Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer DLB or LFUS?

In the previous week, Littelfuse had 9 more articles in the media than Dolby Laboratories. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Littelfuse and 4 mentions for Dolby Laboratories. Littelfuse's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Dolby Laboratories' score of 0.52 indicating that Littelfuse is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dolby Laboratories	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Littelfuse	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 1.9%. Littelfuse pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Dolby Laboratories pays out 48.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Littelfuse pays out 62.5% 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 raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Littelfuse has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Dolby Laboratories is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is DLB or LFUS more profitable?

Dolby Laboratories has a net margin of 19.62% compared to Littelfuse's net margin of 5.30%. Dolby Laboratories' return on equity of 11.52% beat Littelfuse's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dolby Laboratories	19.62%	11.52%	9.26%
Littelfuse	5.30%	9.74%	6.15%

Which has better 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	5.13	$261.83M	$2.73	24.97
Littelfuse	$2.19B	3.02	$100.19M	$4.80	55.66

Do analysts prefer DLB or LFUS?

Dolby Laboratories presently has a consensus target price of $95.75, suggesting a potential upside of 40.44%. Littelfuse has a consensus target price of $292.50, suggesting a potential upside of 9.49%. Given Dolby Laboratories' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Littelfuse	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has more volatility and risk, DLB or LFUS?

Dolby Laboratories has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Littelfuse has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Dolby Laboratories and Littelfuse tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.