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DOVER Corp DOV
DOVER Corp (DOV) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.93% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $8.1B at a 13.5% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.56 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | RBC Capital | Sector Perform (main) |
| 2026-07-24 | BMO Capital | Outperform (up) |
| 2026-06-04 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight (main) |
| 2026-04-28 | Seaport Global | Buy (main) |
| 2026-04-24 | Barclays | Equal-Weight (main) |
| 2026-04-24 | BMO Capital | Market Perform (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.148 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 1.059 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.102 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.231 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOV | DOVER Corp | 5/9 | 6.41 | 27.8 | +4.5% |
| TRSG | Tungray Technologies Inc | 4/9 | 5.3 | — | +22% |
| VFS | VinFast Auto Ltd. | 4/9 | -13.01 | — | +57.9% |
| TM | TOYOTA MOTOR CORP/ | 7/9 | 2.55 | — | -1% |
| HMC | HONDA MOTOR CO LTD | 6/9 | 2.79 | — | +19.9% |
| SONY | Sony Group Corp | 6/9 | 0.86 | — | +9% |
| CAJFF | CANON INC | 6/9 | — | — | +14.7% |
About DOVER Corp
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, aerospace and defense, industrial winch and hoist, and fluid dispensing end-market. This segment offers software solutions and services used in light and heavy-duty vehicle lifts, wheel service equipment, vehicle diagnostics, and vehicle collision repair solutions; winches, hoists, bearings, drives, and electric monitoring system; and radio frequency and microwave filters and switches, and signal intelligence solutions, as well as soldering and fluid dispensing solutions. Its Clean Energy & Fueling segment offers component, equipment, and software and service solution enabling safe storage and transport of fuel, cryogenic gases, and hazardous fluids, as well as operation of retail fueling and vehicle wash establishment. The company's Imaging & Identification segment provides precision marking and coding, product traceability equipment, brand protection, and digital textile printing equipment and solution, as well as consumable, software, and service to packaged and consumer goods, pharmaceutical, industrial manufacturing, textile, and other end-market. Its Pumps & Process Solutions segment manufactures specialty pump, connector, flow meter, fluid connecting solution, plastics and polymer processing equipment, and engineered components for rotating and reciprocating machines. The company's Climate & Sustainability Technologies segment manufactures refrigeration system, refrigeration display case, commercial glass refrigerator and freezer door, and brazed plate heat exchanger for industrial heating and cooling, and residential climate control applications. Dover Corporation was incorporated in 1947 and is headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois.
FAQ
Is DOV financially healthy?
DOVER Corp's Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does DOV pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. DOVER Corp pays a dividend yielding about 0.93% with a 25.9% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is DOV?
In FY2025, DOVER Corp had a net margin of 13.5% and a return on equity of 14.8%.
Is DOV overvalued or undervalued?
DOVER Corp trades at about 26.2× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 10.5×–25.4×, median 22.0×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for DOV?
The average Wall-Street price target for DOVER Corp is $246.72, about 18.6% above the recent price, from 18 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is DOV a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on DOVER Corp: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 27.8×, a dividend yield of 0.93%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.