NYSE:DHR - Danaher Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

Danaher announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, May 8th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 29th will be given a dividend of $0.16 per share on Friday, July 27th. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.63%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 28th. View Danaher's Dividend History.

Danaher Co. (NYSE:DHR) announced its earnings results on Thursday, July, 19th. The conglomerate reported $1.15 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.09 by $0.06. The conglomerate had revenue of $4.98 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.91 billion. Danaher had a net margin of 13.84% and a return on equity of 11.55%. Danaher's revenue was up 10.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.99 EPS. View Danaher's Earnings History.

Danaher is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October, 18th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Danaher.

Danaher updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Thursday, July, 19th. The company provided EPS guidance of $4.43-4.50 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $4.44. Danaher also updated its Q3 guidance to $1.05-1.08 EPS.

16 analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Danaher's stock. Their forecasts range from $83.00 to $122.00. On average, they anticipate Danaher's share price to reach $107.7980 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 6.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Danaher.

16 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Danaher in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 15 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Danaher.

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News articles about DHR stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Danaher earned a news and rumor sentiment score of 0.18 on Accern's scale. They also gave media coverage about the conglomerate an impact score of 46.38 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days. View Recent Headlines for Danaher.

Danaher's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (6.15%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (3.06%), FMR LLC (3.00%), Putnam Investments LLC (0.91%), Flossbach Von Storch AG (0.79%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.74%). Company insiders that own Danaher stock include Angela S Lalor, Brian W Ellis, Brijender (Binny) Jass Jassal, Daniel L Comas, Daniel Raskas, Donald J Ehrlich, John T Schwieters, Linda P Hefner, 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 Parnassus Investments CA, Millennium Management LLC, Brown Advisory Inc., BlackRock Inc., Allen Investment Management LLC, Epoch Investment Partners Inc., Bank of Montreal Can and Bank of Nova Scotia. Company insiders that have sold Danaher company stock in the last year include Angela S Lalor, Daniel L Comas, Daniel Raskas, Donald J Ehrlich, John T Schwieters, Linda P Hefner, Rainer Blair, Robert S Lutz, Thomas Patrick Joyce Jr, Walter G Lohr, William K Daniel and William King. View Insider Buying and Selling for Danaher.

DHR stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, CIBC World Markets Inc., PNC Financial Services Group Inc., California Public Employees Retirement System, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Scopus Asset Management L.P. and Stevens Capital Management LP. Company insiders that have bought Danaher stock in the last two years include Brijender (Binny) Jass Jassal, Donald J Ehrlich and Mitchell P Rales. View Insider Buying and Selling 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of DHR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $100.83.

Danaher has a market capitalization of $70.47 billion and generates $18.33 billion in revenue each year. The conglomerate earns $2.49 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.03 on an earnings per share basis. Danaher employs 67,000 workers across the globe.

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]