Danaos - DAC Stock Forecast, Price & News

2 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Danaos in the last year. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" DAC shares.
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2 analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Danaos' shares. Their DAC share price forecasts range from $65.00 to $100.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $82.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 34.6% from the stock's current price.
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Danaos' stock was trading at $52.66 at the start of the year. Since then, DAC stock has increased by 16.4% and is now trading at $61.29.
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Danaos saw a decrease in short interest in December. As of December 30th, there was short interest totaling 676,600 shares, a decrease of 8.5% from the December 15th total of 739,800 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 185,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.7 days.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, February 6th 2023.
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Danaos Co. (NYSE:DAC) announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November, 7th. The shipping company reported $8.71 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $7.42 by $1.29. The shipping company earned $260.04 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $232.29 million. Danaos had a net margin of 59.89% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 29.89%.

Danaos announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, November 7th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.75 per share on Wednesday, November 30th. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.89%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 17th.
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Danaos (NYSE:DAC) pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 5.16%. 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 10.81%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, DAC will have a dividend payout ratio of 11.57% 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."

Danaos' stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include JTC Employer Solutions Trustee Ltd (0.18%), Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (0.08%) and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc. (0.00%).

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One share of DAC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $61.29.

Danaos (NYSE:DAC) has a market capitalization of $1.27 billion and generates $689.51 million in revenue each year. The shipping company earns $1.05 billion in net income (profit) each year or $27.74 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.