Zacks Research Issues Positive Estimate for Dover Earnings

Dover Co. (NYSE:DOV) – Research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Dover in a research report issued on Tuesday, January 28th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the industrial products company will earn $1.93 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.92. The consensus estimate for Dover’s current full-year earnings is $8.17 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Dover’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.43 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $9.20 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.26 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.75 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Wolfe Research raised shares of Dover from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $227.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Monday, October 28th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target on Dover from $196.00 to $214.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Dover from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday. StockNews.com cut Dover from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. Finally, Mizuho lifted their target price on Dover from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 17th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $218.91.

Dover Stock Performance

Shares of DOV opened at $203.42 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.19, a PEG ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.23. Dover has a 12 month low of $148.45 and a 12 month high of $214.57. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $195.57 and a 200 day simple moving average of $190.34. The company has a current ratio of 1.57, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53.

Dover (NYSE:DOV) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 30th. The industrial products company reported $2.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.20. Dover had a net margin of 18.63% and a return on equity of 23.61%.

Dover Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 16th. Investors of record on Friday, November 29th were paid a $0.515 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 29th. This represents a $2.06 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.01%. Dover’s payout ratio is currently 18.43%.

Institutional Trading of Dover

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of DOV. Financial Life Planners bought a new position in Dover during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new position in Dover in the 3rd quarter worth $33,000. R Squared Ltd bought a new stake in Dover during the fourth quarter valued at about $34,000. Kieckhefer Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Dover in the fourth quarter worth about $38,000. Finally, Golden State Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Dover during the 4th quarter valued at about $46,000. 84.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Dover Company Profile

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.