Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio Takes $41.19 Million Position in Danaher Corporation $DHR

Key Points

• Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired 57,211 Danaher shares worth approximately $41.19 million, while institutional investors collectively own 79.05% of the company.
• Danaher exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $1.94 in EPS versus the $1.85 consensus and $6.26 billion in revenue. Revenue increased 5.5% year over year.
• Analysts maintain a generally positive outlook, with a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $228.91, despite several recent target-price reductions.

Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new position in Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 57,211 shares of the conglomerate's stock, valued at approximately $41,194,000.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. High Note Wealth LLC lifted its position in Danaher by 19.2% during the 4th quarter. High Note Wealth LLC now owns 292 shares of the conglomerate's stock worth $67,000 after buying an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Danaher by 4.4% during the 4th quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 1,104 shares of the conglomerate's stock worth $253,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Danaher by 8.4% in the 4th quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC now owns 605 shares of the conglomerate's stock valued at $138,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC increased its position in shares of Danaher by 0.3% in the third quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 15,421 shares of the conglomerate's stock valued at $3,057,000 after acquiring an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SOL Capital Management CO raised its holdings in Danaher by 2.7% during the fourth quarter. SOL Capital Management CO now owns 1,879 shares of the conglomerate's stock worth $430,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.05% of the company's stock.

Danaher Trading Up 0.2%

DHR stock opened at $215.74 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.65. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $198.69 and its 200 day simple moving average is $192.35. Danaher Corporation has a 52 week low of $160.93 and a 52 week high of $242.80. The company has a market capitalization of $151.67 billion, a PE ratio of 38.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 0.78.

Danaher (NYSE:DHR - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, July 20th. The conglomerate reported $1.94 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.85 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $6.26 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.12 billion. Danaher had a return on equity of 11.04% and a net margin of 15.95%.Danaher's quarterly revenue was up 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.77 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Danaher Corporation will post 8.53 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts recently commented on the company. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price target on Danaher from $260.00 to $220.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. HSBC dropped their price objective on Danaher from $270.00 to $230.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on Danaher from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Evercore reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $230.00 target price on shares of Danaher in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Danaher from a "sell (d+)" rating to a "hold (c-)" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $228.91.

About Danaher

Danaher Corporation NYSE: DHR is a global science and technology company that designs, manufactures and markets products and services for the life sciences, diagnostics, and environmental and applied markets. The company organizes its operations into business segments focused on Life Sciences, Diagnostics, and Environmental & Applied Solutions, supplying instruments, reagents, software and related services that support research, clinical testing, biopharmaceutical development, and industrial and environmental monitoring.

Products and services in Danaher's portfolio include analytical and diagnostic instruments, laboratory consumables and reagents, digital and software solutions for workflow and data management, field and industrial monitoring equipment, and service and maintenance programs.

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