Dover (DOV) Competitors

Dover (NYSE:DOV) and Parker-Hannifin (NYSE:PH) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer DOV or PH?

In the previous week, Dover and Dover both had 49 articles in the media. Parker-Hannifin's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Dover's score of 0.18 indicating that Parker-Hannifin is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dover	14 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	8 Negative mention(s)	11 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Parker-Hannifin	29 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend DOV or PH?

Dover currently has a consensus target price of $208.17, suggesting a potential upside of 27.22%. Parker-Hannifin has a consensus target price of $705.35, suggesting a potential upside of 23.91%. Given Dover's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Dover is more favorable than Parker-Hannifin.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dover	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58
Parker-Hannifin	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DOV or PH?

Dover received 15 more outperform votes than Parker-Hannifin when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.89% of users gave Parker-Hannifin an outperform vote while only 61.16% of users gave Dover an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Dover	Outperform Votes 751 61.16%	Underperform Votes 477 38.84%
Parker-Hannifin	Outperform Votes 736 63.89%	Underperform Votes 416 36.11%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, DOV or PH?

Parker-Hannifin has higher revenue and earnings than Dover. Dover is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Parker-Hannifin, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dover	$7.75B	2.90	$2.70B	$19.45	8.41
Parker-Hannifin	$19.91B	3.68	$2.84B	$24.16	23.56

Is DOV or PH a better dividend stock?

Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Parker-Hannifin pays an annual dividend of $6.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Dover pays out 10.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Parker-Hannifin pays out 27.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Dover has raised its dividend for 70 consecutive years and Parker-Hannifin has raised its dividend for 69 consecutive years. Dover is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in DOV or PH?

84.5% of Dover shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.4% of Parker-Hannifin shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Dover shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Parker-Hannifin shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is DOV or PH more profitable?

Dover has a net margin of 32.95% compared to Parker-Hannifin's net margin of 15.87%. Parker-Hannifin's return on equity of 27.34% beat Dover's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dover	32.95%	21.03%	10.22%
Parker-Hannifin	15.87%	27.34%	11.64%

Which has more volatility & risk, DOV or PH?

Dover has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Parker-Hannifin has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Parker-Hannifin beats Dover on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.