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Dover (DOV) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$173.90 -0.40 (-0.23%)
Closing price 08/7/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$174.03 +0.13 (+0.07%)
As of 08/7/2025 05:58 PM Eastern
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About Dover Stock (NYSE:DOV)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$173.34
$176.52
50-Day Range
$173.90
$190.97
52-Week Range
$143.04
$222.31
Volume
721,026 shs
Average Volume
1.27 million shs
Market Capitalization
$23.85 billion
P/E Ratio
10.49
Dividend Yield
1.18%
Price Target
$213.92
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Dover Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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95th Percentile Overall Score

DOV MarketRank™: 

Dover scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 15th out of 182 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • 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.

  • Read more about Dover's stock forecast and price target.
  • 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 10.49, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.80.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Dover is 10.49, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 24.87.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Dover has a PEG Ratio of 1.39. 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 3.20. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Dover's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.96% 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 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Dover has recently increased by 27.75%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Dover pays a meaningful dividend of 1.18%, 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 12.42%. 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 20.02% next year. This indicates that Dover will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Dover's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.96% 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 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Dover has recently increased by 27.75%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Dover has a news sentiment score of 0.45. 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 Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 31 news articles for Dover this week, compared to 33 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    19 people have searched for DOV on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 73% 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 300% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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 1.30% 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.

  • Read more about Dover's insider trading history.
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DOV Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Dover's stock was trading at $187.60 at the start of the year. Since then, DOV shares have decreased by 7.3% and is now trading at $173.9020.

Dover Corporation (NYSE:DOV) announced its quarterly 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 was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Dover subsidiaries include these companies: Malema, RegO Products, Acme Cryogenics, LIQAL, Espy, CDS Visual, Blue Bite LLC, and more.

Dover's top institutional investors include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.78%), ProShare Advisors LLC (0.71%), Boston Partners (0.60%) and Vest Financial LLC (0.28%). 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
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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.

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
Today
8/07/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/23/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
MACH - GENL INDL
Sub-Industry
Industrial Machinery
Current Symbol
NYSE:DOV
CIK
29905
Employees
24,000
Year Founded
1955

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$234.00
Low Price Target
$185.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+23.0%
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
10.49
Forward P/E Ratio
18.40
P/E Growth
1.41
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
3.08
Cash Flow
$10.65 per share
Price / Cash Flow
16.33
Book Value
$54.26 per share
Price / Book
3.20

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
137,130,000
Free Float
135,351,000
Market Cap
$23.85 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.26

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This page (NYSE:DOV) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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