Dover
About: Founded in 1955 by George Ohrstrom, Dover has become an industrial behemoth through the acquisition of dozens of esteemed brands. The company is organized into five segments through which it designs and manufactures highly engineered components, such as vehicle repair, factory automation, welding, aerospace, fuel dispensing, printing, liquid handling, refrigeration, and can-making equipment. It has operations around the globe but generates over half of its revenue in the United States.
Employees: 24,000
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
358% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $143M | Put options by funds: $31.2M
15% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 388 | Existing positions reduced: 336
10% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 98 | Existing positions closed: 89
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $20.2B [Q1] → $21.6B (+$1.39B) [Q2]
1.94% more ownership
Funds ownership: 84.1% [Q1] → 86.04% (+1.94%) [Q2]
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,043 [Q1] → 1,028 (-15) [Q2]
9% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 [Q1] → 10 (-1) [Q2]
Research analyst outlook
7 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
7 analyst ratings
JP Morgan Stephen Tusa | 20%upside $217 | Overweight Maintained | 28 Jul 2025 |
Barclays Julian Mitchell | 7%upside $193 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 25 Jul 2025 |
RBC Capital Deane Dray | 14%upside $206 | Sector Perform Maintained | 25 Jul 2025 |
Wells Fargo Joseph O'Dea | 8%upside $195 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 25 Jul 2025 |
Baird Michael Halloran | 30%upside $234 | Outperform Maintained | 25 Jul 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 7 articles about DOV published over the past 30 days
