Dolby Laboratories Stock Buy Hold or Sell Recommendation

DLB Stock  USD 80.30  0.25  0.31%   
Considering the 90-day investment horizon and your above-average risk tolerance, our recommendation regarding Dolby Laboratories is 'Hold'. Macroaxis provides Dolby Laboratories buy-hold-or-sell recommendation only in the context of selected investment horizon and investor attitude towards risk assumed by holding DLB positions.
  
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Time Horizon

Risk Tolerance

Execute Advice
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Hold

Market Performance

OKDetails

Volatility

Very steadyDetails

Hype Condition

Low keyDetails

Current Valuation

Fairly ValuedDetails

Odds Of Distress

LowDetails

Economic Sensitivity

Follows the market closelyDetails

Investor Sentiment

AlarmedDetails

Analyst Consensus

Strong BuyDetails

Financial Strenth (F Score)

StrongDetails

Financial Leverage

Not RatedDetails

Reporting Quality (M-Score)

Unlikely ManipulatorDetails
For the selected time horizon Dolby Laboratories has a Risk Adjusted Performance of 0.0744, Jensen Alpha of 0.0988, Total Risk Alpha of (0.16), Sortino Ratio of 0.0576 and Treynor Ratio of 0.2602
Macroaxis provides advice on Dolby Laboratories to complement and cross-verify current analyst consensus on Dolby Laboratories. Our investment recommendation engine determines the company's potential to grow exclusively from the perspective of an investor's current risk tolerance and investing horizon. To make sure Dolby Laboratories is not overpriced, please confirm all Dolby Laboratories fundamentals, including its shares owned by institutions, gross profit, debt to equity, as well as the relationship between the price to book and cash and equivalents . Given that Dolby Laboratories has a price to earning of 23.36 X, we urge you to verify Dolby Laboratories market performance and probability of bankruptcy to ensure the company can sustain itself in the current economic cycle given your prevailing risk tolerance and investing horizon.

Dolby Laboratories Trading Alerts and Improvement Suggestions

Dolby Laboratories has a strong financial position based on the latest SEC filings
Over 94.0% of the company shares are held by institutions such as insurance companies
Latest headline from news.google.com: Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Shares Sold by Atria Investments Inc - MarketBeat

Dolby Laboratories Returns Distribution Density

The distribution of Dolby Laboratories' historical returns is an attempt to chart the uncertainty of Dolby Laboratories' future price movements. The chart of the probability distribution of Dolby Laboratories daily returns describes the distribution of returns around its average expected value. We use Dolby Laboratories price's Value At Risk and its Upside Potential as a relative measure of the distribution. The graph of the distribution of Dolby Laboratories returns is essential to provide solid investment advice for Dolby Laboratories.
Mean Return
0.19
Value At Risk
-1.97
Potential Upside
1.99
Standard Deviation
2.20
   Return Density   
       Distribution  
Investment risk management requires an estimate of the probability of extreme price changes. Therefore, the correct representation of the distribution of Dolby Laboratories historical returns presented in an easy-to-digest graphical form helps investors and money managers understand the risk-reward trade-off of different investement strategies.

Dolby Stock Institutional Investors

Shares
Mackenzie Investments2024-09-30
985.8 K
Wells Fargo & Co2024-06-30
977.6 K
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.2024-09-30
870.5 K
Schroder Investment Management Group2024-06-30
763.1 K
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc2024-09-30
717.6 K
First Trust Advisors L.p.2024-06-30
697.6 K
Norges Bank2024-06-30
633.9 K
Aqr Capital Management Llc2024-06-30
627.2 K
Jpmorgan Chase & Co2024-06-30
616.7 K
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts2024-06-30
11.7 M
Vanguard Group Inc2024-09-30
M
Note, although Dolby Laboratories' institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Dolby Laboratories Cash Flow Accounts

201920202021202220232024 (projected)
Change To Inventory(11.8M)17.2M(11.8M)(2.4M)(2.7M)(2.8M)
Change In Cash274.4M153.1M(604.7M)170.8M(240.2M)(228.2M)
Free Cash Flow274.9M393.3M259.1M259.9M297.2M237.1M
Depreciation90.9M112.8M103.6M71.3M87.3M57.8M
Other Non Cash Items21.0M(20.8M)1.9M(6.9M)(18.8M)(17.8M)
Capital Expenditures69.0M54.5M59.5M22.2M30.0M28.5M
Net Income231.6M317.8M183.9M191.7M261.8M210.3M
End Period Cash Flow1.1B1.2B628.4M799.2M577.8M623.6M
Change To Netincome100.0M40.4M87.1M112.9M129.8M136.3M
Investments203.4M(2.3M)(198.3M)54.2M(286.3M)(272.0M)
Dividends Paid88.6M89.2M100.1M77.6M114.6M85.6M

