Dover (DOV) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $184.19 -2.22 (-1.19%) As of 05/20/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Dover Short Interest DataDover (DOV) has a short interest of 2.40 million shares, representing 1.76% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 44.58% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.1, indicating that it would take 2.1 days of the average trading volume of 965,967 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest2,400,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,660,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+44.58%Dollar Volume Sold Short$410.06 millionShort Interest Ratio2.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 30, 2025Outstanding Shares137,104,000 sharesFloat Size136,440,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.76%Today's Trading Volume1,098,913 sharesAverage Trading Volume965,967 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average114% Short Selling Dover? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Dover and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartDOV Short Interest Over TimeDOV Days to Cover Over TimeDOV Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Dover Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/30/20252,400,000 shares $410.06 million +44.6%1.8%2.1 $170.86 4/15/20251,660,000 shares $271.02 million +15.3%1.2%1.4 $163.27 3/31/20251,440,000 shares $253.19 million -29.4%1.1%1.4 $175.82 3/15/20252,040,000 shares $369.55 million -2.4%1.5%2.2 $181.15 2/28/20252,090,000 shares $415.39 million +22.2%1.5%2.4 $198.75 2/15/20251,710,000 shares $346.20 million +2.4%1.3%2.2 $202.46 1/31/20251,670,000 shares $339.71 million +7.1%1.2%2.2 $203.42 1/15/20251,560,000 shares $297.77 million -13.8%1.1%2 $190.88 12/31/20241,810,000 shares $339.56 million +36.1%1.3%2.3 $187.60 12/15/20241,330,000 shares $267.34 million -19.4%1.0%1.6 $201.01 Get the Latest News and Ratings for DOV and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Dover and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/30/20241,650,000 shares $339.74 million +46.0%1.2%1.9 $205.90 11/15/20241,130,000 shares $227.33 million -14.4%0.8%1.2 $201.18 10/31/20241,320,000 shares $249.89 million -6.4%1.0%1.5 $189.31 10/15/20241,410,000 shares $269.70 million -10.2%1.0%1.6 $191.28 9/30/20241,570,000 shares $301.03 million -18.2%1.2%1.7 $191.74 9/15/20241,920,000 shares $355.32 million -29.7%1.4%2 $185.06 8/31/20242,730,000 shares $507.86 million +52.5%2.0%2.9 $186.03 8/15/20241,790,000 shares $320.25 million -16.7%1.3%1.8 $178.91 7/31/20242,150,000 shares $395.86 million -15.4%1.6%2.1 $184.12 7/15/20242,540,000 shares $469.87 million -0.8%1.9%2.4 $184.99 6/30/20242,560,000 shares $461.95 million -9.9%1.9%2.5 $180.45 6/15/20242,840,000 shares $503.39 million -27.6%2.1%2.7 $177.25 5/31/20243,920,000 shares $720.57 million +24.1%2.9%3.8 $183.82 5/15/20243,160,000 shares $585.14 million -17.3%2.3%3.2 $185.17 4/30/20243,820,000 shares $684.93 million +16.8%2.8%3.8 $179.30 4/15/20243,270,000 shares $558.09 million -15.5%2.4%3.3 $170.67 3/31/20243,870,000 shares $685.73 million -18.7%2.8%4 $177.19 3/15/20244,760,000 shares $835.62 million +106.1%3.4%5.2 $175.55 2/29/20242,310,000 shares $382.03 million +19.1%1.7%2.6 $165.38 2/15/20241,940,000 shares $315.52 million +3.7%1.4%2.3 $162.64 1/31/20241,870,000 shares $280.14 million -6.0%1.3%2.2 $149.81 1/15/20241,990,000 shares $292.81 million +7.6%1.4%2.4 $147.14 12/31/20231,850,000 shares $284.55 million +12.8%1.3%2.3 $153.81 12/15/20231,640,000 shares $249.43 million +1.2%1.2%2 $152.09 11/30/20231,620,000 shares $228.66 million +2.5%1.2%1.9 $141.15 11/15/20231,580,000 shares $219.35 million +9.0%1.1%1.9 $138.83 10/31/20231,450,000 shares $188.43 million -27.9%1.0%1.8 $129.95 10/15/20232,010,000 shares $277.62 million -3.8%1.4%2.3 $138.12 9/30/20232,090,000 shares $291.58 million +5.0%1.5%2.5 $139.51 9/15/20231,990,000 shares $287.46 million +4.2%1.4%2.4 $144.45Buffett’s favorite chart just hit 209% – here’s what that means for gold (Ad)A Historic Gold Announcement Is About to Rock Wall Street For months, sharp-eyed analysts have watched the quiet buildup behind the scenes. 