Danaos (DAC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $92.66 to $94.87
• 50-Day Range: $85.69 to $95.01
• 52-Week Range: $65.40 to $96.47
• Volume: 148,402 shs
• Average Volume: 62,185 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.77 billion
• P/E Ratio: 3.85
• Dividend Yield: 3.64%
• Price Target: $105.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Danaos Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Danaos scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 46th out of 123 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

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.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -3.36%

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 3.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.40.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Danaos is 3.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 14.76.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Danaos has a P/B Ratio of 0.49. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.85% 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 5.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Danaos has recently decreased by 7.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Danaos is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.67%, 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 14.02%. 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.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.85% 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 5.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Danaos has recently decreased by 7.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.90

News Sentiment

Danaos has a news sentiment score of 0.90. 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 0.80 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Danaos this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 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 Follows

Only 2 people have added Danaos to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -60% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

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.

DAC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have DAC shares performed this year?

Danaos' stock was trading at $80.07 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, DAC shares have increased by 16.7% and is now trading at $93.4150.

How were Danaos' earnings last quarter?

Danaos Corporation (NYSE:DAC) issued its earnings results on Monday, August, 4th. The shipping company reported $6.36 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $6.52 by $0.16. The shipping company had revenue of $262.15 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $247.26 million. Danaos had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.88% and a net margin of 44.62%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How will Danaos' stock buyback program work?

Danaos' board initiated a share buyback program on Monday, April 14th 2025, which permits the company to buy back $100,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 6.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Who are Danaos' major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Danaos include Ion Asset Management Ltd. (3.45%), Acadian Asset Management LLC (1.61%), Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership (1.49%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (0.44%).
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

• Record date for 6/5 Dividend: 5/27/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/5 Dividend: 5/27/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/05/2025
• Last Earnings: 8/04/2025
• Record date for 8/28 Dividend: 8/19/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 8/28 Dividend: 8/19/2025
• Today: 8/22/2025
• Dividend Payable: 8/28/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Transportation
• Industry: TRANS - SHIP
• Sub-Industry: Transportation
• Current Symbol: NYSE:DAC
• CIK: 1369241
• Web: www.danaos.com
• Phone: 302104196480
• Fax: 30 210 419 6480
• Employees: 1,875
• Year Founded: 1963

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Danaos: $105.00
• High Price Target: $105.00
• Low Price Target: $105.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +12.5%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $24.25
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 3.84
• Forward P/E Ratio: 3.20
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $505.07 million
• Net Margins: 44.62%
• Pretax Margin: 44.62%
• Return on Equity: 13.88%
• Return on Assets: 10.99%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.20
• Current Ratio: 5.36
• Quick Ratio: 5.21

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.03 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.72
• Cash Flow: $37.49 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.49
• Book Value: $189.21 per share
• Price / Book: 0.49

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 18,988,000
• Free Float: 11,203,000
• Market Cap: $1.77 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.42