Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Competitors

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

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%

Which has higher 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	$2.21B	2.64	$100.19M	$4.32	54.71
Dolby Laboratories	$1.27B	5.69	$261.83M	$2.65	28.49

Which has more volatility & risk, LFUS or DLB?

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

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 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.

Does the media favor LFUS or DLB?

In the previous week, Littelfuse had 7 more articles in the media than Dolby Laboratories. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Littelfuse and 3 mentions for Dolby Laboratories. Dolby Laboratories' average media sentiment score of 1.76 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	3 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 prefer LFUS or DLB?

Littelfuse currently has a consensus price target of $252.25, suggesting a potential upside of 6.72%. Dolby Laboratories has a consensus price target of $102.33, suggesting a potential upside of 35.53%. Given Dolby Laboratories' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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 institutionals and insiders believe in LFUS or DLB?

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

Summary

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