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Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$71.68 -0.46 (-0.64%)
Closing price 08/29/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$71.71 +0.03 (+0.05%)
As of 08/29/2025 05:27 PM Eastern
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About Dolby Laboratories Stock (NYSE:DLB)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$71.37
$72.68
50-Day Range
$70.19
$76.72
52-Week Range
$68.24
$89.66
Volume
400,469 shs
Average Volume
473,551 shs
Market Capitalization
$6.87 billion
P/E Ratio
26.26
Dividend Yield
1.84%
Price Target
$103.00
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Dolby Laboratories Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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98th Percentile Overall Score

DLB MarketRank™: 

Dolby Laboratories scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 5th out of 289 stocks in the consumer discretionary 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 Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Dolby Laboratories has only been the subject of 2 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 8.16% in the coming year, from $2.94 to $3.18 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Dolby Laboratories is 26.26, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 270.85.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Dolby Laboratories is 26.26, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 18.35.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Dolby Laboratories has a P/B Ratio of 2.63. 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

    2.45% 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 4.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Dolby Laboratories has recently increased by 2.07%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Dolby Laboratories pays a meaningful dividend of 1.84%, 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 48.35%. 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 41.51% next year. This indicates that Dolby Laboratories will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Dolby Laboratories' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.45% 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 4.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Dolby Laboratories has recently increased by 2.07%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Dolby Laboratories has a news sentiment score of 1.34. 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 higher news sentiment than the 1.03 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for Dolby Laboratories this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for DLB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -80% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    3 people have added Dolby Laboratories to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 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 $11,045,581.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    38.39% 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 $78.10 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, DLB stock has decreased by 8.2% and is now trading at $71.6810.

Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) issued its earnings results on Thursday, July, 31st. The electronics maker reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.06. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 9.2% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Dolby Laboratories' board authorized a stock buyback program on Wednesday, August 7th 2024, which permits the company to repurchase $350,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could purchase up to 5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

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

Dolby Laboratories' top institutional shareholders include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (5.81%), State Street Corp (2.36%), AQR Capital Management LLC (1.81%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.62%). Insiders that own company stock include John D Couling, Kevin J Yeaman, Shriram Revankar, Mark Andrew Sherman, Todd Pendleton, Simon Segars, Ryan Nicholson, Anjali Sud and Emily Rollins.
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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 Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and AU Optronics (AUOTY).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/31/2025
Record date for 8/20 Dividend
8/12/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/20 Dividend
8/12/2025
Dividend Payable
8/20/2025
Today
8/31/2025
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/18/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
AUDIO/VIDEO PRD
Sub-Industry
Electronic Components
Current Symbol
NYSE:DLB
CIK
1308547
Employees
2,080
Year Founded
1965

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$114.00
Low Price Target
$95.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+43.7%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.73
Trailing P/E Ratio
26.26
Forward P/E Ratio
24.38
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$261.83 million
Net Margins
19.62%
Pretax Margin
23.87%
Return on Equity
11.52%
Return on Assets
9.26%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
3.44
Quick Ratio
3.36

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.27 billion
Price / Sales
5.39
Cash Flow
$3.76 per share
Price / Cash Flow
19.07
Book Value
$27.28 per share
Price / Book
2.63

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
95,840,000
Free Float
59,049,000
Market Cap
$6.87 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.91

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This page (NYSE:DLB) was last updated on 8/31/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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