Dover Corporation (NYSE:DOV – Get Free Report) has earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the fifteen brokerages that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating on the company. Seaport Research Partners increased their price target on Dover from $245.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. Finally, Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Dover in a research report on Friday, April 24th. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Dover will post 10.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.