Does the media favor DOV or AIT?

In the previous week, Applied Industrial Technologies had 4 more articles in the media than Dover. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies and 4 mentions for Dover. Applied Industrial Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Dover's score of 0.92 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Applied Industrial Technologies 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Do analysts prefer DOV or IEX?

Dover presently has a consensus target price of $239.85, suggesting a potential upside of 7.25%. IDEX has a consensus target price of $241.11, suggesting a potential upside of 6.76%. Given Dover's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Dover is more favorable than IDEX. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Dover 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57 IDEX 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, DOV or IEX?

Dover has higher revenue and earnings than IDEX. Dover is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IDEX, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Dover $8.09B 3.72 $1.09B $8.02 27.89 IDEX $3.46B 4.83 $483.20M $6.76 33.41

Is DOV or IEX more profitable?

IDEX has a net margin of 14.38% compared to Dover's net margin of 13.30%. Dover's return on equity of 18.01% beat IDEX's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Dover 13.30% 18.01% 10.10% IDEX 14.38% 15.29% 8.89%

Does the media favor DOV or IEX?

In the previous week, IDEX had 10 more articles in the media than Dover. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for IDEX and 4 mentions for Dover. IDEX's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Dover's score of 0.92 indicating that IDEX is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Dover 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive IDEX 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, DOV or IR?

Dover has higher revenue and earnings than Ingersoll Rand. Dover is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ingersoll Rand, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Dover $8.09B 3.72 $1.09B $8.02 27.89 Ingersoll Rand $7.65B 3.99 $581.40M $1.48 52.73

Is DOV or IR more profitable?

Dover has a net margin of 13.30% compared to Ingersoll Rand's net margin of 7.54%. Dover's return on equity of 18.01% beat Ingersoll Rand's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Dover 13.30% 18.01% 10.10% Ingersoll Rand 7.54% 12.79% 7.16%

Does the media favor DOV or IR?

In the previous week, Ingersoll Rand had 9 more articles in the media than Dover. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Ingersoll Rand and 4 mentions for Dover. Ingersoll Rand's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Dover's score of 0.92 indicating that Ingersoll Rand is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Dover 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ingersoll Rand 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, DOV or ITT?

Dover has higher revenue and earnings than ITT. Dover is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ITT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Dover $8.09B 3.72 $1.09B $8.02 27.89 ITT $3.94B 4.46 $488M $5.67 34.68

Is DOV or ITT more profitable?

Dover has a net margin of 13.30% compared to ITT's net margin of 10.80%. Dover's return on equity of 18.01% beat ITT's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Dover 13.30% 18.01% 10.10% ITT 10.80% 16.83% 8.61%

Does the media prefer DOV or ITT?

In the previous week, ITT had 8 more articles in the media than Dover. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for ITT and 4 mentions for Dover. Dover's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat ITT's score of 0.72 indicating that Dover is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Dover 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive ITT 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, DOV or ITW?

Illinois Tool Works has higher revenue and earnings than Dover. Illinois Tool Works is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dover, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Dover $8.09B 3.72 $1.09B $8.02 27.89 Illinois Tool Works $16.04B 4.74 $3.07B $10.77 24.55

Is DOV or ITW more profitable?

Illinois Tool Works has a net margin of 19.32% compared to Dover's net margin of 13.30%. Illinois Tool Works' return on equity of 97.36% beat Dover's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Dover 13.30% 18.01% 10.10% Illinois Tool Works 19.32% 97.36% 19.41%

Does the media refer more to DOV or ITW?

In the previous week, Illinois Tool Works had 13 more articles in the media than Dover. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Illinois Tool Works and 4 mentions for Dover. Illinois Tool Works' average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Dover's score of 0.92 indicating that Illinois Tool Works is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Dover 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Illinois Tool Works 13 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

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DOV vs. AIT, IEX, IR, ITT, and ITW

Should you buy Dover stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Dover with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Dover include Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), IDEX (IEX), Ingersoll Rand (IR), ITT (ITT), and Illinois Tool Works (ITW).

How does Dover compare to Applied Industrial Technologies?

Dover (NYSE:DOV) and Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Applied Industrial Technologies pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Dover pays out 25.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Applied Industrial Technologies pays out 19.3% 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.

