Barrington Research Has Positive Outlook of DLB Q4 Earnings

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) – Research analysts at Barrington Research upped their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Dolby Laboratories in a report released on Thursday, January 30th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now anticipates that the electronics maker will earn $0.53 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.49. 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 $2.92 per share.

Several other analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. StockNews.com cut Dolby Laboratories from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and set a $100.00 price objective on shares of Dolby Laboratories in a research note on Thursday, January 30th.

Dolby Laboratories Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of NYSE DLB opened at $84.52 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $79.51 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $75.75. Dolby Laboratories has a 52-week low of $66.35 and a 52-week high of $89.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.07 and a beta of 0.98.

Dolby Laboratories Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.33 per share. This represents a $1.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.56%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 11th. Dolby Laboratories’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 48.53%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Peter C. Gotcher sold 6,079 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.96, for a total value of $479,997.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 37,593 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,968,343.28. This represents a 13.92 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Mark Andrew Sherman sold 40,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $84.88, for a total value of $3,395,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 62,397 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,296,257.36. This trade represents a 39.06 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 175,917 shares of company stock valued at $14,272,939. 38.39% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Dolby Laboratories

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Savant Capital LLC boosted its stake in Dolby Laboratories by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 6,274 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $490,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares in the last quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Dolby Laboratories by 5.6% during the 4th quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 2,571 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $201,000 after purchasing an additional 136 shares in the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. boosted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Dolby Laboratories by 22.7% during the 3rd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 790 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $60,000 after purchasing an additional 146 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Naples Global Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Dolby Laboratories by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Naples Global Advisors LLC now owns 35,730 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $2,791,000 after purchasing an additional 160 shares in the last quarter. 58.56% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Dolby Laboratories

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.