Danaher (DHR) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$172.12 -1.21 (-0.70%)

Closing price 05/22/2026 03:59 PM Eastern

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$172.24 +0.12 (+0.07%)

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Danaher - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 22 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
3

Buy
19

Based on 22 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Danaher in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 22 analysts, 3 have given a hold rating, and 19 have given a buy rating for DHR.

Consensus Price Target

$238.65
38.65% Upside

According to the 22 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Danaher, the average price target is $238.65. The highest price target for DHR is $275.00, while the lowest price target for DHR is $200.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 38.65% from the current price of $172.12.

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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DHR Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 5/23/25 to 5/23/26	1 Month Ago 4/23/25 to 4/23/26	3 Months Ago 2/22/25 to 2/22/26	1 Year Ago 5/23/24 to 5/23/25
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	19 Buy rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)
Hold	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$238.65	$242.45	$253.86	$248.77
Forecasted Upside	38.65% Upside	35.66% Upside	21.14% Upside	34.63% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

DHR Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

DHR Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Danaher Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Danaher	Medical Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	2.86	2.30	2.52
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	38.65% Upside	1,714.95% Upside	15.10% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent DHR News	Neutral News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
5/14/2026	Royal Bank Of Canada 3 of 5 stars	Dan Leonard Not Rated	Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$200.00	+21.51%
4/24/2026	Argus 3 of 5 stars		Lower Target	Buy	$265.00 ➝ $230.00	+29.72%
4/22/2026	Morgan Stanley 3 of 5 stars	Kallum Titchmarsh Not Rated	Lower Target	Overweight	$270.00 ➝ $255.00	+38.50%
4/22/2026	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Dan Leonard Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$270.00 ➝ $250.00	+35.79%
4/22/2026	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Overweight	$275.00 ➝ $245.00	+25.95%
4/22/2026	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Brandon Couillard Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Equal Weight	$240.00 ➝ $212.00	+8.98%
4/22/2026	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy	$245.00 ➝ $240.00	+23.38%
4/22/2026	Guggenheim Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Subbu Nambi Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$275.00 ➝ $235.00	+20.81%
4/21/2026	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy	$245.00	+25.80%
4/21/2026	Evercore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform	$225.00 ➝ $232.00	+19.27%
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4/17/2026	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Catherine Ramsey Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Outperform	$251.00 ➝ $249.00	+28.76%
4/17/2026	Rothschild & Co Redburn Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$205.00	+6.01%
4/14/2026	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Luke Sergott Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight	$250.00 ➝ $230.00	+17.38%
4/13/2026	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Evie Koslosky Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$265.00 ➝ $230.00	+18.28%
4/8/2026	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Outperform	$260.00 ➝ $230.00	+20.40%
3/27/2026	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Hold (C)
1/29/2026	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy
1/29/2026	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Overweight
1/16/2026	Leerink Partners Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform	$260.00 ➝ $270.00	+14.38%
12/1/2025	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$255.00 ➝ $270.00	+18.95%
9/22/2025	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Derik De Bruin Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$230.00 ➝ $220.00	+15.24%
7/11/2025	Scotiabank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Sung Ji Nam Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Sector Perform ➝ Sector Outperform	$275.00	+33.79%
4/7/2025	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy
3/14/2025	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Daniel Arias Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$260.00	+27.48%
2/3/2025	Raymond James Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Andrew Cooper Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Market Perform
10/23/2024	Stephens Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	J. Johnson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Overweight	$315.00 ➝ $315.00	+23.29%

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Should I Buy Danaher Stock? DHR Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Monday, May 18, 2026. Please send any questions or comments about these Danaher pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Danaher
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Danaher Co.:

The current stock price is around $174, reflecting a stable market position and potential for growth.
Danaher Co. has a strong market capitalization of approximately $123.64 billion, indicating a robust financial foundation.
The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share, which translates to an annualized yield of 1.0%, providing a return on investment for shareholders.
With a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.79, Danaher Co. is positioned for growth, suggesting that investors are willing to pay a premium for its earnings potential.
Institutional investors own about 79.05% of the stock, which often indicates confidence in the company's long-term prospects.

Danaher
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Danaher Co. for these reasons:

The stock has experienced fluctuations, with a fifty-two week high of $242.80 and a low of $172.34, indicating potential volatility.
Danaher Co. has a relatively high price-to-earnings ratio compared to industry averages, which may suggest that the stock is overvalued.
Insider ownership is at 10.80%, which may raise concerns about the alignment of interests between management and shareholders.
The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, which, while manageable, indicates some reliance on debt financing that could pose risks in economic downturns.
Recent insider selling, including a significant transaction by an executive vice president, may signal a lack of confidence in the company's short-term performance.

DHR Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 22 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Danaher is $238.65, with a high forecast of $275.00 and a low forecast of $200.00.

22 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Danaher in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 19 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" DHR shares.

According to analysts, Danaher's stock has a predicted upside of 38.65% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Danaher's stock had 1 upgrade by analysts.

Danaher has been rated by research analysts at Argus, Barclays, Evercore, Guggenheim, Jefferies Financial Group, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Morgan Stanley, Robert W. Baird, Rothschild & Co Redburn, Royal Bank Of Canada, TD Cowen, The Goldman Sachs Group, UBS Group, Weiss Ratings, Wells Fargo & Company, and Wolfe Research in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Danaher more than other "medical" companies. The consensus rating for Danaher is Moderate Buy while the average consensus rating for "medical" companies is Hold. Learn more on how DHR compares to other companies.

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This page (NYSE:DHR) was last updated on 5/23/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.

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Danaher (DHR) Stock Forecast & Price Target