Littelfuse (LFUS) Competitors

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

Is LFUS or DLB a better dividend stock?

Littelfuse pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. 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 raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Dolby Laboratories has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Dolby Laboratories is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate LFUS or DLB?

Littelfuse currently has a consensus target price of $252.25, indicating a potential upside of 6.72%. Dolby Laboratories has a consensus target price of $102.33, indicating a potential upside of 35.57%. 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

Do insiders and institutionals 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 38.4% of Dolby Laboratories shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to LFUS or DLB?

In the previous week, Littelfuse had 4 more articles in the media than Dolby Laboratories. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Littelfuse and 6 mentions for Dolby Laboratories. Dolby Laboratories' average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Littelfuse's score of 1.00 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Dolby Laboratories	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, LFUS or DLB?

Littelfuse has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dolby Laboratories has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and 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	$2.19B	2.67	$100.19M	$4.32	54.71
Dolby Laboratories	$1.27B	5.69	$261.83M	$2.65	28.48

Is LFUS or DLB more profitable?

Dolby Laboratories has a net margin of 19.44% compared to Littelfuse's net margin of 4.89%. Dolby Laboratories' return on equity of 11.48% beat Littelfuse's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Littelfuse	4.89%	9.00%	5.65%
Dolby Laboratories	19.44%	11.48%	9.24%

Summary

Dolby Laboratories beats Littelfuse on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.