Littelfuse (LFUS) Competitors

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) and Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation and profitability.

Which has better earnings & valuation, LFUS or DLB?

Dolby Laboratories has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Littelfuse. Dolby Laboratories is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Littelfuse, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Littelfuse	$2.21B	2.33	$113M	$4.32	48.19
Dolby Laboratories	$1.32B	5.50	$261.83M	$2.65	28.50

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LFUS or DLB?

Littelfuse received 21 more outperform votes than Dolby Laboratories when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.78% of users gave Dolby Laboratories an outperform vote while only 57.86% of users gave Littelfuse an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Littelfuse	Outperform Votes 379 57.86%	Underperform Votes 276 42.14%
Dolby Laboratories	Outperform Votes 358 58.78%	Underperform Votes 251 41.22%

Is LFUS or DLB a better dividend stock?

Littelfuse pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Dolby Laboratories pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Littelfuse pays out 64.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dolby Laboratories pays out 49.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Littelfuse has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Dolby Laboratories has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Dolby Laboratories is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of LFUS or DLB?

96.1% of Littelfuse shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of Dolby Laboratories shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Littelfuse shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 38.4% of Dolby Laboratories shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is LFUS or DLB more profitable?

Dolby Laboratories has a net margin of 19.97% compared to Littelfuse's net margin of 5.16%. Dolby Laboratories' return on equity of 11.32% beat Littelfuse's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Littelfuse	5.16%	8.55%	5.36%
Dolby Laboratories	19.97%	11.32%	9.11%

Does the media refer more to LFUS or DLB?

In the previous week, Littelfuse had 3 more articles in the media than Dolby Laboratories. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Littelfuse and 9 mentions for Dolby Laboratories. Dolby Laboratories' average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat Littelfuse's score of 1.43 indicating that Dolby Laboratories is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Littelfuse	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Dolby Laboratories	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts recommend LFUS or DLB?

Littelfuse presently has a consensus price target of $252.25, indicating a potential upside of 21.17%. Dolby Laboratories has a consensus price target of $102.33, indicating a potential upside of 35.48%. Given Dolby Laboratories' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Dolby Laboratories is more favorable than Littelfuse.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Littelfuse	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Dolby Laboratories	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk and volatility, LFUS or DLB?

Littelfuse has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dolby Laboratories has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Dolby Laboratories beats Littelfuse on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.