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

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

Dover declared 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.19%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 29th. View Dover's Dividend History.

Dover Corp (NYSE:DOV) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 18th. The industrial products company reported $1.36 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.07. The industrial products company earned $1.75 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.76 billion. Dover had a return on equity of 21.22% and a net margin of 9.69%. The business's revenue was up .0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.14 earnings per share. 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 issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Thursday, October, 18th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $4.80-4.85 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $4.81. Dover also updated its FY 2018 guidance to $4.80-4.85 EPS.

16 equities research analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Dover's stock. Their forecasts range from $79.00 to $105.00. On average, they expect Dover's share price to reach $89.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 2.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Dover.

16 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Dover in the last year. There are currently 11 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 negative recently, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Dover earned a media sentiment score of -1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the industrial products company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term.

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Dover's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (6.88%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (6.03%), Pzena Investment Management LLC (3.60%), Franklin Resources Inc. (3.54%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (2.17%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.63%). 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, Schroder Investment Management Group, Janus Henderson Group PLC, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp, Ceredex Value Advisors LLC and Wedge Capital Management L L P NC. 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, Stephen Gary Kennon and William T Bosway. View Insider Buying and Selling for Dover.

DOV stock was acquired 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., Deutsche Bank AG and First Trust Advisors LP. 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 $87.62.

Dover has a market capitalization of $12.49 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]