Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. (DLPN)Communication Services | Advertising Agencies | Coral Gables, United States | NasdaqCM
1.10 USD
+0.03
(2.804%)
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(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 3:11 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Dolphin Entertainment is fundamentally broken. The business has suffered a catastrophic multi-year decline, dropping nearly 99% over the last nine years with four consecutive years of negative annual returns. This is not a temporary downturn; the market has consistently punished the stock, driving the price from $100 in 2016 to under $1.50 recently. Despite a recent 27% share price rise mentioned in headlines, the underlying reality remains dire: the company is burning cash with operating margins of -16.7%, massive debt relative to equity (373%), and negative earnings. The recent CEO buying activity provides a glimmer of insider confidence, but it cannot offset the structural deterioration of the balance sheet and the complete absence of revenue growth momentum. With no dividend to provide income and a statistical forecast predicting further downside, this is a high-risk speculative trap rather than a viable investment. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.095370 |
| MSTL | 0.144425 |
| AutoETS | 0.146082 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.146600 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 42% |
| H-stat | 3.14 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.165 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.04 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 373.683 |
| Market Cap | 14,318,998 |
| Forward P/E | 3.06 |
| Website | https://dolphinentertainment.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 3:11 a.m. EDT: Options activity is negligible and lacks meaningful directional signal. Call volume is virtually zero across expirations, while put activity is minimal and concentrated in deep out-of-the-money strikes. Implied volatility is extremely low, indicating a lack of speculative interest or hedging demand. The market is effectively ignoring this instrument for directional bets.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.10833335 |
| Address1 | 150 Alhambra Circle |
| Address2 | Suite 1200 |
| All Time High | 15,000.0 |
| All Time Low | 0.75 |
| Ask | 1.42 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 22,560 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 31,380 |
| Average Volume | 31,380 |
| Average Volume10Days | 22,560 |
| Bid | 0.792 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Book Value | 0.584 |
| City | Coral Gables |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 1.1 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 1.115 |
| Day Low | 1.085 |
| Debt To Equity | 373.683 |
| Display Name | Dolphin Entertainment |
| Dividend Date | 1,606,435,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,617,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,617,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,616,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,786,564,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,786,564,800 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise Value | 36,178,088 |
| Eps Forward | 0.36 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.28 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 1.2228 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.12279999 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.10042524 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -10.833335 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 1.88 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.78 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.4148936 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 0.99 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.110000014 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.11111113 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 0.99 - 1.88 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,162,477,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 8,803,541 |
| Forward Eps | 0.36 |
| Forward P E | 3.0555556 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.0 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.28356 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.03965 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 13,017,271 |
| Industry | Advertising Agencies |
| Industry Disp | Advertising Agencies |
| Industry Key | advertising-agencies |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,555,286,400 |
| Last Split Date | 1,729,036,800 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:2 |
| Long Business Summary | Dolphin Entertainment, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an entertainment marketing and production company in the United States. It operates through two segments, Entertainment Publicity and Marketing, and Content Production. The Entertainment Publicity and Marketing segment offers diversified services, including public relations, entertainment and hospitality content marketing, strategic communications and marketing consulting, social media and influencer marketing, and celebrity booking services under the 42West, Shore Fire, The Door, The Digital Dept., Special Projects, Always Alpha, and Elle brands. Its Content Production segment develops, produces, and distributes feature films, television, and digital content under the Dolphin Films brand. The company also offers strategic marketing and publicity services to individuals and corporates in the motion picture, television, music, gaming, culinary, hospitality, lifestyle, and charitable industries; and marketing direction, public relations counsel, and media strategy services for video game publishers, eSports leagues, individual actors, filmmakers, recording artists, authors, and other entities in the gaming industry. The company was formerly known as Dolphin Digital Media, Inc. and changed its name to Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. in July 2017. Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida. |
| Long Name | Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 14,318,998 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_45513741 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,586,908,800 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 14,318,998 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 1 |
| Open | 1.093 |
| Operating Margins | -0.16686001 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 305 774 0407 |
| Previous Close | 1.07 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 1.8835617 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.03 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 2.80374 |
| Regular Market Day High | 1.115 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 1.085 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 1.085 - 1.115 |
| Regular Market Open | 1.093 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 1.07 |
| Regular Market Price | 1.1 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,801 |
| Regular Market Volume | 24,902 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.052 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Shares Outstanding | 13,017,271 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0027 |
| Shares Short | 34,890 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 45,403 |
| Short Name | Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0029 |
| Short Ratio | 1.33 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | FL |
| Symbol | DLPN |
| Target High Price | 5.0 |
| Target Low Price | 5.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 5.0 |
| Target Median Price | 5.0 |
| Total Cash | 6,283,857 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.456 |
| Total Debt | 27,310,208 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.28 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 1.47805 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.37804997 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.25577617 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 24,902 |
| Website | https://dolphinentertainment.com |
| Zip | 33,134 |