Dover (DOV) Competitors $177.10 +1.00 (+0.57%) Closing price 08/5/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$180.92 +3.82 (+2.15%) As of 04:00 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock DOV vs. AIT, DCI, IEX, IR, ITT, ITW, KAI, PH, PNR, and XYLShould you be buying Dover stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dover include Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), Donaldson (DCI), IDEX (IEX), Ingersoll Rand (IR), ITT (ITT), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Kadant (KAI), Parker-Hannifin (PH), Pentair (PNR), and Xylem (XYL). Dover vs. Its Competitors Applied Industrial Technologies Donaldson IDEX Ingersoll Rand ITT Illinois Tool Works Kadant Parker-Hannifin Pentair Xylem Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) and Dover (NYSE:DOV) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and valuation. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AIT or DOV? Dover has higher revenue and earnings than Applied Industrial Technologies. Dover is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Applied Industrial Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioApplied Industrial Technologies$4.48B2.29$385.76M$9.9627.06Dover$7.75B3.14$2.70B$16.5810.68 Which has more volatility and risk, AIT or DOV? Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dover has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is AIT or DOV a better dividend stock? Applied Industrial Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Applied Industrial Technologies pays out 18.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dover pays out 12.4% 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. Applied Industrial Technologies has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years and Dover has raised its dividend for 70 consecutive years. Dover is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts rate AIT or DOV? Applied Industrial Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $285.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.76%. Dover has a consensus target price of $213.92, indicating a potential upside of 20.79%. Given Dover's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Dover is more favorable than Applied Industrial Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Applied Industrial Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Dover 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AIT or DOV? 93.5% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Dover shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Dover shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is AIT or DOV more profitable? Dover has a net margin of 29.29% compared to Applied Industrial Technologies' net margin of 8.64%. Applied Industrial Technologies' return on equity of 22.01% beat Dover's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Applied Industrial Technologies8.64% 22.01% 12.83% Dover 29.29%18.19%9.86% Does the media refer more to AIT or DOV? In the previous week, Dover had 34 more articles in the media than Applied Industrial Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Dover and 8 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies. Applied Industrial Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Dover's score of 0.48 indicating that Applied Industrial Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Applied Industrial Technologies 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Dover 15 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryDover beats Applied Industrial Technologies on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Dover News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DOV and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding DOV and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart DOV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDoverMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$24.15B$12.80B$7.63B$20.68BDividend Yield1.17%23.78%4.57%3.68%P/E Ratio10.6830.4925.3929.31Price / Sales3.144.6499.1964.11Price / Cash16.2416.7628.3123.31Price / Book3.263.934.344.40Net Income$2.70B$524.02M$795.91M$995.90M7 Day Performance-2.80%0.07%-0.09%0.27%1 Month Performance-5.41%2.74%1.89%0.39%1 Year Performance1.50%41.20%34.44%15.57% Dover Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DOVDover4.7946 of 5 stars$177.10+0.6%$213.92+20.8%+2.5%$24.15B$7.75B10.6824,000AITApplied Industrial Technologies3.7517 of 5 stars$274.42+0.8%$285.00+3.9%+39.9%$10.45B$4.48B27.556,500Positive NewsDCIDonaldson3.7598 of 5 stars$72.03+0.1%$70.00-2.8%+2.6%$8.39B$3.65B24.1714,000Positive NewsIEXIDEX4.9756 of 5 stars$184.56-0.6%$218.13+18.2%-15.7%$13.94B$3.27B29.259,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionIRIngersoll Rand4.5788 of 5 stars$87.96-0.4%$100.92+14.7%-10.7%$35.49B$7.24B43.5421,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionITTITT4.2469 of 5 stars$162.38+0.5%$173.25+6.7%+32.8%$12.78B$3.63B25.8211,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionITWIllinois Tool Works4.5714 of 5 stars$259.95-0.7%$255.67-1.6%+7.0%$76.17B$15.90B22.8644,000Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastKAIKadant1.5567 of 5 stars$344.12-0.4%$327.50-4.8%+7.7%$4.05B$1.05B36.533,500Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPHParker-Hannifin4.5891 of 5 stars$739.31+0.1%$739.59+0.0%+41.2%$94.47B$19.79B28.4761,120Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsPNRPentair4.4189 of 5 stars$103.39+0.3%$115.46+11.7%+28.5%$16.95B$4.08B28.259,750XYLXylem4.201 of 5 stars$132.36-0.2%$149.29+12.8%+13.7%$32.21B$8.56B35.5823,000Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AIT Competitors DCI Competitors IEX Competitors IR Competitors ITT Competitors ITW Competitors KAI Competitors PH Competitors PNR Competitors XYL Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:DOV) was last updated on 8/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | Sponsored[Warning] Buffett Indicator hits new All-Time-HighWarren Buffett has leaned on one key indicator for decades—and it just hit an all-time high. 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