Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, DLB or LFUS?

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

Does the media refer more to DLB or LFUS?

In the previous week, Littelfuse had 2 more articles in the media than Dolby Laboratories. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Littelfuse and 8 mentions for Dolby Laboratories. Dolby Laboratories' average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Littelfuse's score of 0.92 indicating that Dolby Laboratories is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dolby Laboratories	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Littelfuse	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is DLB or LFUS 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
Dolby Laboratories	19.44%	11.48%	9.24%
Littelfuse	4.89%	9.00%	5.65%

Is DLB or LFUS a better dividend stock?

Dolby Laboratories pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Littelfuse pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Dolby Laboratories pays out 49.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Littelfuse pays out 64.8% 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. Dolby Laboratories has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Littelfuse has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Dolby Laboratories is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in DLB or LFUS?

58.6% of Dolby Laboratories shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Littelfuse shares are held by institutional investors. 38.4% of Dolby Laboratories shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Littelfuse shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, DLB or LFUS?

Dolby Laboratories has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Dolby Laboratories	$1.27B	5.76	$261.83M	$2.65	28.80
Littelfuse	$2.19B	2.60	$100.19M	$4.32	53.32

Do analysts prefer DLB or LFUS?

Dolby Laboratories presently has a consensus target price of $102.33, indicating a potential upside of 34.09%. Littelfuse has a consensus target price of $252.25, indicating a potential upside of 9.51%. Given Dolby Laboratories' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Dolby Laboratories is more favorable than Littelfuse.

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

Summary

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