Dover has a net margin of 13.30% compared to Applied Industrial Technologies' net margin of 8.34%. Applied Industrial Technologies' return on equity of 21.64% beat Dover's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dover	13.30%	18.01%	10.10%
Applied Industrial Technologies	8.34%	21.64%	12.91%

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dover	$8.09B	3.72	$1.09B	$8.02	27.89
Applied Industrial Technologies	$4.56B	2.74	$392.99M	$10.59	32.00

Dover has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

Dover presently has a consensus price target of $239.85, suggesting a potential upside of 7.25%. Applied Industrial Technologies has a consensus price target of $323.14, suggesting a potential downside of 4.63%. Given Dover's higher probable upside, equities 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)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Applied Industrial Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

84.5% of Dover shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Dover shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Applied Industrial Technologies had 4 more articles in the media than Dover. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies and 4 mentions for Dover. Applied Industrial Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Dover's score of 0.92 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Applied Industrial Technologies	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Applied Industrial Technologies beats Dover on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dover compare to IDEX?

Dover (NYSE:DOV) and IDEX (NYSE:IEX) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Dover presently has a consensus target price of $239.85, suggesting a potential upside of 7.25%. IDEX has a consensus target price of $241.11, suggesting a potential upside of 6.76%. Given Dover's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Dover is more favorable than IDEX.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dover	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
IDEX	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

IDEX has a net margin of 14.38% compared to Dover's net margin of 13.30%. Dover's return on equity of 18.01% beat IDEX's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dover	13.30%	18.01%	10.10%
IDEX	14.38%	15.29%	8.89%

Dover has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, IDEX has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the broader market.

84.5% of Dover shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.0% of IDEX shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Dover shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of IDEX shares are owned by 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.

Dover has higher revenue and earnings than IDEX. Dover is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IDEX, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dover	$8.09B	3.72	$1.09B	$8.02	27.89
IDEX	$3.46B	4.83	$483.20M	$6.76	33.41

In the previous week, IDEX had 10 more articles in the media than Dover. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for IDEX and 4 mentions for Dover. IDEX's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Dover's score of 0.92 indicating that IDEX is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dover	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
IDEX	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. IDEX pays an annual dividend of $2.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Dover pays out 25.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. IDEX pays out 43.2% 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 IDEX has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years.

Summary

Dover beats IDEX on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dover compare to Ingersoll Rand?

Dover (NYSE:DOV) and Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Dover has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the broader market.

Dover has a net margin of 13.30% compared to Ingersoll Rand's net margin of 7.54%. Dover's return on equity of 18.01% beat Ingersoll Rand's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dover	13.30%	18.01%	10.10%
Ingersoll Rand	7.54%	12.79%	7.16%

Dover has higher revenue and earnings than Ingersoll Rand. Dover is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ingersoll Rand, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dover	$8.09B	3.72	$1.09B	$8.02	27.89
Ingersoll Rand	$7.65B	3.99	$581.40M	$1.48	52.73

In the previous week, Ingersoll Rand had 9 more articles in the media than Dover. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Ingersoll Rand and 4 mentions for Dover. Ingersoll Rand's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Dover's score of 0.92 indicating that Ingersoll Rand is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dover	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ingersoll Rand	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

84.5% of Dover shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Dover shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by 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.

Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Ingersoll Rand pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Dover pays out 25.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ingersoll Rand pays out 5.4% 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. Dover is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Dover currently has a consensus target price of $239.85, indicating a potential upside of 7.25%. Ingersoll Rand has a consensus target price of $92.75, indicating a potential upside of 18.85%. Given Ingersoll Rand's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ingersoll Rand is more favorable than Dover.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dover	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Ingersoll Rand	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Summary

Dover beats Ingersoll Rand on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dover compare to ITT?

Dover (NYSE:DOV) and ITT (NYSE:ITT) are both large-cap industrial machinery companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends.

84.5% of Dover shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of ITT shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Dover shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of ITT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, ITT had 8 more articles in the media than Dover. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for ITT and 4 mentions for Dover. Dover's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat ITT's score of 0.72 indicating that Dover is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dover	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ITT	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Dover presently has a consensus price target of $239.85, indicating a potential upside of 7.25%. ITT has a consensus price target of $234.91, indicating a potential upside of 19.45%. Given ITT's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ITT is more favorable than Dover.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dover	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
ITT	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91

Dover has higher revenue and earnings than ITT. Dover is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ITT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dover	$8.09B	3.72	$1.09B	$8.02	27.89
ITT	$3.94B	4.46	$488M	$5.67	34.68

Dover has a net margin of 13.30% compared to ITT's net margin of 10.80%. Dover's return on equity of 18.01% beat ITT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dover	13.30%	18.01%	10.10%
ITT	10.80%	16.83%	8.61%

Dover has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ITT has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the broader market.

Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. ITT pays an annual dividend of $1.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Dover pays out 25.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ITT pays out 27.2% 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 raised its dividend for 70 consecutive years and ITT has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Dover is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Dover beats ITT on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dover compare to Illinois Tool Works?

Dover (NYSE:DOV) and Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITW) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Dover presently has a consensus target price of $239.85, indicating a potential upside of 7.25%. Illinois Tool Works has a consensus target price of $271.92, indicating a potential upside of 2.85%. Given Dover's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Dover is more favorable than Illinois Tool Works.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dover	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Illinois Tool Works	5 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.69

Dover has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Illinois Tool Works has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the broader market.

Illinois Tool Works has higher revenue and earnings than Dover. Illinois Tool Works is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dover, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dover	$8.09B	3.72	$1.09B	$8.02	27.89
Illinois Tool Works	$16.04B	4.74	$3.07B	$10.77	24.55

Illinois Tool Works has a net margin of 19.32% compared to Dover's net margin of 13.30%. Illinois Tool Works' return on equity of 97.36% beat Dover's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dover	13.30%	18.01%	10.10%
Illinois Tool Works	19.32%	97.36%	19.41%

Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Illinois Tool Works pays an annual dividend of $6.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Dover pays out 25.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Illinois Tool Works pays out 59.8% 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 Illinois Tool Works has increased its dividend for 55 consecutive years.

84.5% of Dover shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.8% of Illinois Tool Works shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Dover shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Illinois Tool Works shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Illinois Tool Works had 13 more articles in the media than Dover. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Illinois Tool Works and 4 mentions for Dover. Illinois Tool Works' average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Dover's score of 0.92 indicating that Illinois Tool Works is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dover	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Illinois Tool Works	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Illinois Tool Works beats Dover on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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DOV vs. The Competition

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Metric	Dover	MACH Industry	Industrials Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$30.11B	$15.91B	$9.69B	$23.18B
Dividend Yield	0.93%	1.25%	3.55%	4.06%
P/E Ratio	27.89	41.93	25.95	31.61
Price / Sales	3.72	6.72	4,962.56	112.72
Price / Cash	17.99	38.82	27.99	24.44
Price / Book	4.14	5.20	4.69	4.68
Net Income	$1.09B	$445.56M	$792.17M	$1.08B
7 Day Performance	3.03%	4.51%	1.53%	-0.82%
1 Month Performance	6.15%	6.32%	1.80%	1.61%
1 Year Performance	27.98%	42.66%	26.36%	24.87%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
DOV Dover	3.4223 of 5 stars	$223.64 +0.0%	$239.85 +7.2%	+27.4%	$30.11B	$8.09B	27.89	24,000	Analyst Upgrade High Trading Volume
AIT Applied Industrial Technologies	3.4578 of 5 stars	$316.38 -1.2%	$313.67 -0.9%	+50.0%	$11.83B	$4.56B	29.87	6,800	Positive News Analyst Forecast High Trading Volume
IEX IDEX	4.3688 of 5 stars	$222.22 +1.7%	$241.11 +8.5%	+29.2%	$16.17B	$3.46B	32.87	8,700	News Coverage Positive News Dividend Announcement
IR Ingersoll Rand	4.5073 of 5 stars	$76.77 +3.7%	$92.75 +20.8%	-3.4%	$28.96B	$7.65B	51.87	21,000	Positive News Options Volume Analyst Revision
ITT ITT	4.6764 of 5 stars	$195.49 +3.4%	$234.91 +20.2%	+30.5%	$16.91B	$3.94B	34.48	11,600	High Trading Volume

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Dover (DOV) Competitors

DOV vs. AIT, IEX, IR, ITT, and ITW

How does Dover compare to Applied Industrial Technologies?

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How does Dover compare to ITT?

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How does Dover compare to Illinois Tool Works?

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Dover (DOV) Competitors

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How does Dover compare to IDEX?

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How does Dover compare to Ingersoll Rand?

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How does Dover compare to ITT?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in DOV or ITT?

Does the media prefer DOV or ITT?

Do analysts rate DOV or ITT?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, DOV or ITT?

Is DOV or ITT more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, DOV or ITT?

Is DOV or ITT a better dividend stock?

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How does Dover compare to Illinois Tool Works?

Do analysts recommend DOV or ITW?

Which has more risk & volatility, DOV or ITW?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, DOV or ITW?

Is DOV or ITW more profitable?

Is DOV or ITW a better dividend stock?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in DOV or ITW?

Does the media refer more to DOV or ITW?

Summary

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DOV vs. The Competition

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