Dole (DOLE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Dole plc is a global producer, marketer and distributor of fresh fruit and vegetables. The company supplies a broad portfolio of products, including bananas, pineapples, grapes, berries, citrus fruit, avocados, salads and other packaged and prepared produce. Its activities span farming, sourcing, processing, packaging, transportation and distribution.

Dole serves retail, foodservice and wholesale customers through operations and supply networks across North America, Europe, Latin America, Africa and other international markets. In addition to fresh produce, the company offers value-added products such as packaged salads, fresh-cut fruit and vegetables, and other convenient produce formats.

Dole plc was created in 2021 through the combination of Dole Food Company and Total Produce plc. The company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, and its shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DOLE.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $13.12 to $13.52
• 50-Day Range: $12.64 to $14.08
• 52-Week Range: $12.52 to $16.57
• Volume: 1.03 million shs
• Average Volume: 876,272 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.28 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.03
• Dividend Yield: 2.52%
• Price Target: $14.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Dole Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Dole scored higher than 41% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 119th out of 171 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Dole has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Dole is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Dole has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.22%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Dole are expected to grow by 5.22% in the coming year, from $1.34 to $1.41 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Dole is 21.78, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.75.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Dole is 21.78, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 14.05.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Dole has a PEG Ratio of 1.45. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Dole has a P/B Ratio of 0.87. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.28% of the float of Dole has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Dole has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.12.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Dole has recently decreased by 1.30%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Dole pays a meaningful dividend of 2.59%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Dole has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Dole is 54.84%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Dole will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.11% next year. This indicates that Dole will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.50

News Sentiment

Dole has a news sentiment score of 0.50. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Dole this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Dole to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Dole insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

41.80% of the stock of Dole is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Dole has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/10/2026
• Record date for 10/7 Dividend: 9/16/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/7 Dividend: 9/16/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/07/2026
• Today: 10/22/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/09/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Food Products
• Sub-Industry: Agricultural Products & Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:DOLE
• CIK: 1857475
• Web: www.doleplc.com
• Phone: +35318872745
• Fax: 353-1887-2731
• Employees: 32,027
• Year Founded: 1951

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Dole: $14.00
• High Price Target: $14.00
• Low Price Target: $14.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +3.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.62
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.03
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.08
• P/E Growth: 1.44
• Net Income: $51.32 million
• Net Margins: 0.63%
• Pretax Margin: 1.52%
• Return on Equity: 7.06%
• Return on Assets: 2.33%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.68
• Current Ratio: 1.28
• Quick Ratio: 0.98

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $9.17 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.14
• Cash Flow: $2.46 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.48
• Book Value: $15.47 per share
• Price / Book: 0.87

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 94,460,000
• Free Float: 54,975,000
• Market Cap: $1.28 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.66