How to buy Dolby Laboratories stock (DLB)

Dolby Laboratories is a specialty business services business based in the US. Dolby Laboratories shares (DLB) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $77.17 – a decrease of 3.84% over the previous week. Dolby Laboratories employs 2,246 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $1.3 billion.

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Dolby Laboratories stock price (NYSE: DLB)

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Dolby Laboratories shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-11.

Latest market close	$77.17
52-week range	$65.80 - $87.10
50-day moving average more info button	$75.58
200-day moving average more info button	$77.59
Wall St. target price	$100.00
PE ratio more info button	29.7063
Dividend yield more info button	$0 (1.69%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$2.69

Is it a good time to buy Dolby Laboratories stock?

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Dolby Laboratories price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $78.47 from 2024-12-17

1 week (2024-12-12)	-2.22%
1 month (2024-11-19)	10.66%
3 months (2024-09-19)	8.07%
6 months (2024-06-18)	-0.36%

1 year (2023-12-19)	-8.22%
2 years (2022-12-19)	17.83%
3 years (2021-12-17)	87.7711
5 years (2019-12-19)	23.47%

Is Dolby Laboratories stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Dolby Laboratories stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Dolby Laboratories's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Dolby Laboratories's P/E ratio

Dolby Laboratories's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 30x. In other words, Dolby Laboratories shares trade at around 30x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

Dolby Laboratories's PEG ratio

Dolby Laboratories's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.0755. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Dolby Laboratories's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Dolby Laboratories's EBITDA

Dolby Laboratories's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $322.1 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Dolby Laboratories's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Dolby Laboratories financials

Revenue TTM	$1.3 billion
Operating margin TTM	14.15%
Gross profit TTM	$1.1 billion
Return on assets TTM	5.16%
Return on equity TTM	8.92%
Profit margin	16.87%
Book value	$25.45
Market Capitalization more info button	$7.6 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Dolby Laboratories share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 32.37% of net profits

Recently Dolby Laboratories has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Dolby Laboratories shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Dolby Laboratories's case, that would currently equate to about $0 per share.

While Dolby Laboratories's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Dolby Laboratories may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

Dolby Laboratories's most recent dividend payout was on 9 December 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 18 August 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Dolby Laboratories share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Dolby Laboratories's shares have ranged in value from as little as $65.8018 up to $87.0954. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Dolby Laboratories's is 0.978. This would suggest that Dolby Laboratories's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Dolby Laboratories overview

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. Its audio technologies also include DD, a digital audio coding technology that provides multichannel sound to applications; DD+, a digital audio coding technology that offers audio transmission for a range of media applications and devices; Dolby TrueHD, a digital audio coding technology providing encoding for media application; Dolby Vision, an imaging technology for cinema and media devices; and HEVC, a digital video codec with high bandwidth efficiency for media devices. In addition, the company offers digital cinema servers, cinema processors, amplifiers, loudspeakers, and audio and imaging hardware and software products for the cinema, television, broadcast, communication, and entertainment industries. Further, it provides 3-D glasses and kits; and various services to support theatrical and television production for cinema exhibition, broadcast, and home entertainment. The company serves film studios, content creators, post-production facilities, cinema operators, broadcasters, and video game designers.

Frequently asked questions

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What percentage of Dolby Laboratories is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 1.475% of Dolby Laboratories shares are held by insiders and 93.976% by institutions. How many people work for Dolby Laboratories?
Latest data suggests 2,246 work at Dolby Laboratories. When does the fiscal year end for Dolby Laboratories?
Dolby Laboratories's fiscal year ends in September. Where is Dolby Laboratories based?
Dolby Laboratories's address is: 1275 Market Street, San Francisco, CA, United States, 94103-1410 What is Dolby Laboratories's ISIN number?
Dolby Laboratories's international securities identification number is: US25659T1079 What is Dolby Laboratories's CUSIP number?
Dolby Laboratories's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 25659T107