Dolphin Entertainment (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: $1.09 to $1.11
• 50-Day Range: $0.87 to $1.13
• 52-Week Range: $0.75 to $2.30
• Volume: 3,934 shs
• Average Volume: 37,819 shs
• Market Capitalization: $11.95 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $5.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Dolphin Entertainment Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Dolphin Entertainment scored higher than 63% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 139th 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: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Dolphin Entertainment has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Dolphin Entertainment has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Dolphin Entertainment is -0.50, 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 Entertainment is -0.50, 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 Entertainment has a P/B Ratio of 0.50. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.66% of the float of Dolphin Entertainment has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Dolphin Entertainment 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 Entertainment has recently decreased by 49.09%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Dolphin Entertainment does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.66% of the float of Dolphin Entertainment has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Dolphin Entertainment 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 Entertainment has recently decreased by 49.09%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.89

News Sentiment

Dolphin Entertainment has a news sentiment score of 0.89. 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 Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Dolphin Entertainment this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Dolphin Entertainment to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Dolphin Entertainment insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $44,621.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.50% of the stock of Dolphin Entertainment is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

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

DLPN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have DLPN shares performed this year?

Dolphin Entertainment's stock was trading at $1.07 at the start of the year. Since then, DLPN stock has increased by 2.7% and is now trading at $1.0990.
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How were Dolphin Entertainment's earnings last quarter?

Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLPN) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May, 13th. The company reported ($0.21) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.15) by $0.06. The business had revenue of $12.17 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10 million. Dolphin Entertainment had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 67.30% and a negative net margin of 39.39%.
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When did Dolphin Entertainment's stock split?

Dolphin Entertainment 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.

Who are Dolphin Entertainment's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Dolphin Entertainment include Bard Associates Inc. (0.92%) and Hohimer Wealth Management LLC (0.43%). Insiders that own company stock include William Iv O'dowd, Nicholas Stanham and Nelson Famadas.
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How do I buy shares of Dolphin Entertainment?

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 Entertainment own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Dolphin Entertainment 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: 5/13/2025
• Today: 5/29/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/12/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Personal 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: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $5.00
• High Stock Price Target: $5.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $5.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +355.0%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($1.32)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$24.40 million
• Net Margins: -39.39%
• Pretax Margin: -38.06%
• Return on Equity: -67.30%
• Return on Assets: -19.66%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.88
• Current Ratio: 0.76
• Quick Ratio: 0.76

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $48.62 million
• Price / Sales: 0.25
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $2.20 per share
• Price / Book: 0.50

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 11,168,000
• Free Float: 10,883,000
• Market Cap: $12.27 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.33