Dover (DOV) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, PH or DOV?

Parker-Hannifin has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dover has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PH or DOV 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
Parker-Hannifin	15.87%	27.34%	11.64%
Dover	32.95%	21.03%	10.22%

Do analysts prefer PH or DOV?

Parker-Hannifin currently has a consensus price target of $713.88, suggesting a potential upside of 4.83%. Dover has a consensus price target of $208.17, suggesting a potential upside of 11.53%. Given Dover's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Dover is more favorable than Parker-Hannifin.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Parker-Hannifin	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81
Dover	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, PH or DOV?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Parker-Hannifin	$19.79B	4.40	$2.84B	$25.97	26.22
Dover	$7.73B	3.31	$2.70B	$16.60	11.24

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

82.4% of Parker-Hannifin shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Dover shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Parker-Hannifin shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Dover 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.

Does the media favor PH or DOV?

In the previous week, Dover had 18 more articles in the media than Parker-Hannifin. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Dover and 26 mentions for Parker-Hannifin. Parker-Hannifin's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Dover's score of 0.25 indicating that Parker-Hannifin is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Parker-Hannifin	22 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Dover	18 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	6 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is PH or DOV a better dividend stock?

Parker-Hannifin pays an annual dividend of $7.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Parker-Hannifin pays out 27.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dover pays out 12.4% 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. Parker-Hannifin has increased its dividend for 70 consecutive years and Dover has increased its dividend for 70 consecutive years. Dover is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PH or DOV?

Dover received 16 more outperform votes than Parker-Hannifin when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.81% of users gave Parker-Hannifin an outperform vote while only 61.12% of users gave Dover an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Parker-Hannifin	Outperform Votes 737 63.81%	Underperform Votes 418 36.19%
Dover	Outperform Votes 753 61.12%	Underperform Votes 479 38.88%

Summary

Parker-Hannifin beats Dover on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.