Dolby Laboratories Greeks

Most traded equities are subject to two types of risk - systematic (i.e., market) and unsystematic (i.e., nonmarket or company-specific) risk. Unsystematic risk is the risk that events specific to Dolby Laboratories or Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components sector will adversely affect the stock's price. This type of risk can be diversified away by owning several different stocks in different industries whose stock prices have shown a small correlation to each other. On the other hand, systematic risk is the risk that Dolby Laboratories' price will be affected by overall stock market movements and cannot be diversified away. So, no matter how many positions you have, you cannot eliminate market risk. However, you can measure a Dolby stock's historical response to market movements and buy it if you are comfortable with its volatility direction. Beta and standard deviation are two commonly used measures to help you make the right decision.
α
Alpha over Dow Jones
0.1
β
Beta against Dow Jones0.71
σ
Overall volatility
2.23
Ir
Information ratio 0.03

Dolby Laboratories Volatility Alert

Dolby Laboratories has relatively low volatility with skewness of 5.42 and kurtosis of 37.96. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure Dolby Laboratories' stock risk against market volatility during both bullish and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact Dolby Laboratories' stock price while adding stress to investors as they watch their shares' value plummet. This usually forces investors to rebalance their portfolios by buying different financial instruments as prices fall.

Dolby Laboratories Fundamentals Vs Peers

Comparing Dolby Laboratories' fundamentals to the average values of its peers is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It helps to analyze Dolby Laboratories' direct or indirect competition across all of the common fundamentals between Dolby Laboratories and the related equities. This way, we can detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics as Dolby Laboratories or determine the stocks which would be an excellent addition to an existing portfolio. Peer analysis of Dolby Laboratories' fundamental indicators could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Dolby Laboratories by comparing valuation metrics with those of similar companies.
    
 Better Than Average     
    
 Worse Than Average Compare Dolby Laboratories to competition
FundamentalsDolby LaboratoriesPeer Average
Return On Equity0.0892-0.31
Return On Asset0.0516-0.14
Profit Margin0.17 %(1.27) %
Operating Margin0.14 %(5.51) %
Current Valuation7.25 B16.62 B
Shares Outstanding59.77 M571.82 M
Shares Owned By Insiders1.47 %10.09 %
Shares Owned By Institutions93.97 %39.21 %
Number Of Shares Shorted887.73 K4.71 M
Price To Earning23.36 X28.72 X
Price To Book3.10 X9.51 X
Price To Sales6.10 X11.42 X
Revenue1.27 B9.43 B
Gross Profit1.15 B27.38 B
EBITDA258.33 M3.9 B
Net Income261.82 M570.98 M
Cash And Equivalents620.13 M2.7 B
Cash Per Share10.40 X5.01 X
Total Debt46.99 M5.32 B
Debt To Equity0.02 %48.70 %
Current Ratio5.27 X2.16 X
Book Value Per Share25.45 X1.93 K
Cash Flow From Operations327.25 M971.22 M
Short Ratio3.21 X4.00 X
Earnings Per Share2.69 X3.12 X
Price To Earnings To Growth2.08 X4.89 X
Target Price100.0
Number Of Employees2.25 K18.84 K
Beta0.98-0.15
Market Capitalization7.69 B19.03 B
Total Asset3.11 B29.47 B
Retained Earnings2.5 B9.33 B
Working Capital776.58 M1.48 B
Note: Disposition of 500000 shares by Dolby Dagmar of Dolby Laboratories subject to Rule 16b-3 [view details]

Dolby Laboratories Market Momentum

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When determining whether Dolby Laboratories offers a strong return on investment in its stock, a comprehensive analysis is essential. The process typically begins with a thorough review of Dolby Laboratories' financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, to assess its financial health. Key financial ratios are used to gauge profitability, efficiency, and growth potential of Dolby Laboratories Stock. Outlined below are crucial reports that will aid in making a well-informed decision on Dolby Laboratories Stock:
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Is Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Dolby Laboratories. If investors know Dolby will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Dolby Laboratories listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
1.353
Earnings Share
2.69
Revenue Per Share
13.172
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.03)
Return On Assets
0.0516
The market value of Dolby Laboratories is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Dolby that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Dolby Laboratories' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Dolby Laboratories' true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Dolby Laboratories' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Dolby Laboratories' underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Dolby Laboratories' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Dolby Laboratories is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Dolby Laboratories' price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.