Dover Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 19 analysts polled by S&P Global, Dover stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $238.21. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 21.92% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $168 (-14.02%) and the highest is $288 (+47.40%).

Price Target: $238.21 (+21.92%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Price Target

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Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$168	$238.21	$245	$288
Change	-14.02%	+21.92%	+25.39%	+47.40%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Dover stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

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Rating	May '26	Jun '26	Jul '26	Aug '26	Sep '26	Oct '26
Strong Buy	12	12	13	13	14	14
Buy	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hold	7	5	4	4	4	4
Sell	1	1	1	1	1	1
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	20	18	18	18	19	19

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Brandon Knutson‏ Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Hold Reiterates $215	Hold	Reiterates	$215	+10.04%	Oct 20, 2026
Brett Linzey Mizuho Securities	Mizuho Securities	Buy Maintains $270 → $245	Buy	Maintains	$270 → $245	+25.39%	Oct 15, 2026
Jeff Reive RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Hold Maintains $216	Hold	Maintains	$216	+10.55%	Oct 13, 2026
Unknown Analyst Vertical Research No rating	Vertical Research	Buy Initiates n/a	Buy	Initiates	n/a	n/a	Sep 30, 2026
Walter Liptak Seaport Global	Seaport Global	Buy Reiterates $265 → $245	Buy	Reiterates	$265 → $245	+25.39%	Sep 28, 2026

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

8.68B

from 8.09B

7.27%

from 8.09B

Revenue Next Year

9.12B

from 8.68B

5.04%

from 8.68B

EPS This Year

10.66

from 9.61

10.94%

from 9.61

EPS Next Year

11.64

from 10.66

9.23%

from 10.66

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	7.91B	7.84B	7.68B	7.75B	8.09B	8.68B
Revenue Growth	18.30%	-0.80%	-2.04%	0.80%	4.48%	7.27%
Gross Profit	2.98B	2.91B	2.89B	3.00B	3.25B	3.46B
Gross Margin	37.72%	37.12%	37.57%	38.69%	40.16%	39.87%
Operating Income	1.31B	1.32B	1.27B	1.29B	1.44B	1.81B
Net Income	1.12B	1.07B	1.06B	2.70B	1.09B	1.23B
EPS	-	-	-	-	9.61	10.66
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	15.92%	10.94%
Forward PE	22.92	15.37	16.35	20.71	18.79	18.33
Dividend / Share	1.99	2.01	2.03	2.05	2.07	2.12
Dividend Growth	1.02%	1.01%	1.00%	0.99%	0.98%	2.51%
Free Cash Flow	-	-	-	-	1.12B	1.27B
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	18

EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

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Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	8.7B
Avg	8.7B
Low	8.6B

Revenue Growth

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Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	8.1%
Avg	7.3%
Low	6.1%

EPS Forecast

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EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	10.79
Avg	10.66
Low	10.50

EPS Growth

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EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	12.3%
Avg	10.9%
Low	9.3%