Dover (DOV) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Dover Corporation is a diversified global manufacturer of equipment and components serving a broad range of industries, including energy, engineered systems, fluid management and refrigeration and food equipment. The company designs, produces and markets a variety of specialty products and systems—such as pumps, compressors, valves, meters, heat exchangers, material-handling equipment, printing and packaging machinery, and commercial refrigeration units. Dover provides both new equipment and aftermarket services, focusing on improving customers’ productivity, reliability and sustainability.

Organized into four principal operating segments—Energy, Engineered Systems, Fluids, and Refrigeration & Food Equipment—Dover delivers tailored solutions for oil and gas production, chemical processing, power generation, life sciences, general industrial applications, food retail and foodservice. The Energy segment supplies critical infrastructure equipment for upstream and midstream applications, while Engineered Systems includes businesses in automated identification systems, applied products and original equipment manufacturing. The Fluids segment offers fluid handling and treatment solutions, and the Refrigeration & Food Equipment segment provides display, storage and cooking equipment for retailers and foodservice operators.

Founded in 1955 and headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois, Dover has grown through a combination of organic development and strategic acquisitions. The company operates manufacturing facilities, service centers and sales offices across North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. Dover’s leadership team, led by President and Chief Executive Officer Richard J. Tobin, emphasizes innovation, operational excellence and financial discipline to support long-term growth and shareholder value.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $178.65 to $181.57
• 50-Day Range: $173.43 to $190.97
• 52-Week Range: $143.04 to $222.31
• Volume: 496,968 shs
• Average Volume: 895,204 shs
• Market Capitalization: $24.53 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.79
• Dividend Yield: 1.16%
• Price Target: $213.92
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Dover Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Dover scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 6th out of 177 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Dover has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.58, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Dover has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.89%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Dover are expected to grow by 8.89% in the coming year, from $9.45 to $10.29 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Dover is 10.79, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 270.87.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Dover is 10.79, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 307.72.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Dover has a PEG Ratio of 1.42. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Dover has a P/B Ratio of 3.53. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.59% of the float of Dover has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Dover has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Dover has recently decreased by 18.73%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Dover pays a meaningful dividend of 1.16%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Dover has been increasing its dividend for 70 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Dover is 12.55%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Dover will have a dividend payout ratio of 20.21% next year. This indicates that Dover will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Environmental Score: -2.00

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.59% of the float of Dover has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Dover has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Dover has recently decreased by 18.73%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.33

News Sentiment

Dover has a news sentiment score of 1.33. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.87 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 21 news articles for Dover this week, compared to 35 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

18 people have searched for DOV on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 6% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added Dover to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.20% of the stock of Dover is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

84.46% of the stock of Dover is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

DOV Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have DOV shares performed this year?

Dover's stock was trading at $187.60 at the beginning of the year. Since then, DOV stock has decreased by 4.6% and is now trading at $178.89.

How were Dover's earnings last quarter?

Dover Corporation (NYSE:DOV) issued its earnings results on Thursday, July, 24th. The industrial products company reported $2.44 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.39 by $0.05. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Dover have any subsidiaries?

Dover subsidiaries include Malema, RegO Products, Acme Cryogenics, LIQAL, Espy, CDS Visual, Blue Bite LLC, and more.

Who are Dover's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Dover include Vanguard Group Inc. (12.09%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (6.85%), State Street Corp (4.70%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.52%). Insiders that own company stock include Richard J Tobin, Ivonne M Cabrera, Stephen M Todd, Brad M Cerepak and Anthony K Kosinski.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Dover?

Shares of DOV stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Dover own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Dover investors own include Chevron (CVX), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), Comcast (CMCSA), Charles Schwab (SCHW), McKesson (MCK), Edwards Lifesciences (EW) and Yum! Brands (YUM).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/16 Dividend: 5/30/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/16 Dividend: 5/30/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/16/2025
• Last Earnings: 7/24/2025
• Record date for 9/15 Dividend: 8/29/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend: 8/29/2025
• Today: 9/01/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/15/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/23/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: MACH - GENL INDL
• Sub-Industry: Industrial Machinery
• Current Symbol: NYSE:DOV
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:DOV
• CIK: 29905
• Web: www.dovercorporation.com
• Phone: (630) 541-1540
• Fax: 630-743-2671
• Employees: 24,000
• Year Founded: 1955

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Dover: $213.92
• High Price Target: $234.00
• Low Price Target: $185.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +19.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.58
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $16.58
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.79
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.93
• P/E Growth: 1.42
• Net Income: $2.70 billion
• Net Margins: 29.29%
• Pretax Margin: 17.08%
• Return on Equity: 18.19%
• Return on Assets: 9.86%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.36
• Current Ratio: 1.95
• Quick Ratio: 1.35

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $7.75 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.17
• Cash Flow: $10.85 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.49
• Book Value: $50.69 per share
• Price / Book: 3.53

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 137,130,000
• Free Float: 135,488,000
• Market Cap: $24.53 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.27