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

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

Danaher declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, September 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 28th will be given a dividend of $0.16 per share on Friday, October 26th. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.62%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 27th. View Danaher's Dividend History.

Danaher Co. (NYSE:DHR) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 18th. The conglomerate reported $1.10 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.07 by $0.03. The conglomerate had revenue of $4.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.80 billion. Danaher had a net margin of 14.07% and a return on equity of 11.59%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.00 earnings per share. View Danaher's Earnings History.

Danaher is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, January 29th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Danaher.

Danaher issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Thursday, October, 18th. The company provided EPS guidance of $4.49-4.52 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $4.49. Danaher also updated its FY 2018 guidance to $4.49-4.52 EPS.

14 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Danaher's stock. Their predictions range from $99.97 to $126.00. On average, they anticipate Danaher's stock price to reach $111.6131 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 8.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Danaher.

14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Danaher in the last year. There are currently 14 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Danaher.

Headlines about DHR stock have been trending somewhat negative on Saturday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm scores the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring 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 five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Danaher earned a media sentiment score of -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the conglomerate a news buzz of 3.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term.

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Danaher's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (6.20%), FMR LLC (3.10%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (3.00%), Putnam Investments LLC (0.92%), Flossbach Von Storch AG (0.82%) and Brown Advisory Inc. (0.75%). 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 Capital Research Global Investors, MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp, Bessemer Group Inc., Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, CIBC World Markets Inc., AXA and HealthCor Management L.P.. Company insiders that have sold Danaher company stock in the last year include Angela S Lalor, 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 Renaissance Technologies LLC, AQR Capital Management LLC, FMR LLC, Bank of Montreal Can, Capital International Investors, JPMorgan Chase & Co., BlackRock Inc. and Bodenholm Capital AB. 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 $103.20.

Danaher has a market capitalization of $70.61 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.

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]