
Dover (DOV) Stock Forecast & Price Target
Dover (DOV) Analyst Ratings
Bulls say
Dover's positive outlook is supported by an 8% growth in bookings for the third quarter of 2025, driven by robust demand in biopharma and climate technologies. Additionally, segment margins improved significantly, with the Pumps & Process Solutions segment experiencing a 260 basis points year-over-year expansion, reflecting effective execution and favorable product mix. Overall, the company anticipates total sales growth of 5%-7%, aligning with analysts' estimates, thereby reinforcing confidence in its financial performance moving forward.
Bears say
Dover's stock outlook is negatively impacted by several critical factors, including a total backlog to bookings ratio that fell slightly below expectations at 0.96x. Organic sales in key segments, specifically Engineered Products and Climate & Sustainability Technologies, experienced significant declines of -7.0% and -6.5%, respectively, indicating a trend of underperformance relative to market expectations. Furthermore, the company's margins decreased by 40 basis points year-over-year to 19.2%, largely attributed to challenges in the vehicle wash solutions segment, highlighting ongoing issues with global industrial demand and core execution.
This aggregate rating is based on analysts' research of Dover and is not a guaranteed prediction by Public.com or investment advice.
Dover (DOV) Analyst Forecast & Price Prediction
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