Dover (DOV) Competitors $175.60 -3.26 (-1.82%) Closing price 09/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$175.52 -0.08 (-0.05%) As of 06:01 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock DOV vs. AIT, DCI, GGG, IR, ITT, ITW, KAI, PH, PNR, and XYLShould you be buying Dover stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dover include Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), Donaldson (DCI), Graco (GGG), Ingersoll Rand (IR), ITT (ITT), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Kadant (KAI), Parker-Hannifin (PH), Pentair (PNR), and Xylem (XYL). Dover vs. Its Competitors Applied Industrial Technologies Donaldson Graco Ingersoll Rand ITT Illinois Tool Works Kadant Parker-Hannifin Pentair Xylem Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) and Dover (NYSE:DOV) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation. Which has better valuation and earnings, AIT or DOV? Dover has higher revenue and earnings than Applied Industrial Technologies. Dover is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Applied Industrial Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioApplied Industrial Technologies$4.56B2.18$392.99M$10.1225.99Dover$7.75B3.11$2.70B$16.5810.59 Does the media prefer AIT or DOV? In the previous week, Dover had 4 more articles in the media than Applied Industrial Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Dover and 17 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies. Applied Industrial Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Dover's score of 1.40 indicating that Applied Industrial Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Applied Industrial Technologies 15 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Dover 13 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer AIT or DOV? Applied Industrial Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $285.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.35%. Dover has a consensus target price of $213.92, indicating a potential upside of 21.82%. Given Dover's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Dover is more favorable than Applied Industrial Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Applied Industrial Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86Dover 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58 Is AIT or DOV more profitable? Dover has a net margin of 29.29% compared to Applied Industrial Technologies' net margin of 8.61%. Applied Industrial Technologies' return on equity of 21.78% beat Dover's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Applied Industrial Technologies8.61% 21.78% 12.74% Dover 29.29%18.19%9.86% Is AIT or DOV a better dividend stock? Applied Industrial Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Applied Industrial Technologies pays out 18.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dover pays out 12.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Applied Industrial Technologies has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years and Dover has raised its dividend for 70 consecutive years. Dover is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more risk & volatility, AIT or DOV? Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Dover has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders believe in AIT or DOV? 93.5% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Dover shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Dover shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryDover beats Applied Industrial Technologies on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Dover News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DOV and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart DOV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDoverMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$24.53B$13.13B$7.68B$21.39BDividend Yield1.16%23.64%4.55%3.49%P/E Ratio10.5921.06305.4029.00Price / Sales3.114.21208.6948.99Price / Cash16.4917.0827.7618.29Price / Book3.243.974.095.30Net Income$2.70B$526.92M$798.53M$997.87M7 Day Performance-3.95%-2.07%-0.78%-0.47%1 Month Performance0.36%2.30%1.21%6.49%1 Year Performance-2.58%30.52%27.85%13.66% Dover Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DOVDover4.9463 of 5 stars$175.61-1.8%$213.92+21.8%-5.6%$24.53B$7.75B10.5924,000AITApplied Industrial Technologies4.3376 of 5 stars$264.09-1.1%$284.29+7.6%+28.2%$9.97B$4.56B26.106,800Positive NewsDCIDonaldson4.256 of 5 stars$75.30-0.5%$70.00-7.0%+9.5%$8.77B$3.65B25.2714,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionGGGGraco4.2985 of 5 stars$86.85-0.5%$94.50+8.8%+1.4%$14.39B$2.11B30.804,300Positive NewsIRIngersoll Rand4.717 of 5 stars$79.74-1.1%$97.75+22.6%-14.8%$31.69B$7.24B62.3021,000Positive NewsITTITT4.4894 of 5 stars$169.63-0.7%$179.22+5.7%+21.6%$13.23B$3.63B26.6711,700Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastITWIllinois Tool Works4.2392 of 5 stars$266.90-0.9%$260.67-2.3%+3.5%$77.80B$15.90B23.3944,000Positive NewsKAIKadant2.8439 of 5 stars$340.00-0.3%$340.000.0%-1.0%$4.01B$1.05B37.863,500Positive NewsPHParker-Hannifin4.6134 of 5 stars$749.89-0.3%$768.71+2.5%+24.9%$95.82B$19.85B27.6561,120Positive NewsPNRPentair4.3668 of 5 stars$107.94-0.6%$114.36+5.9%+19.9%$17.70B$4.08B29.499,750Positive NewsXYLXylem4.4298 of 5 stars$142.76-0.7%$151.57+6.2%+2.0%$34.75B$8.56B37.0823,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AIT Competitors DCI Competitors GGG Competitors IR Competitors ITT Competitors ITW Competitors KAI Competitors PH Competitors PNR Competitors XYL Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:DOV) was last updated on 9/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow “Trump’s New Dollar” Could Impact Your WealthPresident Trump just signed a game-changing law… That could soon upgrade the U.S. dollar in your checking a...Brownstone Research | SponsoredForget Tesla — This Tiny AI Stock Is Musk’s Real PlayWhile Wall Street focused on Tesla’s earnings, Elon Musk was quietly building a supercomputer so powerful it c...Behind the Markets | SponsoredWhat's the Best Way to Lower RMD Taxes?Turning 73 triggers a key IRS rule: you must begin taking required minimum distributions (RMDs) from certain r...SmartAsset | SponsoredWhat Steve Bannon revealed about Trump’s gold playA Trump advisor just said 3 words that could reset the dollar. 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