Dole (DOLE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Dole plc is an international fresh produce company that sources, grows, packs, ships, markets and distributes fruit and vegetables. Its products include bananas, pineapples and other fresh fruit, as well as vegetables and packaged salads sold under the Dole brand and other labels.

The company serves retail, wholesale and food-service customers across a range of markets. Its operations span multiple regions, connecting produce growers and farms with customers through its global sourcing, logistics and distribution network.

Dole plc was formed in 2021 through the combination of Total Produce and Dole Food Company, bringing together businesses with longstanding histories in the produce industry. The company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $14.05 to $14.38
• 50-Day Range: $12.64 to $14.34
• 52-Week Range: $12.59 to $16.57
• Volume: 1.09 million shs
• Average Volume: 968,519 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.34 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.63
• Dividend Yield: 2.37%
• Price Target: $14.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Dole Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Dole scored higher than 59% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 89th out of 169 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: 1.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Dole has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

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 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.40%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Dole are expected to grow by 9.40% in the coming year, from $1.17 to $1.28 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Dole is 14.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.41.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Dole is 14.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 25.70.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Dole has a PEG Ratio of 3.63. 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 0.90. 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

4.23% 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 4.09.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Dole has recently increased by 4.93%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Dole pays a meaningful dividend of 2.38%, 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 34.69%. 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 26.56% next year. This indicates that Dole will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.02

News Sentiment

Dole has a news sentiment score of 0.02. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 25 news articles for Dole this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Dole to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Dole insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $763.00 in 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

• Record date for 10/7 Dividend: 9/16/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/7 Dividend: 9/16/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/07/2026
• Last Earnings: 11/09/2026
• Today: 11/13/2026
• Stephens Annual Investment Conference: 11/19/2026
• Record date for 1/6 Dividend: 12/16/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 1/6 Dividend: 12/16/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 1/06/2027

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: -2.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.25
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.98
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.63
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.20
• P/E Growth: 3.63
• Net Income: $51.32 million
• Net Margins: 0.97%
• Pretax Margin: 2.07%
• Return on Equity: 7.05%
• Return on Assets: 2.32%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.48
• Current Ratio: 1.13
• Quick Ratio: 0.98

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $9.17 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.15
• Cash Flow: $2.40 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.98
• Book Value: $15.93 per share
• Price / Book: 0.90

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 93,700,000
• Free Float: 54,531,000
• Market Cap: $1.34 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.75