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DOW   37,775.38
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S&P 500   5,011.12
DOW   37,775.38
QQQ   423.41
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How major US stock indexes fared Thursday, 4/18/2024
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Can Netflix Stock Continue Into All-Time Highs After Earnings?
Shares of Walmart-backed Ibotta soar on public debut
S&P 500   5,011.12
DOW   37,775.38
QQQ   423.41
What's Driving Tesla Lower Ahead of its Earnings?
How major US stock indexes fared Thursday, 4/18/2024
3 Steel Stocks Could Soar on New China Tariffs
CSX Co.: The Railroad Powering Ahead with an Earnings Beat
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Can Netflix Stock Continue Into All-Time Highs After Earnings?
Shares of Walmart-backed Ibotta soar on public debut

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Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Stocks - Price & Volume

CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Apergy Corp stock logo
APY
Apergy
$36.07
-1.6%
$20.54
$2.89
$34.80
$2.80B3.562.69 million shs2.49 million shs
Dover Co. stock logo
DOV
Dover
$168.61
-0.5%
$170.23
$127.25
$178.28
$23.16B1.27943,500 shs851,405 shs
ESPH
Ecosphere Technologies
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.01
$164K-0.28202,625 shsN/A
PGNT
Paragon Technologies
$7.35
-4.5%
$8.20
$7.36
$12.00
$13.33M0.46695 shs2,797 shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Apergy Corp stock logo
APY
Apergy
0.00%-6.31%+6.72%+36.94%+28.91%
Dover Co. stock logo
DOV
Dover
-0.53%-2.70%-3.73%+13.86%+14.28%
ESPH
Ecosphere Technologies
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
PGNT
Paragon Technologies
-4.42%-7.36%-2.26%-18.04%-18.22%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Apergy Corp stock logo
APY
Apergy
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Dover Co. stock logo
DOV
Dover
4.2707 of 5 stars
2.34.04.22.11.02.51.9
ESPH
Ecosphere Technologies
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
PGNT
Paragon Technologies
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Apergy Corp stock logo
APY
Apergy
N/AN/AN/AN/A
Dover Co. stock logo
DOV
Dover
2.67
Moderate Buy$175.133.86% Upside
ESPH
Ecosphere Technologies
N/AN/AN/AN/A
PGNT
Paragon Technologies
N/AN/AN/AN/A

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest ESPH, PGNT, APY, and DOV Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
4/18/2024
Dover Co. stock logo
DOV
Dover
Oppenheimer
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$177.00 ➝ $187.00
4/8/2024
Dover Co. stock logo
DOV
Dover
Citigroup
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$180.00 ➝ $205.00
4/2/2024
Dover Co. stock logo
DOV
Dover
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$163.00 ➝ $180.00
3/28/2024
Dover Co. stock logo
DOV
Dover
Robert W. Baird
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$175.00 ➝ $185.00
2/5/2024
Dover Co. stock logo
DOV
Dover
Seaport Res Ptn
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UpgradeNeutral ➝ Buy
2/5/2024
Dover Co. stock logo
DOV
Dover
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$150.00 ➝ $163.00
2/2/2024
Dover Co. stock logo
DOV
Dover
Oppenheimer
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$175.00 ➝ $177.00
2/2/2024
Dover Co. stock logo
DOV
Dover
Royal Bank of Canada
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Boost Price TargetSector Perform ➝ Sector Perform$146.00 ➝ $153.00
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Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Apergy Corp stock logo
APY
Apergy
$1.13B2.47$9.00 per share4.01$13.38 per share2.70
Dover Co. stock logo
DOV
Dover
$8.44B2.75$10.94 per share15.41$36.50 per share4.62
ESPH
Ecosphere Technologies
$90K1.82N/AN/AN/A
PGNT
Paragon Technologies
$125.27M0.10N/AN/AN/A

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Apergy Corp stock logo
APY
Apergy
$52.16M$0.99N/AN/AN/A-57.05%6.94%3.41%N/A
Dover Co. stock logo
DOV
Dover
$1.06B$7.5222.4217.081.7812.52%25.95%11.29%4/25/2024 (Confirmed)
ESPH
Ecosphere Technologies
-$7.47MN/A0.00N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
PGNT
Paragon Technologies
$1.14M$0.6611.14N/A0.91%N/AN/A5/10/2024 (Estimated)

Latest ESPH, PGNT, APY, and DOV Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
4/25/2024N/A
Dover Co. stock logo
DOV
Dover
$1.91N/A-$1.91N/AN/AN/A  
3/27/2024Q4 2023
PGNT
Paragon Technologies
N/A-$0.18-$0.18-$0.18N/A$36.91 million
2/1/2024Q4 2023
Dover Co. stock logo
DOV
Dover
$2.44$2.45+$0.01$2.79$2.16 billion$2.11 billion    

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Apergy Corp stock logo
APY
Apergy
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Dover Co. stock logo
DOV
Dover
$2.041.21%+1.01%27.13%69 Years
ESPH
Ecosphere Technologies
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
PGNT
Paragon Technologies
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Latest ESPH, PGNT, APY, and DOV Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
2/8/2024
Dover Co. stock logo
DOV
Dover
quarterly$0.511.27%2/28/20242/29/20243/15/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Apergy Corp stock logo
APY
Apergy
1.43
2.54
1.50
Dover Co. stock logo
DOV
Dover
0.59
1.40
0.90
ESPH
Ecosphere Technologies
N/AN/AN/A
PGNT
Paragon Technologies
N/AN/AN/A

