Rep. Greg Landsman Sells Off Shares of Danaher Co. (NYSE:DHR)

Representative Greg Landsman (D-Ohio) recently sold shares of Danaher Co. NYSE: DHR. In a filing disclosed on April 08th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Danaher stock on March 27th. The trade occurred in the Representative's "SARAH LANDSMAN TRADITIONAL IRA" account.

Representative Greg Landsman also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of CrowdStrike NASDAQ: CRWD on 3/27/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Cadence Design Systems NASDAQ: CDNS on 3/27/2025.
• Sold $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Simon Property Group NYSE: SPG on 3/27/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of L3Harris Technologies NYSE: LHX on 3/27/2025.
• Sold $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Visa NYSE: V on 3/27/2025.
• Sold $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Cencora NYSE: COR on 3/27/2025.
• Sold $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Alphabet NASDAQ: GOOGL on 3/27/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Ameriprise Financial NYSE: AMP on 3/27/2025.
• Sold $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Salesforce NYSE: CRM on 3/27/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Equinix NASDAQ: EQIX on 3/27/2025.

Danaher Stock Performance

DHR traded down $3.05 on Tuesday, reaching $189.92. The company had a trading volume of 3,464,315 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,324,791. The company's fifty day moving average is $202.93 and its 200 day moving average is $228.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a current ratio of 1.40. The stock has a market cap of $135.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.97, a P/E/G ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 0.86. Danaher Co. has a fifty-two week low of $171.00 and a fifty-two week high of $281.70.

Danaher (NYSE:DHR - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The conglomerate reported $2.14 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $2.14. Danaher had a return on equity of 10.82% and a net margin of 16.33%. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.09 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Danaher Co. will post 7.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Danaher Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.32 per share. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.67%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 28th. This is a boost from Danaher's previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. Danaher's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 24.24%.

Insider Activity

In other Danaher news, SVP Brian W. Ellis sold 5,700 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $224.13, for a total value of $1,277,541.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 20,230 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,534,149.90. This represents a 21.98 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 11.10% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Danaher

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in DHR. Tran Capital Management L.P. boosted its position in Danaher by 4.6% in the first quarter. Tran Capital Management L.P. now owns 190,519 shares of the conglomerate's stock valued at $39,056,000 after buying an additional 8,328 shares in the last quarter. Zhang Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Danaher by 3.6% during the 1st quarter. Zhang Financial LLC now owns 1,774 shares of the conglomerate's stock valued at $364,000 after acquiring an additional 62 shares in the last quarter. Alpha Omega Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Danaher by 1.6% during the 1st quarter. Alpha Omega Wealth Management LLC now owns 14,646 shares of the conglomerate's stock worth $3,002,000 after acquiring an additional 229 shares during the last quarter. McKinley Carter Wealth Services Inc. grew its position in Danaher by 2.8% during the 1st quarter. McKinley Carter Wealth Services Inc. now owns 3,004 shares of the conglomerate's stock worth $616,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Curbstone Financial Management Corp raised its position in Danaher by 11.2% in the first quarter. Curbstone Financial Management Corp now owns 3,966 shares of the conglomerate's stock valued at $813,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares during the last quarter. 79.05% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on DHR. Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Danaher in a report on Monday, April 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Danaher from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $260.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Friday, March 21st. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of Danaher from $280.00 to $240.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Barclays upgraded shares of Danaher from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and dropped their price target for the company from $240.00 to $205.00 in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $277.00 price target (down previously from $299.00) on shares of Danaher in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eighteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $276.57.

About Representative Landsman

Greg Landsman (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Ohio's 1st Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2023. His current term ends on January 3, 2027. Landsman (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Ohio's 1st Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election. Greg Landsman was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and lives in Mt. Washington, Ohio. Landsman earned a B.A. in economics and political science from Ohio University and an M.A. in theological studies, religion, and public policy from Harvard University in 2004. His career experience includes working as the executive director of The Strive Partnership with the KnowledgeWorks Foundation and the director of the Ohio Governor's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.

Danaher Company Profile

Danaher Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets professional, medical, industrial, and commercial products and services worldwide. The Biotechnology segments offers bioprocess technologies, consumables, and services that advance, accelerate, and integrate the development and manufacture of therapeutics; cell line and cell culture media development services; cell culture media, process liquids and buffers for manufacturing, chromatography resins, filtration technologies, aseptic fill finish; single-use hardware and consumables and services, such as the design and installation of full manufacturing suites; lab filtration, separation, and purification; lab-scale protein purification and analytical tools; reagents, membranes, and services; and healthcare filtration solutions.