Maxim Group Issues Pessimistic Forecast for DLPN Earnings

Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLPN) – Analysts at Maxim Group lowered their Q4 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Dolphin Entertainment in a research note issued on Wednesday, November 11th. Maxim Group analyst A. Klee now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.02 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.03. The consensus estimate for Dolphin Entertainment’s current full-year earnings is ($0.35) per share. Maxim Group also issued estimates for Dolphin Entertainment’s Q2 2027 earnings at $0.00 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.08 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.17 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.14 EPS.

A number of other analysts also recently weighed in on DLPN. Weiss Ratings upgraded Dolphin Entertainment from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 25th. Zacks Research raised Dolphin Entertainment to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, August 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Dolphin Entertainment currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce”.

Dolphin Entertainment Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ DLPN opened at $1.03 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $13.43 million, a PE ratio of -4.29 and a beta of 1.91. The company has a quick ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.37. Dolphin Entertainment has a twelve month low of $0.90 and a twelve month high of $1.87. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $1.04 and a 200 day simple moving average of $1.26.

Dolphin Entertainment (NASDAQ:DLPN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 12th. The company reported $0.02 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.07) by $0.09. Dolphin Entertainment had a negative net margin of 5.17% and a negative return on equity of 14.47%. The company had revenue of $14.44 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.50 million.

Institutional Trading of Dolphin Entertainment

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Dolphin Entertainment stock. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its stake in shares of Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLPN) by 58.2% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 75,000 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 27,600 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC owned 0.58% of Dolphin Entertainment worth $110,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Institutional investors own 8.87% of the company’s stock.

Dolphin Entertainment Company Profile

Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLPN) is an entertainment marketing and content production company. Through its portfolio of specialized agencies, the company provides public relations, digital marketing, social media, influencer marketing, branding, and strategic communications services to clients in the entertainment, hospitality, lifestyle, and consumer sectors. The company’s marketing businesses have included 42West, The Door, and Shore Fire Media, which serve clients across film, television, music, and related industries.