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Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. (DLPN)

Communication Services | Advertising Agencies | Coral Gables, United States | NasdaqCM
1.53 USD +0.01 (0.658%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 1.66 +0.13 (8.497%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:58 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:05 p.m. EDT

DLPN shows a mixed picture. While the CEO's consistent buying and recent news headlines suggest some confidence in the company's future, the stock has been volatile and is currently trading below its 52-week low. The lack of dividends and negative trailing earnings make it a risky short-term play. Long-term investors should be cautious given the company's financials and uncertain outlook. The options activity indicates a lack of clear direction, and the stock is not a strong buy at this time.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.036015
AutoETS0.036799
AutoARIMA0.038001
AutoTheta0.048728

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 79%
H-stat 0.59
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.764
Excess Kurtosis 0.28
Attribute Value
Sector Communication Services
Debt to Equity Ratio 294.311
Market Cap 19,002,058
Forward P/E 4.25
Website https://dolphinentertainment.com

As of April 11, 2026, 3:05 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. Calls are heavily positioned on the 2.5 strike, indicating potential bullish sentiment, but puts are also active on the same strike, suggesting some bearishness. The high IV on puts suggests uncertainty or fear, while the low OI on puts indicates limited short-term bearish bets. Overall, the options activity is not clear-cut, but the presence of calls and the CEO's buying activity could hint at a potential upward move in the near term.


Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.4901961
Address1 150 Alhambra Circle
Address2 Suite 1200
All Time High 15,000.0
All Time Low 0.75
Ask 1.94
Ask Size 2
Average Daily Volume10 Day 19,060
Average Daily Volume3 Month 29,291
Average Volume 29,291
Average Volume10Days 19,060
Bid 1.14
Bid Size 2
Book Value 0.793
City Coral Gables
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,735,603,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 1.53
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 1.58
Day Low 1.518
Debt To Equity 294.311
Display Name Dolphin Entertainment
Dividend Date 1,606,435,200
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,774,470,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,774,470,600
Earnings Timestamp 1,774,468,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,778,702,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,778,702,400
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise Value 40,837,736
Eps Forward 0.36
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -0.27
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NCM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 1.5698
Fifty Day Average Change -0.039800048
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.025353579
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 49.01961
Fifty Two Week High 1.88
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.35000002
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.18617022
Fifty Two Week Low 0.98
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.54999995
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.5612244
Fifty Two Week Range 0.98 - 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 4.2499995
Full Exchange Name NasdaqCM
Full Time Employees 271
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.0
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.23442
Held Percent Institutions 0.03271
Implied Shares Outstanding 12,419,646
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, 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 19,002,058
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_45513741
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Next Fiscal Year End 1,586,908,800
Non Diluted Market Cap 19,250,451
Number Of Analyst Opinions 1
Open 1.535
Operating Margins 0.04644
Payout Ratio 0.0
Phone 305 774 0407
Post Market Change 0.13
Post Market Change Percent 8.496732
Post Market Price 1.66
Post Market Time 1,776,470,285
Previous Close 1.52
Price Hint 4
Price To Book 1.9293821
Profit Margins 0.0
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.00999999
Regular Market Change Percent 0.657894
Regular Market Day High 1.58
Regular Market Day Low 1.518
Regular Market Day Range 1.518 - 1.58
Regular Market Open 1.535
Regular Market Previous Close 1.52
Regular Market Price 1.53
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,001
Regular Market Volume 74,117
Revenue Growth 0.27
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Communication Services
Sector Disp Communication Services
Sector Key communication-services
Shares Outstanding 12,419,646
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0028
Shares Short 34,474
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 32,331
Short Name Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.003
Short Ratio 2.49
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 8,756,585
Total Cash Per Share 0.636
Total Debt 28,520,028
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps -0.27
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 1.4632
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.0668
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.04565336
Type Disp Equity
Volume 74,117
Website https://dolphinentertainment.com
Zip 33,134