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Get Garrett’s Top Four picks now. 8/31/20231,910,000 shares $283.25 million +22.4%1.4%2.3 $148.30 8/15/20231,560,000 shares $218.18 million -11.9%1.1%1.8 $139.86 7/31/20231,770,000 shares $258.37 million +11.3%1.3%2.1 $145.97 7/15/20231,590,000 shares $235.83 million +21.4%1.1%2 $148.32 6/30/20231,310,000 shares $193.42 million +3.2%0.9%1.7 $147.65 6/15/20231,270,000 shares $186.80 million -20.1%0.9%1.6 $147.09 5/31/20231,590,000 shares $211.87 million -28.4%1.1%1.9 $133.25 5/15/20232,220,000 shares $309.85 million +46.1%1.6%2.6 $139.57 4/30/20231,520,000 shares $222.16 million -9.5%1.1%1.8 $146.16 4/15/20231,680,000 shares $246.98 million -13.4%1.2%1.9 $147.01 3/31/20231,940,000 shares $294.76 million +44.8%1.4%2.1 $151.94 3/15/20231,340,000 shares $188.04 million -19.3%1.0%1.6 $140.33 2/28/20231,660,000 shares $248.83 million +3.8%1.2%2 $149.90 2/15/20231,600,000 shares $250.42 million -11.1%1.2%1.9 $156.51 1/31/20231,800,000 shares $273.29 million -10.5%1.3%2.1 $151.83 1/15/20232,010,000 shares $290.22 million -4.3%1.4%2.3 $144.39 12/30/20222,100,000 shares $284.36 million -1.9%1.5%2.3 $135.41 12/15/20222,140,000 shares $288.22 million No Change1.5%2.2 $134.68 11/30/20222,140,000 shares $303.77 million +16.3%1.5%2.1 $141.95 11/15/20221,840,000 shares $261.57 million +26.0%1.3%1.7 $142.16 10/31/20221,460,000 shares $190.81 million -5.2%1.1%1.4 $130.69 10/15/20221,540,000 shares $184.15 million -7.2%1.1%1.5 $119.58 9/30/20221,660,000 shares $193.52 million -1.2%1.2%1.7 $116.58 9/15/20221,680,000 shares $205.80 million +47.4%1.2%1.7 $122.50 8/31/20221,140,000 shares $142.45 million +3.6%0.8%1.2 $124.96 8/15/20221,100,000 shares $154.31 million +1.9%0.8%1.2 $140.28 7/31/20221,080,000 shares $144.37 million -11.5%0.8%1.1 $133.68 7/15/20221,220,000 shares $147.05 million -0.8%0.9%1.2 $120.53 6/30/20221,230,000 shares $149.22 million -14.0%0.9%1.2 $121.32 6/15/20221,430,000 shares $177.41 million -18.8%1.0%1.5 $124.06 5/31/20221,760,000 shares $235.68 million -9.7%1.2%1.9 $133.91 5/15/20221,950,000 shares $259.02 million -3.0%1.4%2.1 $132.83 4/30/20222,010,000 shares $267.93 million +14.9%1.4%2.2 $133.30 4/15/20221,750,000 shares $256.18 million +68.3%1.2%2 $146.39 3/31/20221,040,000 shares $163.18 million -15.5%0.7%1.3 $156.90 3/15/20221,230,000 shares $187.19 million -14.6%0.9%1.6 $152.19 2/28/20221,440,000 shares $225.88 million +5.1%1.0%1.8 $156.86 2/15/20221,370,000 shares $221.42 million -8.1%1.0%1.8 $161.62 1/31/20221,490,000 shares $253.17 million +18.3%1.0%2 $169.91 1/15/20221,260,000 shares $224.88 million +14.6%0.9%2 $178.48 12/31/20211,100,000 shares $199.76 million +11.9%0.8%1.7 $181.60 12/15/2021983,400 shares $168.82 million -22.6%0.7%1.5 $171.67 11/30/20211,270,000 shares $208.09 million -13.6%0.9%1.8 $163.85 11/15/20211,470,000 shares $255.05 million -25.4%1.0%2.2 $173.50 10/29/20211,970,000 shares $333.09 million +1.0%1.4%2.8 $169.08 10/15/20211,950,000 shares $321.96 million +48.9%1.4%2.5 $165.11 9/30/20211,310,000 shares $203.71 million +4.8%0.9%1.6 $155.50 9/15/20211,250,000 shares $209.63 million -2.3%0.9%1.5 $167.70 8/31/20211,280,000 shares $223.18 million -14.7%0.9%1.7 $174.36 8/13/20211,500,000 shares $257.46 million -5.1%1.1%2 $171.64Buffett’s favorite chart just hit 209% – here’s what that means for gold (Ad)A Historic Gold Announcement Is About to Rock Wall Street For months, sharp-eyed analysts have watched the quiet buildup behind the scenes. 