NYSE:DHR - Danaher Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Danaher announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, May 8th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 29th will be paid a dividend of $0.16 per share on Friday, July 27th. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.65%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 28th. View Danaher's Dividend History.

Danaher Co. (NYSE:DHR) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 19th. The conglomerate reported $0.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.94 by $0.05. The conglomerate earned $4.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.54 billion. Danaher had a return on equity of 11.39% and a net margin of 13.56%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 11.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.85 EPS. View Danaher's Earnings History.

Danaher is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July, 19th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Danaher.

Danaher updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Thursday, April, 19th. The company provided EPS guidance of $4.38-4.48 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $4.41. Danaher also updated its Q2 guidance to $1.07-1.10 EPS.

16 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Danaher's stock. Their forecasts range from $83.00 to $120.00. On average, they expect Danaher's share price to reach $106.6407 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 8.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Danaher.

16 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Danaher in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 13 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

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Media coverage about DHR stock has been trending somewhat positive on Wednesday, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Danaher earned a media sentiment score of 0.09 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media stories about the conglomerate an impact score of 46.32 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future.

Danaher's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include DAVENPORT & Co LLC (0.11%), Welch & Forbes LLC (0.11%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.07%), Cortland Associates Inc. MO (0.07%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.04%) and Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc. (0.03%). 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, 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 Bank of Montreal Can, Legacy Private Trust Co., DAVENPORT & Co LLC, Hudson Valley Investment Advisors Inc. ADV, Westpac Banking Corp, Welch & Forbes LLC, Retirement Systems of Alabama and Addenda Capital Inc.. 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, 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 Addenda Capital Inc., Broadleaf Partners LLC, Franklin Street Advisors Inc. NC, Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc., Calamos Advisors LLC, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Park National Corp OH and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. Company insiders that have bought Danaher stock in the last two years include Brijender (Binny) Jass Jassal and Donald J Ehrlich. 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 $98.78.

Danaher has a market capitalization of $68.58 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.

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]