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The price of Danaher Corp (NYSE: DHR) closed at $210.93 in the last session, up 0.34% from day before closing price of $210.22. In other words, the price has increased by $0.34 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.21 million shares were traded. DHR stock price reached its highest trading level at $212.39 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $209.83.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at DHR’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 51.08 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 31.06. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.22 and its Current Ratio is at 1.62. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.35 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.32.
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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 22 ’25 when LOHR WALTER G bought 2,719 shares for $188.15 per share.
RALES STEVEN M sold 1,250,000 shares of DHR for $245,919,391 on May 12 ’25. The Chairman now owns 3,105,808 shares after completing the transaction at $196.74 per share. On May 12 ’25, another insider, RALES STEVEN M, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 1,250,000 shares for $194.82 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 151036837888 and an Enterprise Value of 166642761728. As of this moment, Danaher’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 44.80, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 24.55. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.45. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.29 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.89. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.94 whereas that against EBITDA is 22.157.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DHR is 0.75, which has changed by -0.22243524 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15005577 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, DHR has reached a high of $279.90, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $171.00. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.61%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.47%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, DHR traded on average about 3.95M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3241650 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 715.90M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 652.28M. Insiders hold about 8.90% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 81.79% stake in the company. Shares short for DHR as of 1753920000 were 8448011 with a Short Ratio of 2.14, compared to 1751241600 on 7904309. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8448011 and a Short% of Float of 1.3300001000000001.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for DHR is 1.18, which was 1.18 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.005613167The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.39. 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.
