Dolby Laboratories (DLB) Stock Analysis
Falling Knife setup
Industrials · Specialty Business Services
Sell if holding. Momentum 2.9/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $58.03 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Leverage penalty (D/E 1.9): -1.0; Weak growth.
Dolby Laboratories licenses audio and video technology (Dolby Atmos, Dolby Vision, codecs) to ~1,000 device manufacturers representing 93% of fiscal 2025 revenue, and sells cinema products to exhibitors. Revenue protected by 28,400+ issued patents enabling entertainment... Read more
Sell if holding. Momentum 2.9/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $58.03 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Leverage penalty (D/E 1.9): -1.0; Weak growth. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 37, MACD bearish. Score 5.5/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/7 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity no date, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: moderate.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMCustomersmall number of key licensees10-K Item 1A: 'A small number of our licensees or other customers may represent a significant percentage of our Licensing, Products, or Services revenue'
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Momentum 2.9/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $58.03 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Leverage penalty (D/E 1.9): -1.0; Weak growth. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 37, MACD bearish. Prior stop was $55.34. Score 5.5/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $68.85 (+19.9% upside). Prior stop was $55.34. Stop-loss: $55.34.
Leverage penalty (D/E 1.9): -1.0; Weak growth; Negative momentum.
Dolby Laboratories trades at a P/E of 26.0 (forward 13.8). TrendMatrix value score: 5.9/10. Verdict: Sell.
11 analysts cover DLB with a consensus score of 4.0/5. Average price target: $81.
What does Dolby Laboratories do?Dolby Laboratories licenses audio and video technology (Dolby Atmos, Dolby Vision, codecs) to ~1,000 device...
Dolby Laboratories licenses audio and video technology (Dolby Atmos, Dolby Vision, codecs) to ~1,000 device manufacturers representing 93% of fiscal 2025 revenue, and sells cinema products to exhibitors. Revenue protected by 28,400+ issued patents enabling entertainment experiences across TVs, PCs, mobile devices, gaming, and streaming.