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Get Garrett’s Top Four picks now. 7/30/20211,580,000 shares $264.05 million -25.1%1.1%2.2 $167.12 7/15/20212,110,000 shares $328.42 million -11.7%1.5%3.1 $155.65 6/30/20212,390,000 shares $359.93 million +94.3%1.7%3.6 $150.60 6/15/20211,230,000 shares $186.19 million +35.8%0.9%1.9 $151.37 5/28/2021905,500 shares $136.28 million -16.2%0.6%1.4 $150.50 5/14/20211,080,000 shares $161.54 million -8.5%0.8%1.5 $149.57 4/30/20211,180,000 shares $178.57 million -13.2%0.8%1.6 $151.33 4/15/20211,360,000 shares $188.09 million -9.3%1.0%1.8 $138.30 3/31/20211,500,000 shares $207.57 million -5.7%1.1%2 $138.38 3/15/20211,590,000 shares $215.97 million +27.2%1.1%2 $135.83 2/26/20211,250,000 shares $155.35 million -13.2%0.9%1.6 $124.28 2/12/20211,440,000 shares $175.82 million +6.7%1.0%1.9 $122.10 1/29/20211,350,000 shares $159.30 million -18.7%0.9%1.7 $118.00 1/15/20211,660,000 shares $210.72 million -7.8%1.2%2.2 $126.94 12/31/20201,800,000 shares $223.97 million -10.9%1.3%2.4 $124.43 12/15/20202,020,000 shares $242.66 million +74.1%1.4%2.6 $120.13 11/30/20201,160,000 shares $143.70 million -26.1%0.8%1.5 $123.88 11/15/20201,570,000 shares $191.98 million -19.1%1.1%2.2 $122.28 10/30/20201,940,000 shares $213.57 million +9.6%1.4%2.8 $110.09 10/15/20201,770,000 shares $201.11 million +15.7%1.2%2.6 $113.62 9/30/20201,530,000 shares $165.76 million -10.0%1.1%2.1 $108.34 9/15/20201,700,000 shares $193.77 million +1.2%1.2%2.2 $113.98 8/31/20201,680,000 shares $184.53 million -0.6%1.2%2.1 $109.84 8/14/20201,690,000 shares $188.47 million -3.4%1.2%2 $111.52 7/31/20201,750,000 shares $180.11 million +4.2%1.2%2 $102.92 7/15/20201,680,000 shares $165.72 million -5.6%1.2%1.9 $98.64 6/30/20201,780,000 shares $168.33 million -6.3%1.2%1.9 $94.57 6/15/20201,900,000 shares $184.98 million +20.3%1.3%1.8 $97.36 5/29/20201,580,000 shares $153.31 million -10.2%1.1%1.3 $97.03 DOV Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Dover's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Dover shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 2,400,000 shares of DOV short. 1.76% of Dover's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Dover's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Dover? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. DOV shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Dover's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Dover? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Dover: Jane Street Group LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Millennium Management LLC, Interval Partners LP, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, PEAK6 LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, and Jefferies Financial Group Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Dover? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 1.76% of Dover's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Dover's short interest increasing or decreasing? Dover saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,400,000 shares, an increase of 44.6% from the previous total of 1,660,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is Dover's float size? Dover currently has issued a total of 137,104,000 shares. Some of Dover's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Dover currently has a public float of 136,440,000 shares. How does Dover's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.76% of Dover's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "industrial machinery" compare to Dover: Parker-Hannifin Co. (0.97%), Illinois Tool Works Inc. (2.26%), Ingersoll Rand Inc. (2.33%), Xylem Inc. (1.27%), Snap-on Incorporated (4.63%), Pentair plc (2.20%), IDEX Co. (1.67%), Graco Inc. (1.62%), Woodward, Inc. (2.25%), ITT Inc. (1.51%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Dover stock? Short selling DOV is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Dover as its price is falling. DOV shares are trading down $2.22 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Dover? A short squeeze for Dover occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of DOV, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Dover's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including DOV, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025. 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