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 Friday, March 8th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 29th will be paid a dividend of $0.17 per share on Friday, April 26th. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.53%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 28th. This is a boost from Danaher's previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. View Danaher's Dividend History.

Danaher Co. (NYSE:DHR) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, January, 29th. The conglomerate reported $1.28 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.27 by $0.01. The conglomerate had revenue of $5.40 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.33 billion. Danaher had a net margin of 13.33% and a return on equity of 11.64%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.19 EPS. View Danaher's Earnings History.

Danaher is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 18th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Danaher.

Danaher updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Tuesday, January, 29th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $4.75-$4.85 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $4.82. Danaher also updated its FY 2019 guidance to $4.75-4.85 EPS.

13 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Danaher's shares. Their predictions range from $102.00 to $144.00. On average, they expect Danaher's stock price to reach $123.6667 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 3.4%. View Analyst Price Targets for Danaher.

13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Danaher in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 12 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Danaher.

Media headlines about DHR stock have trended somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Danaher earned a daily sentiment score of 1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the conglomerate a news buzz of 4.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

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Danaher's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (6.23%), FMR LLC (3.14%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (2.96%), Northern Trust Corp (1.26%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.07%) and Norges Bank (1.03%). Company insiders that own Danaher stock include Angela S Lalor, 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 D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Two Sigma Advisers LP, Epoch Investment Partners Inc., Flossbach Von Storch AG, Principal Financial Group Inc., Bessemer Group Inc., Allen Investment Management LLC and Acadian Asset Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Danaher company stock in the last year include Angela S Lalor, Daniel L Comas, Donald J Ehrlich, 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Norges Bank, Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, Findlay Park Partners LLP, 1832 Asset Management L.P., Polar Capital LLP, Geode Capital Management LLC, American Century Companies Inc. and Bank of Nova Scotia. Company insiders that have bought Danaher stock in the last two years include 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 $128.07.

Danaher has a market capitalization of $89.89 billion and generates $19.89 billion in revenue each year. The conglomerate earns $2.65 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.52 on an earnings per share basis. Danaher employs 67,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Danaher is http://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]