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DLPN Dolphin Entertainment (DLPN) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Services · Services-personal services · CIK 0001282224
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Activist 13DC-suite buying · 1
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
0
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about DLPN

Insiders, 180 days
+$133.5K net bought
1 buyer
Activist stakes (13D), 180 days
1 filing
Largest: 19.0% of the class

Dolphin Entertainment insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. insiders bought a net $133.5K of stock across 106 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 1 insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
O'Dowd William IV
Chief Executive Officer
BUY
2026-10-26 SEC
4,900
$4.9K
n/a
Context
  • 99 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (99 buys), the last on Oct 19, 2026.
  • -11.1% median (-13.0% mean) 90-day return after 17 previous buys.
  • The trade is 0.8% of the 583,442 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
Insider activity: Chief Executive Officer O'Dowd William IV bought about $4.9K of DLPN under a 10b5-1 plan on Oct 26, 2026.
O'Dowd William IV
Chief Executive Officer
BUY
2026-10-19 SEC
4,700
$4.9K
+1.0%
Context
  • 98 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (98 buys), the last on Oct 12, 2026.
  • -11.4% median (-13.5% mean) 90-day return after 18 previous buys.
  • The trade is 0.8% of the 578,542 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
Insider activity: Chief Executive Officer O'Dowd William IV bought about $4.9K of DLPN under a 10b5-1 plan on Oct 19, 2026.
O'Dowd William IV
Chief Executive Officer
BUY
2026-10-13 SECtraded 2026-10-12
4,700
$4.8K
+0.0%
Context
  • 97 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (97 buys), the last on Oct 5, 2026.
  • -11.6% median (-14.2% mean) 90-day return after 19 previous buys.
  • The trade is 0.8% of the 573,842 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
Insider activity: Chief Executive Officer O'Dowd William IV bought about $4.8K of DLPN under a 10b5-1 plan on Oct 12, 2026.
O'Dowd William IV
Chief Executive Officer
BUY
2026-10-05 SEC
4,500
$4.9K
-8.4%
Context
  • 96 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (96 buys), the last on Sep 28, 2026.
  • -11.7% median (-15.0% mean) 90-day return after 20 previous buys.
  • The trade is 0.8% of the 569,142 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
Insider activity: Chief Executive Officer O'Dowd William IV bought about $4.9K of DLPN under a 10b5-1 plan on Oct 5, 2026.
O'Dowd William IV
Chief Executive Officer
BUY
2026-09-28 SEC
4,400
$4.9K
-10.1%
Context
  • 95 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (95 buys), the last on Sep 21, 2026.
  • -11.8% median (-15.8% mean) 90-day return after 21 previous buys.
  • The trade is 0.8% of the 564,642 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
Insider activity: Chief Executive Officer O'Dowd William IV bought about $4.9K of DLPN under a 10b5-1 plan on Sep 28, 2026.
106 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net +$133.5K over 180 days
+$69.8K over 90 days · +$50.5K of it by a 10%+ holder
more than 79% of Services
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
under five funds report holding it
Revenue
+9.7% year over year
more than 62% of Services
Margin
-5.4% net margin
below 67% of Services
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
0.3% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-27) · 3.5 days to cover · settled 2026-10-15
below 74% of Services
The situation: each line is one rule over one dataset
William O'Dowd IV disclosed a 5%+ stake (19.0%) in the last six months.
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 26Chief Executive Officer O'Dowd William IV bought $19.5K under a 10b5-1 plan (4 trades, Oct 5 to Oct 26)
Why it matters
A 10b5-1 plan schedules trades months ahead, so this says little about what the insider thinks today.

