NYSE:DAC Danaos (DAC) Stock Price, News & Analysis $91.23 -0.58 (-0.64%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$90.13 -1.10 (-1.20%) As of 08/1/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Danaos Stock (NYSE:DAC) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Danaos alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$90.08▼$91.9450-Day Range$83.71▼$93.8752-Week Range$65.40▼$94.00Volume56,820 shsAverage Volume64,740 shsMarket Capitalization$1.73 billionP/E Ratio3.74Dividend Yield3.73%Price Target$105.00Consensus RatingBuy Company Overview Danaos Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides container and drybulk vessels services in Australia, Asia, and Europe. The company offers seaborne transportation services by operating vessels in the containership and drybulk sectors of the shipping industry. As of April 03, 2024, it had a fleet of 68 containerships aggregating 421,293 twenty-foot equivalent units in capacity. The company was formerly known as Danaos Holdings Limited and changed its name to Danaos Corporation in October 2005. Danaos Corporation was founded in 1963 and is based in Piraeus, Greece. Read More Danaos Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks62nd Percentile Overall ScoreDAC MarketRank™: Danaos scored higher than 62% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 67th out of 120 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.5 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingDanaos has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageDanaos has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Danaos' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth-3.36% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Danaos are expected to decrease by -3.36% in the coming year, from $29.21 to $28.23 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Danaos is 3.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.09.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Danaos is 3.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 12.93.Price to Book Value per Share RatioDanaos has a P/B Ratio of 0.51. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Danaos' valuation and earnings. Short Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted5.24% of the float of Danaos has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverDanaos has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.6.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Danaos has recently increased by 4.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend LeadershipDanaos is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.70%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthDanaos has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Danaos is 13.96%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Danaos will have a dividend payout ratio of 12.04% next year. This indicates that Danaos will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Danaos' dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted5.24% of the float of Danaos has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverDanaos has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.6.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Danaos has recently increased by 4.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. News and Social Media3.2 / 5News Sentiment0.73 News SentimentDanaos has a news sentiment score of 0.73. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Transportation companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Danaos this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search Interest2 people have searched for DAC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows5 people have added Danaos to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Danaos insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders41.00% of the stock of Danaos is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.Percentage Held by InstitutionsOnly 19.01% of the stock of Danaos is held by institutions.Read more about Danaos' insider trading history. Receive DAC Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Danaos and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address DAC Stock News HeadlinesDanaos (DAC) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on MondayAugust 2 at 2:37 AM | americanbankingnews.comDanaos Corporation Announces Date for the Release of Second Quarter 2025 Results, Conference Call and WebcastJuly 25, 2025 | prnewswire.comThis Social Security Shift Could Boost Benefits by 400%If you currently collect Social Security—or plan to in the future—this may be one of the most important updates you'll ever see. A new initiative, linked to President Trump's Executive Order #14196, has the potential to do more than just protect Social Security from collapse... According to renowned investor Louis Navellier, it could increase benefits by as much as 400%.August 2 at 2:00 AM | InvestorPlace (Ad)Danaos Delivers Sustainable Dividends At Extraordinary Low ValuationJuly 23, 2025 | seekingalpha.comDanaos: Fleet Expansion At Strong Rates Has Me Getting Back InJuly 7, 2025 | seekingalpha.comDanaos: Considerably Undervalued And Could Inflect Higher SoonJune 13, 2025 | seekingalpha.comDanaos Corp:Â Another Big Bet On Maritime TransportMay 29, 2025 | seekingalpha.comDANAOS Earnings Results: $DAC Reports Quarterly EarningsMay 15, 2025 | nasdaq.comSee More Headlines DAC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have DAC shares performed this year? Danaos' stock was trading at $80.07 at the beginning of the year. Since then, DAC shares have increased by 13.9% and is now trading at $91.2260. How were Danaos' earnings last quarter? Danaos Corporation (NYSE:DAC) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May, 13th. The shipping company reported $6.04 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $6.33 by $0.29. The shipping company earned $253.31 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $242 million. Danaos had a net margin of 46.33% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.66%. Read the conference call transcript. How will Danaos' stock buyback program work? Danaos' Board of Directors initiated a share repurchase plan on Monday, April 14th 2025, which allows the company to buy back $100,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 6.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued. Who are Danaos' major shareholders? Danaos' top institutional investors include Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC (0.14%), Redhawk Wealth Advisors Inc. (0.07%), Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC (0.02%) and Morgan Dempsey Capital Management LLC (0.02%). View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Danaos? Shares of DAC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Danaos own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Danaos investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), CrowdStrike (CRWD), PayPal (PYPL), Arista Networks (ANET) and Broadcom (AVGO). Company Calendar Last Earnings5/13/2025Record date for 6/5 Dividend5/27/2025Ex-Dividend for 6/5 Dividend5/27/2025Dividend Payable6/05/2025Today8/02/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)8/04/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorTransportation Industry TRANS - SHIP Sub-IndustryTransportation Current SymbolNYSE:DAC CIK1369241 Webwww.danaos.com Phone302104196480Fax30 210 419 6480Employees1,875Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for Danaos$105.00 High Price Target$105.00 Low Price Target$105.00 Potential Upside/Downside+15.1%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage1 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$24.36 Trailing P/E Ratio3.74 Forward P/E Ratio3.12 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$505.07 million Net Margins46.33% Pretax Margin46.33% Return on Equity14.66% Return on Assets11.65% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.21 Current Ratio4.34 Quick Ratio4.18 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.01 billion Price / Sales1.71 Cash Flow$36.78 per share Price / Cash Flow2.48 Book Value$180.37 per share Price / Book0.51Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares18,990,000Free Float11,203,000Market Cap$1.73 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.42 Social Links The 10 Best AI Stocks to Own in 2025Wondering where to start (or end) with AI stocks? 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