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Danaos (DAC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$86.02 -3.17 (-3.55%)
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About Danaos Stock (NYSE:DAC)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$85.90
$90.28
50-Day Range
$66.25
$89.24
52-Week Range
$65.40
$94.63
Volume
75,042 shs
Average Volume
104,640 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.64 billion
P/E Ratio
3.33
Dividend Yield
3.94%
Price Target
$105.00
Consensus Rating
Buy

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.

Danaos Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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72nd Percentile Overall Score

DAC MarketRank™: 

Danaos scored higher than 72% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 56th out of 130 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Danaos 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 Coverage

    Danaos has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Danaos' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings 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 Market

    The P/E ratio of Danaos is 3.33, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.13.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Danaos is 3.33, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 13.72.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Danaos has a P/B Ratio of 0.58. 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.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.98% of the float of Danaos has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Danaos has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Danaos has recently decreased by 2.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Danaos is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.99%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Danaos has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Danaos is 13.96%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based 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.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.98% of the float of Danaos has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Danaos has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Danaos has recently decreased by 2.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Danaos has a news sentiment score of 1.79. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.83 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Danaos this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Danaos insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    41.00% 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 Institutions

    Only 19.01% of the stock of Danaos is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Danaos' insider trading history.
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DAC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Danaos' stock was trading at $80.07 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, DAC shares have increased by 7.8% and is now trading at $86.32.
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Danaos Co. (NYSE:DAC) posted its 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 had revenue of $253.31 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $242 million. Danaos had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 16.03% and a net margin of 49.81%.
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Danaos' board authorized a stock buyback 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 usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Danaos' top institutional shareholders include Ion Asset Management Ltd. (2.98%), Acadian Asset Management LLC (1.82%), Invesco Ltd. (0.25%) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (0.24%).
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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.

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 Earnings
5/13/2025
Record date for 6/5 Dividend
5/27/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/5 Dividend
5/27/2025
Dividend Payable
6/05/2025
Today
6/16/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/04/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Deep sea foreign transportation of freight
Sub-Industry
Transportation
Current Symbol
NYSE:DAC
Employees
1,720
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$105.00
High Stock Price Target
$105.00
Low Stock Price Target
$105.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+21.6%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
3.33
Forward P/E Ratio
2.96
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$505.07 million
Pretax Margin
56.16%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.01 billion
Cash Flow
$34.67 per share
Price / Cash Flow
2.49
Book Value
$148.22 per share
Price / Book
0.58

Miscellaneous

Free Float
11,457,000
Market Cap
$1.64 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.38

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This page (NYSE:DAC) was last updated on 6/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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