In the past week, DOV stock has gone up by 3.88%, with a monthly decline of -3.25% and a quarterly surge of 1.67%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.79%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.79% for Dover Corp The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 2.98% for DOV’s stock, with a 4.66% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Dover Corp (NYSE: DOV) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Dover Corp (NYSE: DOV) is above average at 17.40x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.23.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for DOV is 136.56M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.33% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of DOV on January 17, 2025 was 767.25K shares.
DOV) stock’s latest price update
Dover Corp (NYSE: DOV)’s stock price has increased by 1.96 compared to its previous closing price of 190.74. However, the company has seen a 3.88% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. prnewswire.com reported 2025-01-16 that DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., Jan. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — BASE Engineering, Inc., part of OPW’s Fluid Transfer Solutions business unit and Dover (NYSE: DOV), today announced the launch of its new Long-Range Chipset.
Analysts’ Opinion of DOV
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for DOV stocks, with UBS repeating the rating for DOV by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for DOV in the upcoming period, according to UBS is $217 based on the research report published on November 13, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Wolfe Research, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see DOV reach a price target of $227. The rating they have provided for DOV stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on October 28th, 2024.
Seaport Research Partners gave a rating of “Buy” to DOV, setting the target price at $190 in the report published on February 05th of the previous year.
DOV Trading at -1.07% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought DOV to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -6.62% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.79%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.79%, as shares sank -2.64% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +2.84% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, DOV rose by +3.88%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +10.80% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $188.86. In addition, Dover Corp saw 3.67% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at DOV starting from Cabrera Ivonne M, who sale 2,500 shares at the price of $204.31 back on Nov 11 ’24. After this action, Cabrera Ivonne M now owns 56,579 shares of Dover Corp, valued at $510,775 using the latest closing price.
Cabrera Ivonne M, the Officer of Dover Corp, proposed sale 2,500 shares at $204.25 during a trade that took place back on Nov 11 ’24, which means that Cabrera Ivonne M is holding shares at $510,636 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for DOV
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.16 for the present operating margin
- 0.38 for the gross margin
The net margin for Dover Corp stands at 0.19. The total capital return value is set at 0.14. Equity return is now at value 28.93, with 13.43 for asset returns.
Based on Dover Corp (DOV), the company’s capital structure generated 0.37 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.38. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.59. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 10.31.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.72 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.28. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.55. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.85for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.7. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.57.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Dover Corp (DOV) has experienced a better performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
