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: $83.46 to $84.99
• 50-Day Range: $66.25 to $88.77
• 52-Week Range: $65.40 to $98.25
• Volume: 79,796 shs
• Average Volume: 106,250 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.60 billion
• P/E Ratio: 3.26
• Dividend Yield: 4.03%
• Price Target: $105.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Danaos Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Danaos scored higher than 62% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 58th out of 130 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 3.26, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.28.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Danaos is 3.26, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 13.39.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Danaos has a P/B Ratio of 0.57. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.08% 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 increased by 0.57%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Danaos is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.02%, 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.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.08% 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 increased by 0.57%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.40

News Sentiment

Danaos has a news sentiment score of 1.40. 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 0.92 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.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for DAC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Danaos to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% 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 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, DAC stock has increased by 5.4% and is now trading at $84.42.
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How were Danaos' earnings last quarter?

Danaos Co. (NYSE:DAC) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May, 13th. The shipping company reported $6.04 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $6.33 by $0.29. The shipping company earned $253.31 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $242 million. Danaos had a net margin of 49.81% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 16.03%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How will Danaos' stock buyback program work?

Danaos' board initiated a stock buyback program on Monday, April 14th 2025, which allows the company to buy back $100,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could purchase up to 6.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Who are Danaos' major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Danaos 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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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 3/5 Dividend: 2/24/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 3/5 Dividend: 2/24/2025
• Dividend Payable: 3/05/2025
• Last Earnings: 5/13/2025
• Record date for 6/5 Dividend: 5/27/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/5 Dividend: 5/27/2025
• Today: 5/30/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/05/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/04/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Transportation
• Industry: Deep sea foreign transportation of freight
• Sub-Industry: Transportation
• Current Symbol: NYSE:DAC
• CIK: 1369241
• Web: www.danaos.com
• Phone: 302104196480
• Fax: 30 210 419 6480
• 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: +24.4%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $24.36
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 3.26
• Forward P/E Ratio: 2.89
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $505.07 million
• Net Margins: 49.81%
• Pretax Margin: 56.16%
• Return on Equity: 16.03%
• Return on Assets: 12.99%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.19
• Current Ratio: 3.93
• Quick Ratio: 3.78

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.01 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.58
• Cash Flow: $33.90 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.49
• Book Value: $148.22 per share
• Price / Book: 0.57

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 18,988,000
• Free Float: 11,457,000
• Market Cap: $1.60 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.34