Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 3.990-4.140 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 4.060. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.3 billion-$1.4 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.4 billion. Dolby Laboratories also updated its Q2 2025 guidance to 1.190-1.340 EPS.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

DLB has been the subject of a number of research reports. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and set a $100.00 price objective on shares of Dolby Laboratories in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Barrington Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $100.00 price objective on shares of Dolby Laboratories in a research note on Monday. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Dolby Laboratories from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th.

Dolby Laboratories Stock Down 0.0 %

Shares of DLB traded down $0.02 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $80.59. 405,447 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 450,844. The company has a market cap of $7.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.74 and a beta of 0.98. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $79.18 and a 200-day simple moving average of $75.62. Dolby Laboratories has a 12-month low of $66.35 and a 12-month high of $85.30.

Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The electronics maker reported $0.84 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.07 by ($0.23). Dolby Laboratories had a return on equity of 11.19% and a net margin of 20.56%. Research analysts expect that Dolby Laboratories will post 2.92 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Dolby Laboratories Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 10th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 3rd were given a $0.33 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 3rd. This represents a $1.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.64%. This is a boost from Dolby Laboratories’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. Dolby Laboratories’s payout ratio is currently 48.71%.

Insider Activity

In other Dolby Laboratories news, CAO Ryan Nicholson sold 10,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.18, for a total transaction of $841,890.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 24,364 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,953,505.52. The trade was a 30.12 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Mark Andrew Sherman sold 12,338 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.08, for a total value of $963,351.04. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 62,397 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,871,957.76. This represents a 16.51 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 135,917 shares of company stock valued at $10,877,739. Insiders own 38.39% of the company’s stock.

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.