Danaos (DAC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Danaos Corporation (NYSE: DAC) is a Greek-based owner and operator of containerships. The company provides marine transportation services by chartering its vessels to major container-shipping companies, which use them to transport manufactured goods, commodities and other cargo on international trade routes.

Founded in 1972, Danaos has developed a globally deployed fleet serving the liner shipping industry. Its vessels operate across major maritime regions and support container trade between Asia, Europe, North America and other international markets. The company’s activities are focused primarily on vessel ownership, chartering and related ship-management operations.

Danaos is headquartered in Piraeus, Greece, one of the world’s leading maritime centers. The company is led by Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Dr. John Coustas, who has been associated with Danaos and the broader shipping industry for decades.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $157.81 to $159.47
• 50-Day Range: $124.90 to $158.73
• 52-Week Range: $83.56 to $159.47
• Volume: 7,874 shs
• Average Volume: 93,910 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.88 billion
• P/E Ratio: 5.36
• Dividend Yield: 2.27%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Strong Buy

Danaos Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Danaos scored higher than 26% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 588th out of 667 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Strong Buy

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Danaos has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Danaos is 5.36, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.11.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Danaos is 5.36, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.61.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Danaos has a P/B Ratio of 0.76. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.54% 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 8.16.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Danaos has recently increased by 29.85%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Danaos pays a meaningful dividend of 2.26%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Danaos has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Danaos is 12.18%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.95

News Sentiment

Danaos has a news sentiment score of 0.95. 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 0.76 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Danaos this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for DAC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

9 people have added Danaos to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 800% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

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

19.01% of the stock of Danaos is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/30 Dividend: 7/21/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/30 Dividend: 7/21/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/30/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/03/2026
• Today: 9/14/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/16/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Marine Transportation
• Sub-Industry: Marine Transportation
• Current Symbol: NYSE:DAC
• CIK: 1369241
• Web: www.danaos.com
• Phone: 302104196480
• Fax: 30 210 419 6480
• Employees: 4,116
• Year Founded: 1963

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $29.55
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 5.34
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $494.61 million
• Net Margins: 51.26%
• Pretax Margin: 51.26%
• Return on Equity: 13.20%
• Return on Assets: 10.08%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.29
• Current Ratio: 9.30
• Quick Ratio: 9.15

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.04 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.76
• Cash Flow: $37.96 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.16
• Book Value: $207.81 per share
• Price / Book: 0.76

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 18,200,000
• Free Float: 10,740,000
• Market Cap: $2.87 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.87