Danaos Stock Forecast, Price & News

3 Wall Street 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 analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" Danaos stock.
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3 equities research analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Danaos' shares. Their DAC stock forecasts range from $90.00 to $125.00. On average, they expect Danaos' stock price to reach $107.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 70.4% from the stock's current price.
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Danaos' stock was trading at $74.65 at the beginning of 2022. Since then, DAC shares have decreased by 15.5% and is now trading at $63.10.
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Danaos saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 922,400 shares, an increase of 23.2% from the May 15th total of 748,900 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 465,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.0 days. Currently, 8.2% of the company's shares are sold short.
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Danaos is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, August 1st 2022.
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Danaos Co. (NYSE:DAC) posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May, 16th. The shipping company reported $11.36 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $6.11 by $5.25. The shipping company had revenue of $229.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $212.86 million. Danaos had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 26.55% and a net margin of 138.14%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.63 EPS.
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Danaos announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, May 16th. Investors of record on Friday, May 27th will be paid a dividend of $0.75 per share on Wednesday, June 8th. This represents a $3.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.75%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 26th.
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Danaos(NYSE:DAC) pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.57%. DAC has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. Danaos does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of Danaos is 5.69%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Danaos will have a dividend payout ratio of 10.96% next year. This indicates that Danaos will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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4 employees have rated Danaos CEO John Coustas on Glassdoor.com. John Coustas has an approval rating of 100% among Danaos' employees. This puts John Coustas in the top 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

Some companies that are related to Danaos include Atlas (ATCO), Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK), Euronav (EURN), Pacific Basin Shipping (PCFBY), Scorpio Tankers (STNG), Frontline (FRO), Costamare (CMRE), SFL (SFL), DHT (DHT), TORM (TRMD), Navigator (NVGS), Genco Shipping & Trading (GNK), Eagle Bulk Shipping (EGLE), Navios Maritime Partners (NMM) and Dorian LPG (LPG).
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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 $63.10.

Danaos (NYSE:DAC) has a market capitalization of $1.31 billion and generates $689.51 million in revenue each year. The shipping company earns $1.05 billion in net income (profit) each year or $52.699990 on an earnings per share basis.

Danaos employs 1,715 workers across the globe.

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