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 contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Which has more risk and volatility, LFUS or DLB?

Littelfuse has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dolby Laboratories has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate LFUS or DLB?

Littelfuse presently has a consensus target price of $234.50, indicating a potential downside of 10.82%. Dolby Laboratories has a consensus target price of $103.00, indicating a potential upside of 36.26%. Given Dolby Laboratories' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Dolby Laboratories	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable valuation and 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Littelfuse	$2.19B	2.97	$100.19M	$4.80	54.78
Dolby Laboratories	$1.27B	5.69	$261.83M	$2.73	27.69

Does the media prefer LFUS or DLB?

In the previous week, Littelfuse had 7 more articles in the media than Dolby Laboratories. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Littelfuse and 9 mentions for Dolby Laboratories. Littelfuse's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Dolby Laboratories' score of 1.15 indicating that Littelfuse is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Littelfuse	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Dolby Laboratories	7 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 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
Littelfuse	5.30%	9.74%	6.15%
Dolby Laboratories	19.62%	11.52%	9.26%

Is LFUS or DLB a better dividend stock?

Littelfuse pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Dolby Laboratories pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Littelfuse pays out 58.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dolby Laboratories pays out 48.4% 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 raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Dolby Laboratories has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Dolby Laboratories is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 38.4% of Dolby Laboratories shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Dolby Laboratories beats Littelfuse on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.