Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Competitors $76.22 -0.57 (-0.74%) Closing price 05/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$76.02 -0.20 (-0.26%) As of 06:39 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock DLB vs. LFUS, VSH, ROG, APH, GLW, IDCC, APPS, ACTG, JYNT, and VHCShould you be buying Dolby Laboratories stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dolby Laboratories include Littelfuse (LFUS), Vishay Intertechnology (VSH), Rogers (ROG), Amphenol (APH), Corning (GLW), InterDigital (IDCC), Digital Turbine (APPS), Acacia Research (ACTG), Joint (JYNT), and VirnetX (VHC). Dolby Laboratories vs. Littelfuse Vishay Intertechnology Rogers Amphenol Corning InterDigital Digital Turbine Acacia Research Joint VirnetX Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) and Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability and dividends. Which has better valuation & earnings, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLittelfuse$2.21B2.11$113M$4.3243.68Dolby Laboratories$1.32B5.53$261.83M$2.7228.02 Does the media favor LFUS or DLB? In the previous week, Littelfuse had 18 more articles in the media than Dolby Laboratories. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Littelfuse and 14 mentions for Dolby Laboratories. Dolby Laboratories' average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Littelfuse's score of 0.97 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 15 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Dolby Laboratories 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is LFUS or DLB a better dividend stock? Littelfuse pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. 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 48.5% 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. 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. Is LFUS or DLB more profitable? Dolby Laboratories has a net margin of 19.97% compared to Littelfuse's net margin of 5.16%. Dolby Laboratories' return on equity of 11.32% beat Littelfuse's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Littelfuse5.16% 8.55% 5.36% Dolby Laboratories 19.97%11.32%9.11% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LFUS or DLB? Littelfuse received 23 more outperform votes than Dolby Laboratories when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.58% of users gave Dolby Laboratories an outperform vote while only 57.89% of users gave Littelfuse an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLittelfuseOutperform Votes37857.89% Underperform Votes27542.11% Dolby LaboratoriesOutperform Votes35558.58% Underperform Votes25141.42% Do institutionals & insiders 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 insiders. Comparatively, 38.4% of Dolby Laboratories shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, LFUS or DLB? Littelfuse has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dolby Laboratories has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend LFUS or DLB? Littelfuse currently has a consensus target price of $252.25, indicating a potential upside of 33.69%. Dolby Laboratories has a consensus target price of $100.00, indicating a potential upside of 31.20%. Given Littelfuse's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Littelfuse is more favorable than Dolby Laboratories.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) 2.33Dolby Laboratories 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryDolby Laboratories beats Littelfuse on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Dolby Laboratories News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DLB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart DLB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDolby LaboratoriesPatent owners & lessors IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$7.33B$913.38M$7.49B$18.96BDividend Yield1.73%5.37%3.39%4.01%P/E Ratio28.025.6416.3932.87Price / Sales5.53612.337.5428.03Price / Cash21.9012.4216.4217.52Price / Book2.892.744.414.47Net Income$261.83M$7.52M$260.40M$1.02B7 Day Performance0.56%0.08%0.31%0.59%1 Month Performance-6.19%-4.45%-2.88%-3.54%1 Year Performance-4.39%4.91%-4.55%3.80% Dolby Laboratories Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DLBDolby Laboratories4.7715 of 5 stars$76.22-0.7%$100.00+31.2%-1.8%$7.33B$1.32B28.022,340Earnings ReportShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsLFUSLittelfuse4.8908 of 5 stars$156.13+1.5%$258.00+65.2%-19.1%$3.86B$2.19B34.7018,000Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeVSHVishay Intertechnology3.494 of 5 stars$11.09-1.3%$20.50+84.9%-40.2%$1.50B$2.94B-46.2123,900Upcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradePositive NewsROGRogers4.4637 of 5 stars$54.04+0.2%$85.00+57.3%-46.5%$1.00B$830.10M38.333,800Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeAPHAmphenol4.262 of 5 stars$63.62-2.2%$79.40+24.8%+32.0%$77.09B$15.22B33.2291,000Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastInsider TradePositive NewsGap UpGLWCorning3.0829 of 5 stars$40.77-1.8%$53.31+30.8%+33.7%$34.93B$13.12B70.2957,500Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeIDCCInterDigital1.937 of 5 stars$183.37-3.1%$130.00-29.1%+106.5%$4.71B$868.52M15.23420Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpAPPSDigital Turbine1.7388 of 5 stars$2.92-6.4%$2.38-18.7%+55.2%$306.62M$483.58M-0.96840Short Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsACTGAcacia Research1.1848 of 5 stars$2.92+1.0%N/A-36.1%$280.57M$122.31M5.51290Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageJYNTJoint3.2603 of 5 stars$9.70-3.1%$17.50+80.4%-19.2%$148.63M$51.90M-8.51320VHCVirnetX0.5221 of 5 stars$8.52-0.9%N/A+63.3%$36.10M$5,000.00-1.6020 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Littelfuse Alternatives Vishay Intertechnology Alternatives Rogers Alternatives Amphenol Alternatives Corning Alternatives InterDigital Alternatives Digital Turbine Alternatives Acacia Research Alternatives Joint Alternatives VirnetX Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:DLB) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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