William Blair Issues Positive Forecast for DLB Earnings

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) – William Blair raised their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Dolby Laboratories in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, January 30th. William Blair analyst R. Schackart now anticipates that the electronics maker will post earnings per share of $0.59 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.53. The consensus estimate for Dolby Laboratories’ current full-year earnings is $2.92 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Dolby Laboratories’ Q3 2026 earnings at $0.57 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the company. StockNews.com lowered Dolby Laboratories from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $100.00 price objective on shares of Dolby Laboratories in a report on Monday, January 27th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $100.00 price target on shares of Dolby Laboratories in a report on Thursday.

Dolby Laboratories Trading Down 4.2 %

Shares of DLB opened at $83.63 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $7.98 billion, a PE ratio of 30.75 and a beta of 0.98. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $79.35 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $75.69. Dolby Laboratories has a 1-year low of $66.35 and a 1-year high of $89.66.

Institutional Trading of Dolby Laboratories

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of DLB. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its position in Dolby Laboratories by 82.7% during the fourth quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 360 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 163 shares during the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC grew 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 buying an additional 301 shares during the period. Mather Group LLC. grew its stake in Dolby Laboratories by 36.8% during the fourth quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 528 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 142 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in shares of Dolby Laboratories by 207.5% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 778 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $61,000 after purchasing an additional 525 shares during the period. Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Dolby Laboratories by 22.7% in the third 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 during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 58.56% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Dolby Laboratories

In other news, CAO Ryan Nicholson sold 10,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.18, for a total value of $841,890.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 24,364 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,953,505.52. This represents a 30.12 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Peter C. Gotcher sold 6,079 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.96, for a total transaction of $479,997.84. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 37,593 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,968,343.28. The trade was a 13.92 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 135,917 shares of company stock worth $10,877,739 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 38.39% of the company’s stock.

Dolby Laboratories Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th will be paid a $0.33 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 11th. This represents a $1.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.58%. Dolby Laboratories’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.