Barrington Research Issues Negative Outlook for DLB Earnings

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB - Free Report) - Research analysts at Barrington Research lowered their FY2025 earnings estimates for Dolby Laboratories in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, April 15th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now anticipates that the electronics maker will post earnings per share of $2.83 for the year, down from their prior forecast of $2.91. Barrington Research has a "Outperform" rating and a $100.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Dolby Laboratories' current full-year earnings is $2.94 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Dolby Laboratories' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.40 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.70 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.99 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a "buy" rating and set a $100.00 target price on shares of Dolby Laboratories in a report on Thursday, January 30th. StockNews.com lowered Dolby Laboratories from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st.

Dolby Laboratories Stock Up 2.6 %

Shares of DLB stock traded up $1.83 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $72.50. 100,512 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 448,138. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $79.09 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $78.28. Dolby Laboratories has a 1-year low of $66.35 and a 1-year high of $89.66. The company has a market cap of $6.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.63 and a beta of 0.94.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its position in shares of Dolby Laboratories by 82.7% in the fourth quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 360 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 163 shares in the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Dolby Laboratories by 436.2% during the fourth quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 370 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 301 shares in the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. increased its position in Dolby Laboratories by 36.8% during the 4th quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 528 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. Global X Japan Co. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Dolby Laboratories during the first quarter valued at $51,000. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. boosted its holdings in shares of Dolby Laboratories by 170.5% in the first quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 698 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $56,000 after buying an additional 440 shares during the last quarter. 58.56% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Dolby Laboratories

In other news, EVP Mark Andrew Sherman sold 40,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $84.88, for a total transaction of $3,395,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 62,397 shares in the company, valued at $5,296,257.36. The trade was a 39.06 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Ryan Nicholson sold 7,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $84.07, for a total value of $588,490.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 29,758 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,501,755.06. This represents a 19.04 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 65,121 shares of company stock valued at $5,501,324 in the last quarter. 38.39% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Dolby Laboratories Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th were issued a dividend of $0.33 per share. This represents a $1.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.82%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 11th. Dolby Laboratories's payout ratio is 48.53%.

Dolby Laboratories Company Profile

Dolby Laboratories, Inc creates audio and imaging technologies that transform entertainment at the cinema, DTV transmissions and devices, mobile devices, OTT video and music services, home entertainment devices, and automobiles. The company develops and licenses its audio technologies, such as AAC & HE-AAC, a digital audio codec solution used for a range of media applications; AVC, a digital video codec with high bandwidth efficiency used in various media devices; Dolby AC-4, a digital audio coding technology that delivers new audio experiences to a range of playback devices; and Dolby Atmos technology for cinema and various media devices.