Dover Corporation (DOV) earnings on April 23, 2026
More Dover Corporation earnings
Prior outlook: No statistical edge
The stock price climbed higher after earnings, matching earlier positive sentiment. It reached a daily high and closed up for the day.
DOV price around the earnings
228.12
Change: +5.4%
2026-04-23, 19:59 UTC
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- Market open
- Starting price
Prior thesis
Prior outlook: No statistical edge
- Thesis published
Balanced outlook, expectations remain steady.
Experts see a balanced outlook for the stock, with moderate price trends and analyst support. The company has a strong history of exceeding earnings expectations, and sentiment remains stable.
Context analyzed before publication
- Summary
- Balanced outlook, expectations remain steady.
- Playbook
- The stock's performance is currently stable with positive analyst ratings and a good track record. The setup appears balanced with a moderately optimistic scenario.
- Trend
- Mildly improving setup remains intact.
Analysts
Drivers
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Analysts
Positive
Analysts generally recommend buying the stock and have set price targets that point to a modestly optimistic scenario.
Evidence
- Analyst consensus
- Buy
- Consensus average (1-5)
- 1.9
- Analysts covering the stock
- 21
- Average price target
- 231.96
- Lowest price target
- 168
- Highest price target
- 267
- Upside to price target
- 5.3%
- Quarterly earnings growth
- -80.4%
- Revenue growth
- 8.8%
- Forward EPS
- 11.51
- Trailing EPS
- 7.97
- Analyst moves in the last 60 days
- 4
- Strong buy: 1
- Buy: 12
- Hold: 7
- Sell: 1
- Strong sell: 0
- Strong buy
- 1
- Buy
- 12
- Hold
- 7
- Sell
- 1
- Strong sell
- 0
- April 20, 2026 · Oppenheimer: Maintains rating (Outperform → Outperform)
- April 13, 2026 · Citigroup: Maintains rating (Buy → Buy)
- March 27, 2026 · BMO Capital: Initiates coverage (Market Perform → Market Perform)
- March 17, 2026 · Wells Fargo: Upgrades rating (Equal-Weight → Overweight)
News and sentiment
Drivers
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News & sentiment
Positive
Recent news has been very favorable, including announcements of new partnerships and positive reviews from major financial institutions. These developments have led to analysts increasing their price targets.
Evidence
Sentiment
- Sentiment
- Neutral
- Mention volume
- Low
- Normalized volume
- 33%
News
Sources (3)
- Oppenheimer Maintains Outperform on Dover, Raises Price Target to $242 — Benzinga
- Citigroup Maintains Buy on Dover, Raises Price Target to $253 — Benzinga
- BMO Capital Initiates Coverage On Dover with Market Perform Rating, Announces Price Target of $237 — Benzinga
Technicals
Drivers
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Technical
Negative
The average price target from analysts is higher than the stock's immediate resistance level. This suggests that if the scenario turns optimistic, it might encounter selling pressure near current resistance, potentially limiting further gains.
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Technical
Positive
The stock has shown positive price movement over the last 14 and 30 days. Its performance against the broader market is slightly positive, indicating steady, albeit not spectacular, institutional interest.
Evidence
- Average true range (ATR)
- 2.2%
- Distance to 52-week high
- -7.3%
- 14-day change (14d)
- +6.4%
- 30-day change
- +4.9%
- 30-day relative strength
- +1.1%
- Benchmark change
- +3.8%
- Nearest support
- 201.08
- Nearest resistance
- 223.89
- Volume accumulation ratio
- 0.8
Trends
Evidence
- Average earnings surprise
- +1.3%
- January 29, 2026: actual EPS 2.06 vs estimate 2.16 (surprise -4.7%)
- October 23, 2025: actual EPS 2.62 vs estimate 2.51 (surprise +4.5%)
- July 24, 2025: actual EPS 2.44 vs estimate 2.39 (surprise +2.1%)
- April 24, 2025: actual EPS 2.05 vs estimate 1.98 (surprise +3.5%)
Expected move
There is no implied-move data available for this event.
Reactions over its last 18 earnings
- Median move
- 3.4%
- 75th percentile move
- 4.6%
- 90th percentile move
- 6.4%
- Up / down moves
- 9 / 9
- Average up move
- +4.2%
- Average down move
- -2.8%
Monitoring and close
What Dover Corporation reported
There is no monitoring data available for this event.
Pre-market second reading after the results
There is no second reading available for this event.
How the stock reacted
- Consolidated
- +5.4%
- Max move
- +7.5%
No verdict: the outlook took no direction, so there is nothing to score as a hit or a miss.