Danaos - DAC Stock Forecast, Price & News

3 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Danaos in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" DAC shares.
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3 brokers have issued 12 month price objectives for Danaos' shares. Their DAC share price forecasts range from $90.00 to $100.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $95.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 65.3% from the stock's current price.
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Danaos' stock was trading at $74.65 at the start of the year. Since then, DAC stock has decreased by 23.0% and is now trading at $57.47.
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Danaos saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 604,100 shares, an increase of 14.2% from the August 31st total of 529,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 267,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.3 days.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, November 14th 2022.
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Danaos Co. (NYSE:DAC) posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August, 1st. The shipping company reported $7.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The shipping company had revenue of $250.92 million for the quarter. Danaos had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 29.36% and a net margin of 81.06%.

Danaos declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, August 1st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 17th will be given a dividend of $0.75 per share on Monday, August 29th. This represents a $3.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.22%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 16th.
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Danaos (NYSE:DAC) pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 5.20%. DAC has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 8.57%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, DAC will have a dividend payout ratio of 10.32% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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4 employees have rated Danaos Chief Executive Officer John Coustas on Glassdoor.com. John Coustas has an approval rating of 100% among the company's employees. This puts John Coustas in the top 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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Danaos trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "DAC."

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One share of DAC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $57.47.

Danaos (NYSE:DAC) has a market capitalization of $1.19 billion and generates $689.51 million in revenue each year. The shipping company earns $1.05 billion in net income (profit) each year or $35.00 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 1,715 workers across the globe.

Danaos' mailing address is 14 AKTI KONDYLI, Piraeus J3, 185 45. The official website for the company is www.danaos.com. The shipping company can be reached via phone at 302104196480, via email at cfo@danaos.com, or via fax at 30 210 419 6480.