NYSE:DOV - Dover Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Dover trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "DOV."

Dover announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, November 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 30th will be given a dividend of $0.48 per share on Monday, December 17th. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.52%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 29th. View Dover's Dividend History.

Dover Corp (NYSE:DOV) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 18th. The industrial products company reported $1.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.07. The industrial products company earned $1.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.76 billion. Dover had a return on equity of 21.22% and a net margin of 9.69%. Dover's revenue for the quarter was up .0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.14 EPS. View Dover's Earnings History.

Dover is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, January 29th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Dover.

Dover updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Thursday, October, 18th. The company provided EPS guidance of $4.80-4.85 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $4.81. Dover also updated its FY 2018 guidance to $4.80-4.85 EPS.

15 analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Dover's stock. Their predictions range from $79.00 to $105.00. On average, they expect Dover's stock price to reach $90.4545 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 18.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Dover.

15 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Dover in the last year. There are currently 10 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Dover.

Media stories about DOV stock have trended somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group rates the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Dover earned a media sentiment score of 1.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the industrial products company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future.

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Dover's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc (11.20%), BlackRock Inc. (6.88%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (6.03%), Pzena Investment Management LLC (3.60%), Franklin Resources Inc. (3.54%) and Wells Fargo & Company MN (2.17%). Company insiders that own Dover stock include Anthony K Kosinski, Brad M Cerepak, C Anderson Fincher, Jay L Kloosterboer, Kristiane C Graham, Mary A Winston, Michael B Stubbs, Patrick Burns, Paul Goldberg, Sandra A Arkell, Stephen Gary Kennon, William Spurgeon and William T Bosway. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Dover.

DOV stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Franklin Resources Inc., TIAA CREF Investment Management LLC, Pzena Investment Management LLC, Vanguard Group Inc, Schroder Investment Management Group, Janus Henderson Group PLC, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp and Ceredex Value Advisors LLC. Company insiders that have sold Dover company stock in the last year include Anthony K Kosinski, Brad M Cerepak, Jay L Kloosterboer, Kristiane C Graham, Mary A Winston, Paul Goldberg and Stephen Gary Kennon. View Insider Buying and Selling for Dover.

DOV stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Ashler Capital LLC, AXA, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Neuberger Berman Group LLC, O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC, Alliancebernstein L.P., Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank AG. View Insider Buying and Selling for Dover.

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

One share of DOV stock can currently be purchased for approximately $76.32.

Dover has a market capitalization of $11.46 billion and generates $7.83 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $811.66 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.03 on an earnings per share basis. Dover employs 29,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Dover is http://www.dovercorporation.com.

Dover's mailing address is 3005 HIGHLAND PARKWAY SUITE 200, DOWNERS GROVE IL, 60515. The industrial products company can be reached via phone at 630-541-1540 or via email at [email protected]