Yahoo · Oct 5, 2026
All You Need to Know About Dole (DOLE) Rating Upgrade to Buy
Dole (DOLE) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
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NYSE · DOLE
Dole plc
Consumer Defensive · Agricultural Farm Products
$12.72
Up+$0.08 (+0.63%)
Updated Oct 8, 2026, 12:05 AM
SID Score
4.2/10
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- Market cap
- 1.46B
- P/E ratio
- 60.29
- Dividend yield
- 2.63%
- 52-week range
- $12.52 – $16.57
- Volume
- 908.11K
- Avg. volume
- 963.19K
Price performance · DOLE
DOLE price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 6, 2026
DOLE closed at $12.72 after 20 trading sessions, down 7.76% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $12.72
- Period change
- -7.76%
- Period low
- $12.64
- Period high
- $13.79
Daily close
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| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2026 | $12.88 | $12.99 | $12.695 | $12.72 | 908.11K |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $12.74 | $12.92 | $12.63 | $12.80 | 711.43K |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $12.73 | $12.84 | $12.63 | $12.75 | 908.73K |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $12.70 | $12.72 | $12.59 | $12.64 | 717.2K |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $12.96 | $13.04 | $12.71 | $12.71 | 829.09K |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $12.90 | $13.015 | $12.85 | $12.96 | 666.06K |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $12.965 | $13.08 | $12.92 | $12.98 | 774.05K |
| Sep 25, 2026 | $12.88 | $13.01 | $12.76 | $12.98 | 759.04K |
| Sep 24, 2026 | $13.02 | $13.02 | $12.83 | $12.90 | 833.82K |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $13.20 | $13.23 | $12.92 | $12.92 | 569.04K |
| Sep 22, 2026 | $13.11 | $13.29 | $13.06 | $13.20 | 844.41K |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $13.04 | $13.09 | $12.97 | $13.00 | 1.13M |
| Sep 18, 2026 | $13.07 | $13.17 | $12.98 | $13.03 | 1.2M |
| Sep 17, 2026 | $13.16 | $13.25 | $13.08 | $13.14 | 746.41K |
| Sep 16, 2026 | $13.16 | $13.345 | $13.10 | $13.10 | 857.95K |
| Sep 15, 2026 | $13.22 | $13.31 | $13.11 | $13.26 | 964.2K |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $13.50 | $13.635 | $13.17 | $13.24 | 1.96M |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $13.72 | $13.77 | $13.33 | $13.33 | 1M |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $13.82 | $13.89 | $13.52 | $13.57 | 798.44K |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $13.86 | $14.03 | $13.635 | $13.79 | 1.26M |
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Company profile
Dole PLC operates in the North American and European markets for fresh fruits and vegetables. The company's segment includes Fresh Fruit; Diversified Fresh Produce - EMEA; Diversified Fresh Produce - Americas and ROW. It generates maximum revenue from the Diversified Fresh Produce - EMEA segment. Diversified Fresh Produce - EMEA segment includes Dole's Irish, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, U.K., Swedish, Danish, South African, Eastern European, and Brazilian businesses, the majority of which sell a variety of imported and local fresh fruits and vegetables through retail, wholesale and, in some instances, food service channels across the European marketplace.
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- Consensus
- Buy
- Average target
- $16.67
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
- 11
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2026 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | — |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | — |
| Aug 15, 2024 | B of A Securities | Underperform | — |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Goldman Sachs | Buy | — |
| Nov 20, 2023 | Stephens & Co. | Overweight | — |
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