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Danaos (DAC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$88.44 -0.91 (-1.02%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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About Danaos Stock (NYSE:DAC)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$88.40
$89.67
50-Day Range
$80.79
$90.04
52-Week Range
$65.40
$90.95
Volume
46,751 shs
Average Volume
104,339 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.68 billion
P/E Ratio
3.63
Dividend Yield
3.84%
Price Target
$105.00
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Danaos Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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69th Percentile Overall Score

DAC MarketRank™: 

Danaos scored higher than 69% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 63rd out of 125 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 3.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.60.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Danaos is 3.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 13.09.

  • 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.

  • Read more about Danaos' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.01% 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 4.7.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Danaos has recently decreased by 0.86%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Danaos is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.78%, 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

    5.01% 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 4.7.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Danaos has recently decreased by 0.86%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Danaos has a news sentiment score of 1.16. 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 1 news article for Danaos this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    1 people have searched for DAC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    5 people have added Danaos to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • 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 News Headlines

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DAC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Danaos' stock was trading at $80.07 at the beginning of the year. Since then, DAC stock has increased by 10.5% and is now trading at $88.4390.

Danaos Corporation (NYSE:DAC) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May, 13th. The shipping company reported $6.04 EPS 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 trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.66% and a net margin of 46.33%.
Read the conference call transcript
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Danaos' board approved a share 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 purchase up to 6.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Danaos' top institutional shareholders include Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC (0.14%), Redhawk Wealth Advisors Inc. (0.07%) and Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC (0.02%).
View institutional ownership trends
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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
7/15/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/04/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
TRANS - SHIP
Sub-Industry
Transportation
Current Symbol
NYSE:DAC
CIK
1369241
Employees
1,875
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$105.00
Low Price Target
$105.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+18.3%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$24.36
Trailing P/E Ratio
3.64
Forward P/E Ratio
3.04
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$505.07 million
Net Margins
46.33%
Pretax Margin
46.33%
Return on Equity
14.66%
Return on Assets
11.65%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.21
Current Ratio
4.34
Quick Ratio
4.18

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.01 billion
Price / Sales
1.66
Cash Flow
$36.52 per share
Price / Cash Flow
2.43
Book Value
$180.37 per share
Price / Book
0.49

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
18,990,000
Free Float
11,203,000
Market Cap
$1.69 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.36

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This page (NYSE:DAC) was last updated on 7/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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