Seaport Res Ptn Issues Negative Outlook for Dover Earnings

Dover Co. (NYSE:DOV) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Dover in a research report issued on Monday, April 28th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Liptak now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $2.50 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.54. 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 $2.49 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.26 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.70 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.71 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.20 EPS.

Dover (NYSE:DOV) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The industrial products company reported $2.05 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.99 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $1.87 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.88 billion. Dover had a net margin of 32.95% and a return on equity of 21.03%. The company’s revenue was down .9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.95 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on DOV. Barclays lifted their target price on Dover from $180.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 24th. UBS Group cut their target price on shares of Dover from $217.00 to $211.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 31st. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and issued a $176.00 price objective on shares of Dover in a research note on Friday, April 25th. StockNews.com cut shares of Dover from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 26th. Finally, Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $225.00 price objective (up from $220.00) on shares of Dover in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Dover presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $206.33.

Dover Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE DOV opened at $169.88 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $23.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.73, a P/E/G ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 1.24. Dover has a 52-week low of $143.04 and a 52-week high of $222.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a quick ratio of 1.52 and a current ratio of 2.04. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $174.30 and its two-hundred day moving average is $189.14.

Institutional Trading of Dover

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Financial Life Planners purchased a new stake in Dover in the 4th quarter worth $28,000. North Capital Inc. acquired a new stake in Dover during the 1st quarter worth $29,000. R Squared Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Dover in the fourth quarter valued at about $34,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Dover by 79.1% in the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 197 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 87 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kieckhefer Group LLC acquired a new position in Dover during the fourth quarter worth about $38,000. 84.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Dover Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th were given a dividend of $0.515 per share. This represents a $2.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.21%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 28th. Dover’s dividend payout ratio is presently 12.41%.

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.