LIZHI (NASDAQ:SOGP) vs. Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) Financial Comparison

Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) and LIZHI (NASDAQ:SOGP) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, risk and earnings.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Dolby Laboratories and LIZHI”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dolby Laboratories	$1.27 billion	5.58	$261.83 million	$2.73	27.17
LIZHI	$278.36 million	0.07	-$9.53 million	N/A	N/A

Dolby Laboratories has higher revenue and earnings than LIZHI.

Profitability

This table compares Dolby Laboratories and LIZHI’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dolby Laboratories	19.62%	11.52%	9.26%
LIZHI	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

58.6% of Dolby Laboratories shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.6% of LIZHI shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.4% of Dolby Laboratories shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.2% of LIZHI shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Dolby Laboratories has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LIZHI has a beta of 2.72, indicating that its stock price is 172% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Dolby Laboratories and LIZHI, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dolby Laboratories	0	0	3	0	3.00
LIZHI	0	0	0	0	0.00

Dolby Laboratories currently has a consensus target price of $103.00, suggesting a potential upside of 38.85%. Given Dolby Laboratories’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Dolby Laboratories is more favorable than LIZHI.

Summary

Dolby Laboratories beats LIZHI on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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. 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. It sells its products directly to the end users, as well as through dealers and distributors worldwide. Dolby Laboratories, Inc. was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

About LIZHI

Sound Group Inc. operates as an audio-centric social and entertainment company. It focuses on building audio platform to connect and communicate. The company, through its product portfolio and in-house technologies, caters to user interest in audio entertainment and social networking. The company was formerly known as LIZHI INC. and changed its name to Sound Group Inc. in January 2024. Sound Group Inc. was founded in 2010 and is based in Singapore.