Based on the aggregated intelligence of 145,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, audio technology specialist Dolby Laboratories
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Dolby's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Dolby facts
Headquarters (Founded) |
San Francisco (1965) |
Market Cap |
$5.6 billion |
Industry |
Electronic components |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$719.5 million |
Management |
CEO Kevin Yeaman (since 2009) |
Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) |
20.8% |
Cash / Debt |
$735.5 million / $7.4 million |
Competitors |
Sony |
CAPS Members Bullish on DLB Also Bullish on |
Apple |
CAPS Members Bearish on DLB Also Bearish on |
Netflix |
Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 98% of the 3,286 members who have rated Dolby believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include fiesta0923 and weberse.
Just last week, fiesta0923 compared Dolby to another market share dominator: "I see this stock as vastly similar to [Intel
In an earlier pitch, weberse also singled out the stock as a sound investment:
Dolby Laboratories should gain a great deal of market share in the coming years due to the growing demand for good audio products in PCs, TVs, phones, electronics, cinemas, and other growing media instruments. As more companies try to please the customers with additional features and great sound … [Dolby] stands as a leader in audio technology and thru its patents it will generate new revenues from other companies that want to use its technologies.
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