Analysts Issue Forecasts for Dover’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:DOV)

Dover Co. (NYSE:DOV) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Dover in a report released on Thursday, March 13th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Liptak now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $1.99 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.04. The consensus estimate for Dover’s current full-year earnings is $9.45 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Dover’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.53 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.19 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.74 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.74 EPS.

Dover (NYSE:DOV) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The industrial products company reported $2.20 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $2.20. Dover had a return on equity of 21.03% and a net margin of 32.95%.

Several other equities analysts have also recently commented on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on Dover from $202.00 to $223.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. UBS Group dropped their target price on Dover from $217.00 to $211.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 31st. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $225.00 target price (up from $220.00) on shares of Dover in a report on Friday, January 31st. Citigroup dropped their target price on Dover from $236.00 to $222.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Barclays increased their target price on Dover from $205.00 to $213.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Dover currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $218.91.

Dover Trading Up 2.3 %

Dover stock opened at $181.15 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $195.12 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $193.49. The company has a quick ratio of 1.52, a current ratio of 2.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. The stock has a market cap of $24.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 1.24. Dover has a 12 month low of $168.20 and a 12 month high of $222.31.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Dover

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Financial Life Planners bought a new position in Dover in the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new position in Dover in the 3rd quarter valued at $33,000. R Squared Ltd bought a new position in Dover in the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Dover by 79.1% in the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 197 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 87 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kieckhefer Group LLC bought a new position in Dover in the 4th quarter valued at $38,000. 84.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Dover Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th were given a dividend of $0.515 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. This represents a $2.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.14%. Dover’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 10.59%.

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.