Danaos Stock Forecast, Price & News

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Danaos in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" Danaos stock.
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Danaos saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 13th, there was short interest totaling 1,180,000 shares, an increase of 292.8% from the July 29th total of 300,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 381,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.1 days. Approximately 6.1% of the shares of the company are short sold.
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Danaos is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November 4th 2021.
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Danaos Co. (NYSE:DAC) posted its quarterly earnings data on Sunday, August, 1st. The shipping company reported $3.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $3.26 by $0.08. The shipping company earned $146.43 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $141.96 million. Danaos had a net margin of 146.11% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 17.07%.
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Danaos' stock was trading at $4.53 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, DAC shares have increased by 1,581.5% and is now trading at $76.17.
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Danaos announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, August 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 16th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share on Monday, August 30th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.63%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 13th.
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Danaos pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.61%. Danaos does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of Danaos is 27.86%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Danaos will have a dividend payout ratio of 9.93% next year. This indicates that Danaos will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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3 brokerages have issued 1-year price objectives for Danaos' stock. Their forecasts range from $6.25 to $90.00. On average, they expect Danaos' stock price to reach $54.42 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 28.6%.
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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), Pacific Basin Shipping (PCFBY), Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK), Costamare (CMRE), Euronav (EURN), Frontline (FRO), SFL (SFL), DHT (DHT), Scorpio Tankers (STNG), Global Ship Lease (GSL), Genco Shipping & Trading (GNK), Eagle Bulk Shipping (EGLE), TORM (TRMD), Navios Maritime Partners (NMM) and Safe Bulkers (SB).
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Danaos trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "DAC."

Danaos' stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Impala Asset Management LLC (4.06%), No Street GP LP (1.94%), Susquehanna International Group LLP (0.00%), Citadel Advisors LLC (0.00%), Mackenzie Financial Corp (0.44%) and Commonwealth Equity Services LLC (0.42%).

DAC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including No Street GP LP, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Marshall Wace North America L.P., Group One Trading L.P., LPL Financial LLC, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC, and Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC.

DAC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Citadel Advisors LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Millennium Management LLC, Marshall Wace LLP, Marshall Wace LLP, Simplex Trading LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., and Wexford Capital LP.

Shares of DAC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of DAC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $76.17.

Danaos has a market capitalization of $1.57 billion and generates $461.59 million in revenue each year. The shipping company earns $153.55 million in net income (profit) each year or $7.18 on an earnings per share basis.

Danaos employs 1,449 workers across the globe.

The official website for Danaos is www.danaos.com.

Danaos is headquartered at 14 AKTI KONDYLI, Piraeus J3, 185 45.

Danaos' mailing address is 14 AKTI KONDYLI, Piraeus J3, 185 45. The shipping company can be reached via phone at 302104196480 or via email at [email protected].