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

Dover Co. (NYSE:DOV) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Dover in a research report issued on Monday, February 3rd. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Liptak now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $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 announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The industrial products company reported $2.20 EPS 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%.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on DOV. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Dover from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Dover from $208.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on Dover from $202.00 to $223.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Citigroup reduced their target price on Dover from $236.00 to $222.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their target price on Dover from $217.00 to $211.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $218.91.

Dover Price Performance

Shares of Dover stock opened at $203.13 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a current ratio of 2.04 and a quick ratio of 1.52. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $195.44 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $190.59. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 1.24. Dover has a one year low of $156.59 and a one year high of $222.31.

Dover Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 29th were issued a $0.515 dividend. This represents a $2.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.01%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 29th. Dover’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 10.59%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Dover

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Financial Life Planners bought a new stake in Dover in the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new stake in Dover in the third quarter worth $33,000. R Squared Ltd bought a new stake in Dover in the fourth quarter worth $34,000. Kieckhefer Group LLC bought a new stake in Dover in the fourth quarter worth $38,000. Finally, Golden State Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Dover during the fourth quarter valued at $46,000. 84.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.