-dynamic-range imaging, and technologies for encoding, delivering and reproducing sound and video.

The company licenses its technologies to manufacturers and content businesses across areas such as film, television, streaming, gaming and mobile devices. Dolby also supports cinema experiences through technologies and services including Dolby Cinema.

Founded by Ray Dolby in 1965, the company serves customers and partners worldwide. Kevin Yeaman is Dolby Laboratories’ president and chief executive officer.

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Dolby Laboratories Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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79th Percentile Overall Score

DLB MarketRank™: 
3.95326977306 of 5 stars

Dolby Laboratories scored higher than 79% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 177th out of 585 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Dolby Laboratories has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    Dolby Laboratories has a consensus price target of $87.50, representing about 35.2% upside from its current price of $64.74.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Dolby Laboratories has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Dolby Laboratories' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Dolby Laboratories are expected to grow by 4.02% in the coming year, from $3.23 to $3.36 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Dolby Laboratories is 27.55, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.56.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Dolby Laboratories is 27.55, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 44.14.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Dolby Laboratories has a P/B Ratio of 2.35. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Dolby Laboratories' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    10.33% of the float of Dolby Laboratories has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Dolby Laboratories has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.01, which indicates bearish sentiment.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Dolby Laboratories has recently increased by 0.62%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Dolby Laboratories pays a meaningful dividend of 2.21%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Dolby Laboratories has been increasing its dividend for 10 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Dolby Laboratories is 61.28%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Dolby Laboratories will have a dividend payout ratio of 42.86% next year. This indicates that Dolby Laboratories will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Dolby Laboratories' dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Dolby Laboratories has a news sentiment score of 0.40. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Dolby Laboratories this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added Dolby Laboratories to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Dolby Laboratories insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,267,723.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    37.93% of the stock of Dolby Laboratories is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    58.56% of the stock of Dolby Laboratories is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Dolby Laboratories' insider trading history.
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DLB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Dolby Laboratories' stock was trading at $64.22 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, DLB shares have increased by 0.8% and is now trading at $64.7350.

Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) posted its earnings results on Thursday, July, 30th. The electronics maker reported $0.69 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.02. Dolby Laboratories's quarterly revenue was down 3.3% on a year-over-year basis.
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Dolby Laboratories' Board of Directors approved a share buyback plan on Thursday, July 30th 2026, which allows the company to repurchase $350 million in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Dolby Laboratories subsidiaries include Voxeet, Doremi Labs, Step Labs, Coding Technologies, Dolby International AB, and Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.

Top institutional investors of Dolby Laboratories include Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.39%), Ninety One UK Ltd (0.34%), Alps Advisors Inc. (0.27%) and Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.25%). Insiders that own company stock include John D Couling, Kevin J Yeaman, Robert J Park, Shriram Revankar, Mark Andrew Sherman, Todd Pendleton and Ryan Nicholson.
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Shares of DLB stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Dolby Laboratories investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Netflix (NFLX), Applied Materials (AMAT), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Visa (V), Cisco Systems (CSCO) and Micron Technology (MU).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/30/2026
Record date for 8/19 Dividend
8/11/2026
Ex-Dividend for 8/19 Dividend
8/11/2026
Dividend Payable
8/19/2026
Today
11/10/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/17/2026
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Software
Sub-Industry
Systems Software
Current Symbol
NYSE:DLB
CIK
1308547
Employees
2,051
Year Founded
1965

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$90.00
Low Price Target
$85.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+35.2%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.25
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.35
Trailing P/E Ratio
27.55
Forward P/E Ratio
19.27
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$255.02 million
Net Margins
16.70%
Pretax Margin
20.44%
Return on Equity
11.08%
Return on Assets
9.04%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
3.19
Quick Ratio
3.11

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.35 billion
Price / Sales
4.49
Cash Flow
$4.27 per share
Price / Cash Flow
15.17
Book Value
$27.56 per share
Price / Book
2.35

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
93,670,000
Free Float
58,140,000
Market Cap
$6.06 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.79

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This page (NYSE:DLB) was last updated on 11/10/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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