NYSE:DHRDanaher Stock Price, Forecast & News

Danaher's stock was trading at $139.37 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, DHR shares have 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) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 6th. The conglomerate reported $1.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.05. The conglomerate earned $4.34 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.32 billion. Danaher had a return on equity of 11.52% and a net margin of 16.85%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.07 EPS. View Danaher's earnings history.

Danaher declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, May 5th. Shareholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.40%. The ex-dividend date 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 earnings per share (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 share 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 somewhat negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Danaher earned a media sentiment score of -1.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the conglomerate a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several 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 number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Modus Advisors LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for Danaher.

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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]