Dolphin Digital Media (DLPN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Dolphin Entertainment, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an independent entertainment marketing and production company in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Entertainment Publicity, and Marketing and Content Production. The Entertainment Publicity and Marketing segment provides diversified marketing services, including public relations, entertainment and hospitality content marketing, strategic communications, strategic marketing consulting, social media and influencer marketing, digital marketing, creative branding, talent publicity, and entertainment marketing services, as well as produces promotional video content. The Content Production segment produces and distributes feature films and digital content. In addition, it offers strategic marketing and publicity services to individuals and corporates in the entertainment, hospitality, and music industries; and marketing direction, public relations counsel, and media strategy for video game publishers, as well as eSports leagues and other entities in the gaming industry. The company was formerly known as Dolphin Digital Media, Inc. and changed its name to Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. in July 2017. The company was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1.42 to $1.58
• 50-Day Range: $1.03 to $1.52
• 52-Week Range: $0.75 to $1.78
• Volume: 149,642 shs
• Average Volume: 53,595 shs
• Market Capitalization: $18.21 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $5.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Dolphin Digital Media Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Dolphin Digital Media scored higher than 55% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 150th out of 318 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Dolphin Digital Media has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Dolphin Digital Media has a consensus price target of $5.00, representing about 228.9% upside from its current price of $1.52.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Dolphin Digital Media has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Dolphin Digital Media is -1.18, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Dolphin Digital Media is -1.18, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Dolphin Digital Media has a P/B Ratio of 1.46. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.65% of the float of Dolphin Digital Media has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Dolphin Digital Media has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Dolphin Digital Media has recently decreased by 28.42%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Dolphin Digital Media does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Dolphin Digital Media does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.65% of the float of Dolphin Digital Media has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Dolphin Digital Media has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Dolphin Digital Media has recently decreased by 28.42%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.33

News Sentiment

Dolphin Digital Media has a news sentiment score of 0.33. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Dolphin Digital Media this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

9 people have searched for DLPN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 800% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Dolphin Digital Media insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $154,478.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

19.30% of the stock of Dolphin Digital Media is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 8.87% of the stock of Dolphin Digital Media is held by institutions.

DLPN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have DLPN shares performed this year?

Dolphin Digital Media's stock was trading at $1.07 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, DLPN shares have increased by 42.1% and is now trading at $1.52.

How were Dolphin Digital Media's earnings last quarter?

Dolphin Digital Media Inc. (NASDAQ:DLPN) released its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 13th. The company reported ($0.13) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.05) by $0.08. The company had revenue of $14.09 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14 million. Dolphin Digital Media had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 62.59% and a negative net margin of 28.08%.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Dolphin Digital Media's stock split?

Dolphin Digital Media shares reverse split before market open on Wednesday, October 16th 2024.The 1-2 reverse split was announced on Monday, October 14th 2024. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the closing bell on Tuesday, October 15th 2024. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 50 shares after the split.

How do I buy shares of Dolphin Digital Media?

Shares of DLPN 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.

What other stocks do shareholders of Dolphin Digital Media own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Dolphin Digital Media investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), CrowdStrike (CRWD), Arista Networks (ANET) and GE Aerospace (GE).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/13/2025
• Today: 10/08/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/13/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Technology Services
• Sub-Industry: Personal Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:DLPN
• CIK: 1282224
• Web: www.dolphinentertainment.com
• Phone: (305) 774-0407
• Fax: 305-774-0405
• Employees: 200
• Year Founded: 1995

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Dolphin Digital Media: $5.00
• High Price Target: $5.00
• Low Price Target: $5.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +228.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($1.29)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$12.60 million
• Net Margins: -28.08%
• Pretax Margin: -27.92%
• Return on Equity: -62.59%
• Return on Assets: -11.41%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.88
• Current Ratio: 0.76
• Quick Ratio: 0.76

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $51.69 million
• Price / Sales: 0.35
• Cash Flow: $0.56 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.71
• Book Value: $1.04 per share
• Price / Book: 1.46

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 11,980,000
• Free Float: 9,669,000
• Market Cap: $18.21 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.34