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Danaher Corp (NYSE: DHR) closed the day trading at $188.07 down -1.04% from the previous closing price of $190.05. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.04 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.89 million shares were traded. DHR stock price reached its highest trading level at $190.32 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $187.5555.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of DHR, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 67.53 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 27.46. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.05 and its Current Ratio is at 1.43. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.35 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.31.
On April 10, 2025, Barclays Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Equal Weight but kept the price unchanged to $205.
Goldman Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on March 21, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $260.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 12 ’25 when RALES STEVEN M sold 1,250,000 shares for $196.74 per share. The transaction valued at 245,919,391 led to the insider holds 3,105,808 shares of the business.
RALES STEVEN M bought 1,250,000 shares of DHR for $243,525,000 on May 12 ’25. On May 02 ’25, another insider, Raskas Daniel, who serves as the Former Officer of the company, bought 7,053 shares for $201.03 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, DHR now has a Market Capitalization of 134596067328 and an Enterprise Value of 156965371904. As of this moment, Danaher’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 36.46, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.99. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.45. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.65 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.65. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.59 whereas that against EBITDA is 21.03.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DHR is 0.74, which has changed by -0.24249673 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13161862 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, DHR has reached a high of $281.70, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $171.00. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.03%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -13.78%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, DHR traded about 3.83M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, DHR traded about 3353670 shares per day. A total of 715.60M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 652.18M. Insiders hold about 8.87% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 81.41% stake in the company. Shares short for DHR as of 1749772800 were 7748873 with a Short Ratio of 2.07, compared to 1747267200 on 7449530. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7748873 and a Short% of Float of 1.2200001.
Dividends & Splits
DHR’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.18, up from 1.13 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0059458036The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.38. The current Payout Ratio is 20.42% for DHR, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-27 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-06-27. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2023-10-02 when the company split stock in a 1128:1000 ratio.
