Dover (DOV) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Dover Corporation is a diversified manufacturer of equipment and components for industrial and commercial markets. Founded in 1955, the company has grown through a combination of product development and acquisitions and serves customers around the world.

Dover’s businesses operate across areas including engineered products, clean energy and fueling, imaging and identification, pumps and process solutions, and climate and sustainability technologies. Its products include fueling and vehicle-service equipment, pumps and fluid-handling systems, packaging and marking equipment, and components used in industrial and commercial applications.

The company serves a broad range of end markets, including manufacturing, transportation, energy, food and beverage, and retail. Its portfolio brings together specialized businesses that provide equipment and services to customers across multiple geographies.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $208.96 to $211.80
• 50-Day Range: $186.44 to $215.72
• 52-Week Range: $177.87 to $237.54
• Volume: 312,598 shs
• Average Volume: 1.17 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $27.87 billion
• P/E Ratio: 24.44
• Dividend Yield: 1.00%
• Price Target: $238.60
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Dover Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Dover scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 87th out of 655 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Dover has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.69, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 11 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Dover has a consensus price target of $238.60, representing about 13.3% upside from its current price of $210.62.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Dover has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.13%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Dover are expected to grow by 9.13% in the coming year, from $10.73 to $11.71 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Dover is 24.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.72.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Dover is 24.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 32.02.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Dover has a PEG Ratio of 1.83. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Dover has a P/B Ratio of 3.67. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.34% of the float of Dover has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Dover has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.83, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Dover has recently increased by 2.89%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Dover has a dividend yield of 0.99%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Dover has been increasing its dividend for 70 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Dover is 24.48%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Dover will have a dividend payout ratio of 17.93% next year. This indicates that Dover will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.81

News Sentiment

Dover has a news sentiment score of 0.81. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.54 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Dover this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 10 people have searched for DOV on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added Dover to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Dover insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $18,572,498.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.10% of the stock of Dover is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

84.46% of the stock of Dover is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 9/15 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/22/2026
• Today: 11/13/2026
• Record date for 12/15 Dividend: 11/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/15 Dividend: 11/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/15/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Machinery
• Sub-Industry: Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components
• Current Symbol: NYSE:DOV
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:DOV
• CIK: 29905
• Web: www.dovercorporation.com
• Phone: (630) 541-1540
• Fax: 630-743-2671
• Employees: 24,000
• Year Founded: 1955

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Dover: $238.60
• High Price Target: $268.00
• Low Price Target: $195.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +13.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.69
• Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $8.58
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 24.53
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.00
• P/E Growth: 1.83
• Net Income: $1.09 billion
• Net Margins: 13.60%
• Pretax Margin: 16.88%
• Return on Equity: 18.68%
• Return on Assets: 10.40%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.34
• Current Ratio: 1.95
• Quick Ratio: 1.37

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $8.09 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.46
• Cash Flow: $12.33 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.10
• Book Value: $57.41 per share
• Price / Book: 3.67

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 133,010,000
• Free Float: 131,545,000
• Market Cap: $28.04 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.10