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As of close of business last night, Danaher Corp’s stock clocked out at $201.62, down -0.92% from its previous closing price of $203.50. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.92 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.51 million shares were traded. DHR stock price reached its highest trading level at $203.0 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $199.75.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of DHR’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 70.08 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 27.50. 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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 07 ’25 when SPOON ALAN G sold 550 shares for $206.46 per share. The transaction valued at 113,553 led to the insider holds 120,518 shares of the business.
SPOON ALAN G bought 550 shares of DHR for $113,553 on Feb 07 ’25. On Jan 30 ’25, another insider, Ellis Brian W, who serves as the Senior Vice President – GC of the company, sold 5,700 shares for $224.13 each. As a result, the insider received 1,277,541 and left with 20,230 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 144984948736 and an Enterprise Value of 177797611520. As of this moment, Danaher’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 38.14, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 23.47. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.47. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.10 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.93. 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 0.82, which has changed by -0.17940241 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21313763 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 $203.00. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -12.98%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -20.03%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that DHR traded 3.61M shares on average per day over the past three months and 6219230 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 719.10M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 691.25M. Insiders hold about 4.30% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 80.79% stake in the company. Shares short for DHR as of 1736899200 were 6126343 with a Short Ratio of 1.69, 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.
