Seaport Res Ptn Forecasts Dover’s Q4 Earnings (NYSE:DOV)

Dover Corporation (NYSE:DOV) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn raised their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Dover in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, October 27th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Liptak now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $2.49 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.43. The consensus estimate for Dover’s current full-year earnings is $9.45 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Dover’s Q3 2026 earnings at $2.85 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.70 EPS.

Dover (NYSE:DOV) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, June 30th. The industrial products company reported $1.55 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $1.78 billion during the quarter. Dover had a return on equity of 17.62% and a net margin of 28.37%.

DOV has been the subject of several other reports. Oppenheimer lowered their target price on Dover from $225.00 to $220.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, October 20th. UBS Group set a $200.00 target price on Dover in a research note on Friday, October 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Dover from $217.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Dover from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Dover from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $211.55.

Dover Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of Dover stock opened at $180.05 on Thursday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $172.24 and a 200-day moving average of $176.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.04 and a quick ratio of 1.44. The company has a market capitalization of $24.69 billion, a PE ratio of 11.07, a P/E/G ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 1.26. Dover has a 1-year low of $143.04 and a 1-year high of $222.31.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Dover

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Grandfield & Dodd LLC lifted its holdings in Dover by 0.9% in the third quarter. Grandfield & Dodd LLC now owns 23,207 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,872,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust lifted its holdings in Dover by 63.6% in the third quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 535 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $89,000 after acquiring an additional 208 shares during the last quarter. Strs Ohio lifted its holdings in Dover by 9.5% in the third quarter. Strs Ohio now owns 268,242 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $44,751,000 after acquiring an additional 23,368 shares during the last quarter. Olympiad Research LP bought a new position in Dover in the third quarter worth about $208,000. Finally, Hudson Edge Investment Partners Inc. lifted its holdings in Dover by 10.7% in the third quarter. Hudson Edge Investment Partners Inc. now owns 39,834 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $6,646,000 after acquiring an additional 3,857 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.46% of the company’s stock.

Dover Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Investors of record on Friday, August 29th were paid a $0.52 dividend. This represents a $2.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. This is a positive change from Dover’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.52. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 29th. Dover’s payout ratio is 12.79%.

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.