What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Forecast for Dover Q1 Earnings?

Dover Co. (NYSE:DOV) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Dover in a research report issued on Monday, February 3rd. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Liptak now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $2.04 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.12. The consensus estimate for Dover’s current full-year earnings is $9.42 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Dover’s Q2 2025 earnings at $2.39 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.52 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.24 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.57 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.72 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.72 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.24 EPS.

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

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Barclays upped their price objective on Dover from $205.00 to $213.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $225.00 price target (up previously from $220.00) on shares of Dover in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Dover from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on Dover from $202.00 to $223.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price target on Dover from $217.00 to $211.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $218.91.

Dover Stock Up 0.4 %

Dover stock opened at $203.13 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $27.87 billion, a PE ratio of 10.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a quick ratio of 1.52 and a current ratio of 2.04. Dover has a one year low of $156.59 and a one year high of $222.31. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $195.44 and a 200 day moving average of $190.59.

Dover Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 16th. Investors of record on Friday, November 29th were given a dividend of $0.515 per share. This represents a $2.06 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.01%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 29th. Dover’s dividend payout ratio is currently 10.59%.

Institutional Trading of Dover

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. State Street Corp boosted its stake in Dover by 0.9% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 6,214,308 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,191,531,000 after buying an additional 56,149 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Dover by 0.8% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,228,716 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $616,945,000 after buying an additional 25,993 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its stake in Dover by 5.1% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,085,826 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $591,676,000 after buying an additional 149,378 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its stake in Dover by 1.8% during the third quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 984,743 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $188,815,000 after buying an additional 17,193 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in Dover by 1.2% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 811,340 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $155,566,000 after buying an additional 9,464 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.46% of the company’s stock.

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.