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In the latest session, Danaher Corp (NYSE: DHR) closed at $214.26 down -3.81% from its previous closing price of $222.74. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.81 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.79 million shares were traded. DHR stock price reached its highest trading level at $219.9 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $214.04.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Danaher Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 74.47 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 29.22. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.05 and its Current Ratio is at 1.40. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.32 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.31.
On December 19, 2024, Guggenheim started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $275.Guggenheim initiated its Buy rating on December 19, 2024, with a $275 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 30 ’25 when Ellis Brian W sold 5,700 shares for $224.13 per share. The transaction valued at 1,277,541 led to the insider holds 20,230 shares of the business.
Ellis Brian W bought 5,700 shares of DHR for $1,277,542 on Jan 30 ’25. On Nov 26 ’24, another insider, Raskas Daniel, who serves as the SVP – Corporate Development of the company, sold 26,318 shares for $236.59 each. As a result, the insider received 6,226,497 and left with 15,225 shares of the company.
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 154074365952 and an Enterprise Value of 177797611520. As of this moment, Danaher’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 40.53, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 24.83. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.74. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.48 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.11. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.489 whereas that against EBITDA is 23.672.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DHR is 0.84, which has changed by -0.10257858 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21926713 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 $221.34. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.78%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -15.36%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, DHR has traded an average of 3.28M shares per day and 4177010 over the past ten days. A total of 719.10M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 692.83M. Insiders hold about 4.08% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 80.74% stake in the company. Shares short for DHR as of 1736899200 were 6126343 with a Short Ratio of 1.87, compared to 1734048000 on 5734583. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6126343 and a Short% of Float of 0.95.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.37. The current Payout Ratio is 20.42% for DHR, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-12-27 with an ex-dividend date of 1735257600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2023-10-02 when the company split stock in a 1128:1000 ratio.