Analysts Issue Forecasts for Dover Co.’s Q4 2025 Earnings (NYSE:DOV)

Dover Co. (NYSE:DOV) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Dover in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, August 8th. Zacks Research analyst S. Deb now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $2.68 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.71. The consensus estimate for Dover’s current full-year earnings is $9.15 per share.

Several other analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Robert W. Baird reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $208.00 price objective on shares of Dover in a research note on Monday, July 22nd. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price objective on Dover from $192.00 to $193.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, July 26th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Dover from $177.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 26th. Oppenheimer raised their price target on shares of Dover from $187.00 to $197.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, April 26th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Dover from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, April 26th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $192.63.

Dover Stock Performance

Shares of DOV stock opened at $176.65 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a current ratio of 1.53. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 1.22. Dover has a one year low of $127.25 and a one year high of $192.31. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $180.10 and a 200 day moving average price of $175.39.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Dover

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. LRI Investments LLC bought a new stake in Dover in the first quarter valued at about $27,000. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Dover by 4,400.0% during the 2nd quarter. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 180 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 176 shares in the last quarter. Northwest Financial Advisors bought a new position in Dover during the fourth quarter worth $36,000. Transcendent Capital Group LLC lifted its stake in Dover by 208.0% during the first quarter. Transcendent Capital Group LLC now owns 231 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Dover in the second quarter worth $41,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.46% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Dover

In other Dover news, CFO Brad M. Cerepak sold 4,341 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $184.59, for a total transaction of $801,305.19. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 12,324 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,274,887.16. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

Dover Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.515 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 30th. This is an increase from Dover’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. This represents a $2.06 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.17%. Dover’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 19.79%.

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.