Brokers Set Expectations for Dover’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:DOV)

Dover Co. (NYSE:DOV) – Research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Dover in a research report issued on Thursday, February 13th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $2.37 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $2.35. The consensus estimate for Dover’s current full-year earnings is $9.47 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Dover’s Q2 2026 earnings at $2.54 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also commented on the company. Barclays raised their price target on Dover from $205.00 to $213.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Royal Bank of Canada raised 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, January 31st. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and set a $225.00 price target (up previously from $220.00) on shares of Dover in a research note on Friday, January 31st. UBS Group cut their price target on Dover from $217.00 to $211.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on Dover from $202.00 to $223.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $218.91.

Dover Stock Performance

DOV stock opened at $205.21 on Monday. 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 business’s fifty day simple moving average is $195.35 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $192.09. Dover has a twelve month low of $159.48 and a twelve month high of $222.31. The firm has a market cap of $28.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.55, a PEG ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.24.

Dover (NYSE:DOV) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The industrial products company reported $2.20 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.20. Dover had a return on equity of 21.03% and a net margin of 32.95%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Dover

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DOV. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Dover in the fourth quarter worth about $316,228,000. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. acquired a new stake in Dover in the fourth quarter worth about $99,017,000. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. boosted its holdings in Dover by 31.6% in the fourth quarter. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. now owns 2,182,995 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $409,530,000 after acquiring an additional 524,092 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP boosted its holdings in Dover by 352.9% in the fourth quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 385,180 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $72,260,000 after acquiring an additional 300,124 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp boosted its holdings in Dover by 16.6% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,726,523 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $323,896,000 after acquiring an additional 245,535 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.46% of the company’s stock.

Dover Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be issued a $0.515 dividend. This represents a $2.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.00%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. Dover’s dividend payout ratio 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.