Barrington Research Has Positive Outlook of DLB Q3 Earnings

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) – Investment analysts at Barrington Research raised their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Dolby Laboratories in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, April 15th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now anticipates that the electronics maker will post earnings per share of $0.63 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.58. Barrington Research currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $100.00 price target 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’ Q2 2026 earnings at $1.06 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.72 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS.

DLB has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and set a $100.00 price target on shares of Dolby Laboratories in a report on Thursday, January 30th. StockNews.com cut Dolby Laboratories from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st.

Dolby Laboratories Stock Performance

NYSE:DLB opened at $72.27 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $79.81 and a 200-day moving average of $78.35. The stock has a market cap of $6.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.57 and a beta of 0.94. 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 institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of DLB. National Bank of Canada FI acquired a new stake in Dolby Laboratories during the 3rd quarter worth $219,000. Barclays PLC raised its position in shares of Dolby Laboratories by 80.5% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 33,230 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $2,544,000 after purchasing an additional 14,825 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Dolby Laboratories by 26.6% during the 3rd quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 4,045 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $310,000 after purchasing an additional 849 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Dolby Laboratories by 4.3% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,538,583 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $117,767,000 after purchasing an additional 63,293 shares during the period. Finally, Synovus Financial Corp increased its stake in Dolby Laboratories by 10.8% during the 3rd quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 32,062 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $2,454,000 after purchasing an additional 3,113 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 58.56% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Dolby Laboratories

In other news, CAO Ryan Nicholson sold 7,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $84.07, for a total value of $588,490.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 29,758 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,501,755.06. The trade was a 19.04 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CMO Todd Pendleton sold 18,121 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.75, for a total transaction of $1,517,633.75. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief marketing officer now owns 37,290 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,123,037.50. This trade represents a 32.70 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 65,121 shares of company stock valued at $5,501,324. 38.39% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Dolby Laboratories Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th were given a $0.33 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 11th. This represents a $1.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.83%. Dolby Laboratories’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.