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 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
145% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $104M | Put options by funds: $42.4M
83% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 [Q4 2024] → 11 (+5) [Q1 2025]
21% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 102 | Existing positions closed: 84
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,029 [Q4 2024] → 1,019 (-10) [Q1 2025]
1.31% less ownership
Funds ownership: 84.42% [Q4 2024] → 83.11% (-1.31%) [Q1 2025]
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $21.7B [Q4 2024] → $20B (-$1.76B) [Q1 2025]
13% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 325 | Existing positions reduced: 372
Research analyst outlook
5 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
5 analyst ratings
JP Morgan Stephen Tusa | 13%upside $211 | Overweight Maintained | 16 May 2025 |
Baird Michael Halloran | 17%upside $219 | Outperform Maintained | 25 Apr 2025 |
Barclays Julian Mitchell | 1%downside $185 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 24 Apr 2025 |
Citigroup Andrew Kaplowitz | 8%upside $201 | Buy Maintained | 14 Apr 2025 |
Morgan Stanley | 1%downside $185 | Equal-Weight Initiated | 14 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 14 articles about DOV published over the past 30 days









