Danaher Stock Forecast, Price & 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 70.9% and is now trading at $238.15.
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14 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Danaher in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 12 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" Danaher stock.
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27 employees have rated Danaher CEO Rainer M. Blair on Glassdoor.com. Rainer M. Blair has an approval rating of 98% among Danaher's employees. This puts Rainer M. Blair in the top 20% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

Danaher is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 28th 2021.
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Danaher will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, January 28th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Danaher Co. (NYSE:DHR) announced its earnings results on Thursday, October, 22nd. The conglomerate reported $1.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.36 by $0.36. The conglomerate had revenue of $5.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.51 billion. Danaher had a net margin of 18.05% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.94%. The company's revenue was up 17.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.06 earnings per share.
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Danaher announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, December 8th. Investors of record on Monday, December 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.18 per share on Friday, January 29th. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.30%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 24th.
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Danaher pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.30%. Danaher has been increasing its dividend for 4 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strock track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of Danaher is 16.29%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Danaher will have a dividend payout ratio of 9.97% next year. This indicates that Danaher will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Danaher updated its fourth quarter 2020 Pre-Market earnings guidance on Wednesday, January, 13th. The company provided EPS guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $6.743-6.743 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $6.44 billion.

14 analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Danaher's shares. Their forecasts range from $170.00 to $280.00. On average, they expect Danaher's stock price to reach $226.87 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 4.7%.
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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 investors include Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA (0.26%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.12%), Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A. (0.11%), Welch & Forbes LLC (0.10%), DAVENPORT & Co LLC (0.08%) and Strs Ohio (0.07%). Company insiders that own Danaher stock include Alan G Spoon, Angela S Lalor, Brian W Ellis, Daniel L Comas, Daniel Raskas, Donald J Ehrlich, John T Schwieters, 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.
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DHR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including DAVENPORT & Co LLC, Ardevora Asset Management LLP, Stack Financial Management Inc, New York State Teachers Retirement System, Strs Ohio, Douglas Lane & Associates LLC, Fulton Breakefield Broenniman LLC, and Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc. ID. 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, Matthew Mcgrew, Rainer Blair, Robert S Lutz, Thomas Patrick Joyce Jr, Walter G Lohr, William K Daniel, and William King.
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DHR stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including DNB Asset Management AS, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Liberty Capital Management Inc., Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A., Exchange Traded Concepts LLC, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Dudley & Shanley Inc., and Guinness Asset Management LTD.
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Shares of DHR can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of DHR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $238.15.

Danaher has a market capitalization of $169.18 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]