DLPN
Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.
DLPN has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
RDDT
Reddit, Inc.
RDDT has the edge over DLPN overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
DLPN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
DLPN's revenue and profitability are currently stable, but its cash flow and balance sheet are under pressure.
RDDT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
RDDT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
DLPN PE Valuation
DLPN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
RDDT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 16x | $99.55 | — |
| Current | 20x | $99.55 | — |
| Cheap | 35x | $171 | +72% |
| Fair | 46x | $228 | +129% |
| Expensive | 53x | $262 | +163% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
RDDT's PE is 20x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
DLPN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect DLPN to return to profit, with revenue holding steady.
RDDT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
RDDT has the edge over DLPN on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
DLPN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.23 | +$0.36 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.28 | +$1.08 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.28 | +$1.11 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.27 | +$0.95 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.59 | +$1.59 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.36 | +$0.56 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.39 | +$1.57 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.22 | +$2.16 |
RDDT has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is down 139% for DLPN versus RDDT down 39%.
RDDT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.32 | +29% |
| Q3 2024 | -$7.98 | -$7.17 |
| Q2 2024 | -$8.19 | -$7.15 |
| Q1 2024 | -$8.38 | -$7.25 |
| Q4 2023 | -$0.56 | +$0.41 |
| Q3 2023 | -$0.81 | -$0.02 |
| Q2 2023 | -$1.04 | -$0.48 |
| Q1 2023 | -$1.13 | -$0.48 |
| Q4 2022 | -$0.97 | -$0.19 |
RDDT has returned to profit: it earned $4.90 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
DLPN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $16M | +8.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $14.4M | +2.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $12.8M | +5.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $15.6M | +27% |
| Q3 2025 | $14.8M | +17% |
| Q2 2025 | $14.1M | +23% |
| Q1 2025 | $12.2M | -20% |
| Q4 2024 | $12.3M | +2.5% |
DLPN's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $16M last quarter, up 8.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.1% | +3.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | -7.1% | -6.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | -17% | -2.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9.5% | +21 points |
| Q3 2025 | 2.1% | +66 points |
| Q2 2025 | -0.4% | +9.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | -15% | -16 points |
| Q4 2024 | -11% | +55 points |
DLPN's operating margin was 5.1% last quarter, up 3.1 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
RDDT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $895M | +53% |
| Q2 2026 | $804.9M | +61% |
| Q1 2026 | $663.4M | +69% |
| Q4 2025 | $725.6M | +70% |
| Q3 2025 | $584.9M | +68% |
| Q2 2025 | $499.6M | +78% |
| Q1 2025 | $392.4M | +61% |
| Q4 2024 | $427.7M | +71% |
RDDT has the edge over DLPN on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 29% | +5.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 29% | +15 points |
| Q1 2026 | 28% | +27 points |
| Q4 2025 | 32% | +20 points |
| Q3 2025 | 24% | +22 points |
| Q2 2025 | 14% | +25 points |
| Q1 2025 | 1% | +244 points |
| Q4 2024 | 12% | +11 points |
RDDT has the edge over DLPN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
DLPN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $506K | +$2.9M |
| Q2 2026 | -$162.4K | -111% |
| Q1 2026 | -$2M | -$339K |
| Q4 2025 | $576.6K | -32% |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.4M | -$737.4K |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.7M | -$721.3K |
| Q4 2024 | $850.2K | +$981.8K |
| Q3 2024 | -$1.7M | -$270.7K |
DLPN has burned cash in most quarters: −$1M over the past year, against −$2M the year before.
RDDT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $362.6M | +98% |
| Q2 2026 | $260.7M | +135% |
| Q1 2026 | $311.2M | +146% |
| Q4 2025 | $263.6M | +196% |
| Q3 2025 | $183.1M | +161% |
| Q2 2025 | $110.8M | +308% |
| Q1 2025 | $126.6M | +333% |
| Q4 2024 | $89.2M | +$111.2M |
RDDT has the edge over DLPN on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
DLPN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.9% | +245K shares |
| 1 year | +11% | +1.3M shares |
| 3 years | +98% | +6.5M shares |
| 5 years | +231% | +9.1M shares |
| Available history | +511% | +11M shares |
DLPN has 13M diluted shares, up 11% from a year ago.
RDDT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -169K shares |
| 1 year | -0.4% | -868K shares |
| 3 years | +24% | +38.5M shares |
| 5 years | +24% | +38.5M shares |
RDDT has the edge over DLPN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $100.4M |
| Q2 2026 | $234.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $5M |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | $4.2M |
| Q4 2022 | — |
DLPN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 27.4x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 42.7x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 19.1x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 15.2x | High |
DLPN's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
RDDT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -3.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -5.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -13.1x | Net Cash |
RDDT has the edge over DLPN on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
DLPN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 16.5 | Oversold |
DLPN's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 17 (oversold).
RDDT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 6.5 | Oversold |
RDDT's weekly RSI is 35 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 6 (oversold).
DLPN PE vs Communication Services Sector
DLPN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
RDDT PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | RDDT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20x | 16x | 23% above |
| PE % | 5 | 23 | 18 pts below |
RDDT is trading at 20x earnings, a 23% premium to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x, though its earnings don't support one.
DLPN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.01 | 0% above |
| 20 week MA | $1.07 | 5.6% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.31 | 23% below |
| 100 week MA | $1.25 | 19% below |
| 200 week MA | $2.07 | 51% below |
DLPN has stronger trend alignment. DLPN is above 1 of 5 weekly averages versus RDDT above 0 of 4.
RDDT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $130.6 | 24% below |
| 20 week MA | $151.7 | 34% below |
| 50 week MA | $165.0 | 40% below |
| 100 week MA | $167.1 | 40% below |
RDDT is in a downtrend: it's below all four of its weekly moving averages, and 40% below its 100-week average.
DLPN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.50 | $7.16 | -25% |
| 2021 | $7.16 | $18.3 | +155% |
| 2022 | $18.3 | $3.88 | -79% |
| 2023 | $3.88 | $3.42 | -12% |
| 2024 | $3.42 | $1.14 | -67% |
| 2025 | $1.14 | $1.38 | +21% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.38 | $1.01 | -27% |
DLPN has the edge over RDDT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
RDDT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $46.0 | $173.5 | +277% |
| 2025 | $173.5 | $225.8 | +30% |
| 2026 YTD | $225.8 | $99.6 | -56% |
RDDT has finished every year since 2024 higher, and it's down 56% so far in 2026.