NYSE:DHRDanaher Stock Price, Forecast & News

Danaher's stock was trading at $139.37 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, DHR stock has increased by 28.9% and is now trading at $179.68. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Danaher in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 10 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Danaher.

Danaher is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 16th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Danaher.

Danaher Co. (NYSE:DHR) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 6th. The conglomerate reported $1.05 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.05. The conglomerate earned $4.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.32 billion. Danaher had a net margin of 16.85% and a return on equity of 11.52%. The firm's revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.07 earnings per share. View Danaher's earnings history.

Danaher declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, May 5th. Investors of record on Friday, June 26th will be paid a dividend of $0.18 per share on Friday, July 31st. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.40%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 25th. View Danaher's dividend history.

Danaher issued an update on its first quarter 2020 Pre-Market earnings guidance on Monday, April, 13th. The company provided EPS guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $5.026-5.026 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.28 billion.

13 analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Danaher's stock. Their forecasts range from $136.00 to $195.00. On average, they expect Danaher's stock price to reach $172.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 4.3%. View analysts' price targets for Danaher.

News coverage about DHR stock has been trending negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group rates the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Danaher earned a media sentiment score of -2.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the conglomerate a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days. View the latest news about Danaher.

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Danaher trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "DHR."

Danaher's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Park National Corp OH (0.02%), Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC (0.00%), Boltwood Capital Management (0.00%), Thomasville National Bank (0.00%) and Modus Advisors LLC (0.00%). Company insiders that own Danaher stock include Alan G Spoon, Angela S Lalor, Brian W Ellis, Daniel L Comas, Daniel Raskas, Donald J Ehrlich, Linda P Hefner, Matthew Mcgrew, Mitchell P Rales, Rainer Blair, Robert S Lutz, Thomas Patrick Joyce Jr, Walter G Lohr, William K Daniel and William King. View institutional ownership trends for Danaher.

DHR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Park National Corp OH, Thomasville National Bank, Boltwood Capital Management, and Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC. Company insiders that have sold Danaher company stock in the last year include Angela S Lalor, Brian W Ellis, Daniel L Comas, Daniel Raskas, Donald J Ehrlich, Linda P Hefner, Matthew Mcgrew, Rainer Blair, Robert S Lutz, Thomas Patrick Joyce Jr, Walter G Lohr, William K Daniel, and William King. View insider buying and selling activity for Danaher.

DHR stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Modus Advisors LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for Danaher.

Shares of DHR can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of DHR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $179.68.

Danaher has a market capitalization of $125.33 billion and generates $17.91 billion in revenue each year. The conglomerate earns $3.01 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.42 on an earnings per share basis. Danaher employs 60,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Danaher is www.danaher.com.

Danaher's mailing address is 2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. N.W SUITE 800W, WASHINGTON DC, 20037. The conglomerate can be reached via phone at 202-828-0850 or via email at [email protected]