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-40.6%12M
-42%-24%-7%+10%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2025-12-29 · O'Dowd William IV bought $5.0M2025-12-19 · O'Dowd William IV bought $6.9K2026-09-16 · O'Dowd William IV bought $6.9K2026-01-20 · O'Dowd William IV bought $5.0K2026-03-02 · O'Dowd William IV bought $5.0K2025-11-03 · O'Dowd William IV bought $5.0K2026-07-06 · O'Dowd William IV bought $5.0K2025-12-08 · O'Dowd William IV bought $5.0K2026-01-12 · O'Dowd William IV bought $5.0K2026-04-27 · O'Dowd William IV bought $5.0K2026-05-04 · O'Dowd William IV bought $5.0K2026-05-11 · O'Dowd William IV bought $5.0K2026-06-29 · O'Dowd William IV bought $5.0K2026-07-13 · O'Dowd William IV bought $5.0K2025-12-22 · O'Dowd William IV bought $5.0K2026-02-23 · O'Dowd William IV bought $5.0K2026-04-06 · O'Dowd William IV bought $4.9K2025-11-10 · O'Dowd William IV bought $4.9K2026-03-16 · O'Dowd William IV bought $4.9K2026-03-23 · O'Dowd William IV bought $4.9K2026-07-20 · O'Dowd William IV bought $4.9K2026-04-13 · O'Dowd William IV bought $4.9K2025-12-01 · O'Dowd William IV bought $4.9K2025-10-27 · O'Dowd William IV bought $4.9K2026-02-09 · O'Dowd William IV bought $4.9K2026-08-03 · O'Dowd William IV bought $4.9K2026-10-19 · O'Dowd William IV bought $4.9K2026-08-17 · O'Dowd William IV bought $4.9K2026-10-26 · O'Dowd William IV bought $4.9K2025-12-15 · O'Dowd William IV bought $4.9K2026-01-26 · O'Dowd William IV bought $4.9K2026-07-27 · O'Dowd William IV bought $4.9K2026-09-28 · O'Dowd William IV bought $4.9K2026-06-22 · O'Dowd William IV bought $4.9K2026-09-08 · O'Dowd William IV bought $4.9K2026-06-01 · O'Dowd William IV bought $4.9K2026-02-02 · O'Dowd William IV bought $4.9K2026-03-30 · O'Dowd William IV bought $4.9K2026-04-20 · O'Dowd William IV bought $4.9K2026-05-26 · O'Dowd William IV bought $4.9K2026-01-05 · O'Dowd William IV bought $4.9K2026-10-05 · O'Dowd William IV bought $4.9K2026-09-08 · William O'Dowd IV filed a 5%+ stake (19.0%)2026-09-08 · Dolphin Entertainment LLC filed a 5%+ stake (17.1%)
Insider buy13D/G stake
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Who owns DLPN: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
SEC 13F
No reported 13F holders

No fund above the reporting threshold listed this stock last quarter. That is a fact, not missing data.

Congress trades in DLPN

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

13D: intends to influence · 13G: passive
William O'Dowd IV
Activist 13D · 2026-09-08
19.0%
Dolphin Entertainment LLC
Activist 13D · 2026-09-08
17.1%

DLPN planned insider sales (Form 144)

No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.
Executive pay vs shareholder return · William O’Dowd
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$682.9K
$682.9K
$325.0K
-57%
n/a
2024
$683.6K
$683.6K
$322.9K
-70%
n/a
2023
$682.9K
$682.9K
$300.0K
-6%
n/a
2022
$684.8K
$683.8K
$302.0K
-79%
n/a
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
An activist crossed the 5% line with declared intent.
The record shows a net $133.5K bought by insiders over 180 days. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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DLPN financials

Revenue growth
+9.7%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
-5.4%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$57.7M
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
-1.0%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM
-$4.0M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Debt to equity
6.80x
long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30; equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
-0.10x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30
Return on equity
-7.9%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
-1.0%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
n/a
pre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply
Return on capital employed
-5.0%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Enterprise value
$47.4M
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-08-10 shares, plus long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30, minus cash 2026-06-30
FCF yield
-31.6%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$56.7M$51.7M$43.1M$40.5M
Gross profit$3.0M$3.0M$3.0M$3
Operating income-$39.1K-$10.5M-$20.1M-$4.6M
Net income-$3-$13-$24-$4.8M
EPS (diluted)-0.27n/an/a-0.56
Operating cash flow-$2.0M-$157.9K-$5.0M-$4.0M
Cash$8.8M$8.2M$6.4M$6.1M
Long-term debt$17.5M$16.6M$14.4M$2.5M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

DLPN Stock Sonar score 5/7 axes

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DLPN ranks highest on risk and compliance (83rd percentile) and insider conviction (67th), and lowest on financial health (12th), among Services peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersRisk
Profitability
34
Inputs
  • Return on equity-7.9% · 29 pct, sector of 207
  • Return on assets-1.0% · 45 pct, sector of 269
  • Return on invested capitalpre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply
  • Return on capital employed-5.0% · 29 pct, sector of 203
Financial health
12
Inputs
  • Debt to equity6.80x · 3 pct, sector of 228
  • Cash flow to debt-0.10x · 22 pct, sector of 199
Growth
62
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+9.7% · 62 pct, sector of 341
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
67
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d$85K · 77 pct, sector of 175
  • Insider buyers, 180d1 · 56 pct, sector of 180
Risk and compliance
83
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+0.3% · 76 pct, sector of 384
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+3.6% · 89 pct, sector of 227
2 not measured: Institutional and government, US patents
  • Institutional and government needs 1 of 4 inputs, 0 present: fewer than five funds report holding it; no Congress trades in 365 days; no federal contracts in 180 days; no lobbying filings in the last four quarters
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

5 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

DLPN filings, in plain words

Are Dolphin Entertainment insiders buying or selling DLPN?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Dolphin Entertainment insiders were net buyers, a net $133.5K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 1 buyer.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Dolphin Entertainment insiders were net buyers of DLPN, a net $133.5K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 buyer. 1 activist Schedule 13D filing in the last 180 days declared an intent to influence the company, the largest for 19.0% of the class. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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