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Apergy Corp stock logo
APY
Apergy
93.50%
Dover Co. stock logo
DOV
Dover
84.46%
ESPH
Ecosphere Technologies
N/A
PGNT
Paragon Technologies
N/A

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Apergy Corp stock logo
APY
Apergy
0.58%
Dover Co. stock logo
DOV
Dover
1.30%
ESPH
Ecosphere Technologies
18.40%
PGNT
Paragon Technologies
6.10%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Apergy Corp stock logo
APY
Apergy
3,00077.49 millionN/ANot Optionable
Dover Co. stock logo
DOV
Dover
25,000137.38 million135.59 millionOptionable
ESPH
Ecosphere Technologies
18181.99 millionN/ANot Optionable
PGNT
Paragon Technologies
441.73 million1.63 millionNot Optionable

ESPH, PGNT, APY, and DOV Headlines

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Company Descriptions

Apergy logo

Apergy

NYSE:APY
Apergy Corporation provides engineered equipment and technologies that help companies drill for and produce oil and gas worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Production & Automation Technologies and Drilling Technologies. The Production & Automation Technologies segment offers artificial lift equipment and solutions, including rod pumping systems, electric submersible pump systems, progressive cavity pumps, and drive systems and plunger lifts; and automation and digital equipment, software, and industrial Internet of things solutions for downhole monitoring, wellsite productivity enhancement, and asset integrity management. It offers its products under the Harbison-Fischer, Norris, Alberta Oil Tool, Oil Lift Technology, PCS Ferguson, Pro-Rod, Upco, ESP, Norriseal-Wellmark, Quartzdyne, Spirit, Theta, Timberline, and Windrock brand names. The Drilling Technologies segment designs, manufactures, and markets polycrystalline diamond cutters and bearings for use in oil and gas drill bits under the US Synthetic brand. The company was formerly known as Wellsite Corporation and changed its name to Apergy Corporation in February 2018. Apergy Corporation was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.
Dover logo

Dover

NYSE:DOV
Dover Corporation provides equipment and components, consumable supplies, aftermarket parts, software and digital solutions, and support services worldwide. The company's Engineered Products segment provides various equipment, component, software, solution, and services that are used in vehicle aftermarket, waste handling, industrial automation, aerospace and defense, industrial winch and hoist, and fluid dispensing end-market. This segment offers manual and power clamp, rotary and linear mechanical indexer, conveyor, pick and place unit, glove port, and manipulator, as well as end-of-arm robotic gripper, slide, and end effector; winches, hoists, bearings, drives, and electric monitoring system; and radio frequency and microwave filters and switches, and signal intelligence solutions. Its Clean Energy & Fueling segment offers component, equipment, and software and service solution enabling safe storage and transport of fuel, cryogenic gases, and hazardous fluids, as well as operation of retail fueling and vehicle wash establishment. The company's Imaging & Identification segment provides precision marking and coding, product traceability equipment, brand protection, and digital textile printing equipment and solution, as well as related consumable, software, and service to packaged and consumer goods, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, fashion and apparel, and other end-market. Its Pumps & Process Solutions segment manufactures specialty pump, connector, flow meter, fluid connecting solution, plastics and polymer processing equipment, and engineered components for rotating and reciprocating machines. The company's Climate & Sustainability Technologies segment manufactures refrigeration system, refrigeration display case, commercial glass refrigerator and freezer door, and brazed plate heat exchanger for industrial heating and cooling, and residential climate control applications. The company was incorporated in 1947 and is headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois.

Ecosphere Technologies

OTCMKTS:ESPH
Ecosphere Technologies, Inc., a technology development and intellectual property licensing company, develops environmental solutions for the water, agriculture, energy, and industrial markets worldwide. The company offers Ozonix water treatment technology, an advanced oxidation process that is designed to treat and recycle industrial wastewater without the use of toxic chemicals. Its Ozonix water treatment technology is used in oil and natural gas, mining, agriculture, energy, food and beverage, industrial, and marine, as well as for municipal wastewater treatment applications. The company also provides Ecos PowerCube, a mobile and solar powered generator, which increases the total amount of solar power generation that is used in various markets, including off-grid agricultural, military, emergency/disaster relief, and humanitarian and wireless communication efforts for remote applications. In addition, it offers Ecos GrowCube, a fully-automated hydroponic growing system, which increases the crop production. Ecosphere Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Stuart, Florida. On December 21, 2018, Ecosphere Technologies, Inc. along with its affiliate, filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Paragon Technologies

OTCMKTS:PGNT
Paragon Technologies, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the automation, distribution, and real estate investment activities in North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia. It offers various material handling solutions, including complete order fulfillment, assembly, product advancing systems, increase productivity, reduce error, and safety enhancements for automated material handling and order processing applications to distribution centers, manufacturers, and warehouses. The company also distributes IT hardware products, including servers, workstations, storage and networking products, audio visual products, and power protection systems; notebook and desktop computers, printers, projectors, gaming products, and accessories; and offers managed services, printing, and electronic documents management and invoicing, as well as high-capacity storage solutions to businesses. In addition, it invests in and holds luxury residential condominiums in Las Vegas, Nevada, as well as provides ancillary real estate services; and invests in businesses and marketable securities under the investment management policy. The company was formerly known as SI Handling Systems, Inc. and changed its name to Paragon Technologies, Inc. in April 2000. Paragon Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 1958 and is headquartered in Easton, Pennsylvania.