Dolby Laboratories Inc (NYSE: DLB) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.55x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for DLB is 0.97. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 0 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for DLB is 60.42M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.66% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of DLB on April 18, 2025 was 494.31K shares.
DLB) stock’s latest price update
Dolby Laboratories Inc (NYSE: DLB) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -0.22 compared to its previous closing price of 72.13. However, the company has seen a fall of -0.81% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-04-10 that Investments in cutting-edge and innovative solutions are likely to aid Zacks Audio Video Production industry participants like SONY, DLB and GPRO amid cautious discretionary spending.
DLB’s Market Performance
Dolby Laboratories Inc (DLB) has experienced a -0.81% fall in stock performance for the past week, with a -12.83% drop in the past month, and a -11.14% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.41%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.94% for DLB. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -6.00% for DLB’s stock, with a simple moving average of -6.64% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of DLB
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for DLB stocks, with Barrington Research repeating the rating for DLB by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for DLB in the upcoming period, according to Barrington Research is $100 based on the research report published on June 03, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Rosenblatt gave a rating of “Buy” to DLB, setting the target price at $90 in the report published on May 24th of the previous year.
DLB Trading at -10.11% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought DLB to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -19.73% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.94%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.41%, as shares sank -12.09% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -14.78% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, DLB fell by -0.81%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -10.31% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $76.56. In addition, Dolby Laboratories Inc saw -7.85% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at DLB starting from Pendleton Todd, who sale 18,121 shares at the price of $83.75 back on Feb 19 ’25. After this action, Pendleton Todd now owns 37,290 shares of Dolby Laboratories Inc, valued at $1,517,668 using the latest closing price.
Pendleton Todd, the Officer of Dolby Laboratories Inc, proposed sale 18,121 shares at $83.75 during a trade that took place back on Feb 19 ’25, which means that Pendleton Todd is holding shares at $1,517,673 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for DLB
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.2 for the present operating margin
- 0.89 for the gross margin
The net margin for Dolby Laboratories Inc stands at 0.21. The total capital return value is set at 0.1. Equity return is now at value 10.82, with 8.62 for asset returns.
Based on Dolby Laboratories Inc (DLB), the company’s capital structure generated 0.02 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 6.96.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 258.33 million with net debt to EBITDA at -1.55. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.03. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.48for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.41. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.91.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Dolby Laboratories Inc (DLB) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
