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 Monday, December 3rd. Investors of record on Friday, December 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.16 per share on Friday, January 25th. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.57%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 27th. View Danaher's Dividend History.

Danaher Co. (NYSE:DHR) released its earnings results on Tuesday, January, 29th. The conglomerate reported $1.28 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the 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 return on equity of 11.64% and a net margin of 13.33%. Danaher's revenue was up 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.19 earnings per share. 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 issued an update on its FY19 earnings guidance on Tuesday, January, 29th. The company provided earnings per share 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.

11 brokers have issued 1-year price objectives for Danaher's stock. Their forecasts range from $102.00 to $126.00. On average, they anticipate Danaher's stock price to reach $112.5455 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 0.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Danaher.

11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Danaher in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 10 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Danaher.

Media stories about DHR stock have been trending neutral recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group scores the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Danaher earned a news impact score of 0.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the conglomerate a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term.

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Danaher's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (6.23%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (2.96%), Northern Trust Corp (1.26%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.07%), Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (0.98%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.79%). Company insiders that own Danaher stock include Angela S Lalor, Brian W Ellis, 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 Daniel L Comas, 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, Findlay Park Partners LLP, 1832 Asset Management L.P., Polar Capital LLP, Geode Capital Management LLC, Bank of Nova Scotia, Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc. and Royal London Asset Management Ltd.. 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 $112.20.

Danaher has a market capitalization of $78.64 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]