Dover Co. (NYSE:DOV) to Post Q1 2026 Earnings of $2.32 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts

Dover Co. (NYSE:DOV) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Dover in a research note issued on Tuesday, September 17th. Zacks Research analyst S. Deb now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $2.32 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $2.31. The consensus estimate for Dover’s current full-year earnings is $9.17 per share.

DOV has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their target price on shares of Dover from $192.00 to $193.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 26th. Robert W. Baird restated an “outperform” rating and set a $208.00 target price on shares of Dover in a research note on Monday, July 22nd. Finally, Mizuho lifted their target price on shares of Dover from $185.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 26th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $192.63.

Dover Stock Down 1.1 %

DOV opened at $189.12 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a current ratio of 1.53. Dover has a fifty-two week low of $127.25 and a fifty-two week high of $192.31. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $181.73 and its 200 day moving average is $179.28. The stock has a market cap of $25.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 1.22.

Dover (NYSE:DOV) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 25th. The industrial products company reported $2.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.21 by $0.15. Dover had a net margin of 17.58% and a return on equity of 24.94%. The firm had revenue of $2.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.15 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.05 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

Dover Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 30th were paid a $0.515 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 30th. This represents a $2.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.09%. This is a boost from Dover’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. Dover’s payout ratio is presently 19.79%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Brad M. Cerepak sold 4,341 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $184.59, for a total transaction of $801,305.19. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 12,324 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,274,887.16. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. In other news, CFO Brad M. Cerepak sold 4,341 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $184.59, for a total transaction of $801,305.19. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 12,324 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,274,887.16. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Brad M. Cerepak sold 14,818 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $175.00, for a total transaction of $2,593,150.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 12,324 shares in the company, valued at $2,156,700. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 45,383 shares of company stock worth $8,169,883 in the last 90 days. 1.30% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Dover

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Cannon Financial Strategists Inc. bought a new position in Dover during the 2nd quarter valued at about $279,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new position in Dover during the 2nd quarter valued at about $3,175,000. Chase Investment Counsel Corp grew its holdings in Dover by 23.5% during the 2nd quarter. Chase Investment Counsel Corp now owns 1,575 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $284,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. Kimelman & Baird LLC bought a new position in Dover during the 2nd quarter valued at about $17,323,000. Finally, Ecofi Investissements SA bought a new position in Dover during the 2nd quarter valued at about $8,531,000. 84.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Dover

Dover Corporation provides equipment and components, consumable supplies, aftermarket parts, software and digital solutions, and support services worldwide. The company's Engineered Products segment provides various equipment, component, software, solution, and services that are used in vehicle aftermarket, waste handling, industrial automation, aerospace and defense, industrial winch and hoist, and fluid dispensing end-market.