DOV NYSE Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Dover Corporation · Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery

Latest close 202.2 USD
-5.6% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -5.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 56.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -5.6%, after a -10.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is mixed with 24/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 54/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 84d.

Setup score 37 out of 100
Latest Close 202.2 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return -5.6% latest completed week
4W Return -10.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return -10.2% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 61.5% 32 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.9x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
  • Activity pressure is constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • 4 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -5.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 56.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -5.6%, after a -10.5% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.9x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.5612-week average 0.60

12-week confirmation

Trend active11/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure3/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership5/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.56Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers44 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 4 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -10.5% over four weeks, -10.2% over 12 weeks, and 9.6% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-5.6%
4W-10.5%
12W-10.2%
26W-1.7%
52W9.6%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year32
Trend breadth61.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.75Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-2369.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-5.60Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-186.6%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 100% Model confidence 100%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength38/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 63; rank 1 is best.
Value15/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 86; rank 1 is best.
Quality80/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 21; rank 1 is best.
Momentum67/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 34; rank 1 is best.
Growth15/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 86; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework58/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
24.0x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
3.2x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
16.0x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
5.6%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
39.6%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
17.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
19.1%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
13.0%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
7.6%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-50.5%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
71.5%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
6/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
1.0%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
2.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
3.1%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
0.8x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningMixed

DOV shows mixed options pressure with a 24/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 1.13, expected move of 6.4%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction24/100
Expected move6.4%
Put/call volume1.13
Pressure2
Speculation9
Volatility47
Trend agreement62
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment54/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 59 relevant articles.

22 positive · 30 neutral · 7 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings84dNext report is scheduled for 22 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move6.4%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-14.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.7%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+11.0%Week of 6 Feb.
Worst week-7.6%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week-5.6%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains2
Modest gains12
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses4
Recent vol2.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split28/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.5% / -2.5%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 2026202.2 USD-5.6%213.7 USD179.1 USD-0.75-5.609.1MOff
17 Jul 2026214.2 USD-0.5%213.6 USD178.7 USD-0.36-0.734.0MOn
10 Jul 2026215.3 USD0.8%213.0 USD178.3 USD0.03-1.816.3MOn
3 Jul 2026213.7 USD-5.4%212.4 USD177.8 USD0.09-1.344.5MOn
26 Jun 2026226.0 USD1.1%211.6 USD177.3 USD0.036.475.7MOn
19 Jun 2026223.6 USD2.8%210.2 USD176.8 USD-0.402.925.4MOn
12 Jun 2026217.4 USD1.2%208.9 USD176.2 USD-0.801.064.7MOn
5 Jun 2026214.8 USD1.6%207.7 USD175.8 USD-1.050.374.0MOn
29 May 2026211.4 USD0.9%206.5 USD175.3 USD-0.92-3.753.5MOn
22 May 2026209.4 USD-0.4%205.4 USD174.8 USD-0.68-3.404.0MOn
15 May 2026210.3 USD-4.1%204.3 USD174.3 USD-0.42-2.323.4MOn
8 May 2026219.3 USD-2.6%202.8 USD173.8 USD-0.201.904.5MOn
1 May 2026225.2 USD0.4%200.8 USD173.2 USD-0.227.024.8MOn
24 Apr 2026224.2 USD2.6%198.9 USD172.7 USD-0.387.596.0MOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.