Dover (DOV) Competitors $188.26 +0.02 (+0.01%) As of 11:11 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. AIT, DCI, IEX, 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), IDEX (IEX), 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 IDEX Ingersoll Rand ITT Illinois Tool Works Kadant Parker-Hannifin Pentair Xylem Dover (NYSE:DOV) and Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, earnings, risk and institutional ownership. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in DOV or AIT? 84.5% of Dover shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Dover shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, DOV or AIT? Dover has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, DOV or AIT? 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 RatioDover$7.73B3.34$2.70B$16.6011.34Applied Industrial Technologies$4.48B2.23$385.76M$9.9626.36 Is DOV or AIT more profitable? Dover has a net margin of 28.85% compared to Applied Industrial Technologies' net margin of 8.64%. Applied Industrial Technologies' return on equity of 22.01% beat Dover's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Dover28.85% 19.54% 10.16% Applied Industrial Technologies 8.64%22.01%12.83% Does the media prefer DOV or AIT? In the previous week, Dover had 43 more articles in the media than Applied Industrial Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 54 mentions for Dover and 11 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies. Applied Industrial Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Dover's score of 0.39 indicating that Applied Industrial Technologies 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) 6 Positive mention(s) 26 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Applied Industrial Technologies 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer DOV or AIT? Dover currently has a consensus price target of $208.58, suggesting a potential upside of 10.80%. Applied Industrial Technologies has a consensus price target of $285.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.55%. Given Dover's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Dover is more favorable than Applied Industrial Technologies.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) 2.58Applied Industrial Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is DOV or AIT a better dividend stock? Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Applied Industrial Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Dover pays out 12.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Applied Industrial Technologies pays out 18.5% 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. Dover has increased its dividend for 70 consecutive years and Applied Industrial Technologies has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Dover is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryDover beats Applied Industrial Technologies on 11 of the 18 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 DOV 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 ExcelMetricDoverMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$25.82B$12.78B$7.64B$20.82BDividend Yield1.08%23.76%4.55%3.65%P/E Ratio11.3429.1525.4227.67Price / Sales3.345.08105.0960.96Price / Cash17.3516.5827.0017.94Price / Book3.713.864.464.68Net Income$2.70B$520.95M$796.99M$994.51M7 Day Performance-0.27%2.10%0.96%0.27%1 Month Performance7.74%10.34%6.71%7.12%1 Year Performance2.48%27.62%29.78%11.91% Dover Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DOVDover4.7748 of 5 stars$188.26+0.0%$208.58+10.8%+2.4%$25.82B$7.73B11.3424,000Upcoming EarningsAITApplied Industrial Technologies4.2802 of 5 stars$256.95+1.2%$285.00+10.9%+28.0%$9.79B$4.50B25.806,500Analyst DowngradeDCIDonaldson3.7513 of 5 stars$70.22-0.5%$70.00-0.3%-2.9%$8.18B$3.59B23.5614,000IEXIDEX4.694 of 5 stars$181.00-0.3%$214.38+18.4%-9.6%$13.67B$3.27B28.689,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastIRIngersoll Rand4.275 of 5 stars$87.69-1.5%$99.42+13.4%-11.7%$35.38B$7.28B43.4121,000Analyst ForecastITTITT4.5678 of 5 stars$158.11+0.2%$170.00+7.5%+16.0%$12.44B$3.63B25.1411,700Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastITWIllinois Tool Works4.5209 of 5 stars$257.72-0.8%$253.83-1.5%+5.2%$75.51B$15.90B22.6744,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionKAIKadant1.811 of 5 stars$323.27-2.7%$327.50+1.3%+0.3%$3.81B$1.05B34.323,500Positive NewsPHParker-Hannifin4.2927 of 5 stars$712.31-0.4%$735.88+3.3%+32.7%$91.02B$19.93B27.4361,120Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastPNRPentair4.6078 of 5 stars$106.79-0.3%$109.43+2.5%+34.4%$17.57B$4.08B27.609,750Upcoming EarningsEx-DividendAnalyst ForecastXYLXylem4.7 of 5 stars$131.06+0.1%$146.29+11.6%-3.5%$31.89B$8.60B35.2323,000Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AIT Competitors DCI Competitors IEX 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 7/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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