FY2025 EPS Forecast for Dolby Laboratories Cut by Analyst

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) – Equities research analysts at Barrington Research dropped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Dolby Laboratories in a research note issued 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 previous estimate of $2.91. Barrington Research currently 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.

A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on the stock. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Dolby Laboratories from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and set a $100.00 price target on shares of Dolby Laboratories in a report on Thursday, January 30th.

Dolby Laboratories Price Performance

Shares of NYSE DLB opened at $71.94 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $79.56 and a 200 day moving average price of $78.31. 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 $6.87 billion, a PE ratio of 26.45 and a beta of 0.94.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in DLB. Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its position in shares of Dolby Laboratories by 82.7% in the 4th 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 raised its position 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 during the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. lifted its holdings in shares of Dolby Laboratories by 36.8% in the fourth 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. UMB Bank n.a. grew its position 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 valued at $56,000 after purchasing an additional 440 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new position in shares of Dolby Laboratories during the 4th quarter worth approximately $57,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.56% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Dolby Laboratories news, EVP Mark Andrew Sherman sold 40,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 30th. The shares were 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 approximately $5,296,257.36. This trade represents a 39.06 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CAO Ryan Nicholson sold 7,000 shares of Dolby Laboratories stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $84.07, for a total transaction of $588,490.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 29,758 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,501,755.06. The trade was a 19.04 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 65,121 shares of company stock worth $5,501,324. 38.39% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Dolby Laboratories Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Investors 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 yield of 1.83%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 11th. Dolby Laboratories’s dividend payout ratio is presently 48.53%.

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.