Dover (DOV) Competitors $178.61 -0.31 (-0.17%) As of 09:53 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock DOV vs. PH, ITW, IR, XYL, SNA, PNR, GGG, IEX, WWD, and ITTShould you be buying Dover stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dover include Parker-Hannifin (PH), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Ingersoll Rand (IR), Xylem (XYL), Snap-on (SNA), Pentair (PNR), Graco (GGG), IDEX (IEX), Woodward (WWD), and ITT (ITT). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry. Dover vs. Parker-Hannifin Illinois Tool Works Ingersoll Rand Xylem Snap-on Pentair Graco IDEX Woodward ITT Dover (NYSE:DOV) and Parker-Hannifin (NYSE:PH) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and earnings. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in DOV or PH? 84.5% of Dover shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.4% of Parker-Hannifin shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Dover shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Parker-Hannifin shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer DOV or PH? In the previous week, Dover had 2 more articles in the media than Parker-Hannifin. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Dover and 36 mentions for Parker-Hannifin. Parker-Hannifin's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Dover's score of 0.41 indicating that Parker-Hannifin is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Dover 17 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 7 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Parker-Hannifin 27 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, DOV or PH? Dover has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Parker-Hannifin has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer DOV or PH? Dover currently has a consensus target price of $207.75, suggesting a potential upside of 16.31%. Parker-Hannifin has a consensus target price of $718.44, suggesting a potential upside of 8.55%. Given Dover's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Dover is more favorable than Parker-Hannifin.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Dover 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58Parker-Hannifin 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.81 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DOV or PH? Dover received 15 more outperform votes than Parker-Hannifin when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.79% of users gave Parker-Hannifin an outperform vote while only 61.07% of users gave Dover an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDoverOutperform Votes75361.07% Underperform Votes48038.93% Parker-HannifinOutperform Votes73863.79% Underperform Votes41936.21% Is DOV or PH more profitable? Dover has a net margin of 32.95% compared to Parker-Hannifin's net margin of 15.87%. Parker-Hannifin's return on equity of 27.34% beat Dover's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Dover32.95% 21.03% 10.22% Parker-Hannifin 15.87%27.34%11.64% Is DOV or PH a better dividend stock? Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Parker-Hannifin pays an annual dividend of $7.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Dover pays out 12.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Parker-Hannifin pays out 27.7% 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. Dover has increased its dividend for 70 consecutive years and Parker-Hannifin has increased its dividend for 70 consecutive years. Dover is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, DOV or PH? Parker-Hannifin has higher revenue and earnings than Dover. Dover is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Parker-Hannifin, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDover$7.73B3.17$2.70B$16.6010.76Parker-Hannifin$19.79B4.27$2.84B$25.9725.48 SummaryParker-Hannifin beats Dover on 12 of the 20 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 ExcelMetricDoverConstruction, mining, & materials handling machinery & equipment IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$25.26B$6.82B$7.63B$19.42BDividend Yield1.11%2.05%4.58%3.83%P/E Ratio9.187.3823.1334.23Price / Sales3.171.3089.0834.85Price / Cash19.0310.3026.9417.51Price / Book3.522.093.974.69Net Income$2.70B$847.24M$807.24M$1.02B7 Day Performance-3.03%-2.88%0.67%-1.74%1 Month Performance9.21%6.21%10.98%7.46%1 Year Performance-4.77%6.34%19.24%3.96% Dover Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DOVDover4.66 of 5 stars$178.61-0.2%$207.75+16.3%-4.0%$24.49B$7.73B9.1825,000PHParker-Hannifin4.4618 of 5 stars$677.50-0.4%$718.44+6.0%+21.0%$86.57B$19.79B28.0455,100Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastITWIllinois Tool Works4.3125 of 5 stars$251.47+0.1%$253.42+0.8%-1.6%$73.68B$15.76B21.4646,000News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionIRIngersoll Rand3.9112 of 5 stars$83.43-0.7%$98.91+18.6%-14.6%$33.66B$7.28B40.5017,000Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionXYLXylem4.4192 of 5 stars$127.79-0.2%$146.88+14.9%-13.9%$31.10B$8.60B34.9217,800Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementSNASnap-on3.5702 of 5 stars$331.26-0.1%$350.83+5.9%+16.7%$17.32B$4.67B16.9912,900Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastPNRPentair4.6077 of 5 stars$100.53-0.5%$107.14+6.6%+15.7%$16.54B$4.08B26.8811,200Positive NewsGGGGraco3.2591 of 5 stars$86.95-0.4%$93.00+7.0%+1.8%$14.53B$2.15B30.834,000IEXIDEX4.408 of 5 stars$190.090.0%$212.50+11.8%-16.6%$14.36B$3.28B28.588,870News CoveragePositive NewsEx-DividendWWDWoodward3.6424 of 5 stars$212.65+1.4%$195.00-8.3%+13.9%$12.62B$3.36B35.628,300Trending NewsInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionITTITT4.5604 of 5 stars$152.69-0.1%$164.86+8.0%+7.2%$12.02B$3.63B24.2410,300Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PH Competitors ITW Competitors IR Competitors XYL Competitors SNA Competitors PNR Competitors GGG Competitors IEX Competitors WWD Competitors ITT 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 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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