Metric Deep Dive: Understanding Danaher Corp. (DHR) Through its Ratios

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After finishing at $240.00 in the prior trading day, Danaher Corp. (NYSE: DHR) closed at $239.25, down -0.31%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.31 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.85 million shares were traded. DHR stock price reached its highest trading level at $241.425 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $238.5.

Ratios:

Our goal is to gain a better understanding of DHR by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 25.20 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 31.89. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.51 and its Current Ratio is at 1.85. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.36 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.31.

On April 17, 2024, HSBC Securities Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $280.

Barclays Downgraded its Overweight to Equal Weight on January 24, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $240.

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 16 ’24 when Blair Rainer sold 9,005 shares for $265.00 per share. The transaction valued at 2,386,325 led to the insider holds 106,990 shares of the business.

Blair Rainer sold 19,085 shares of DHR for $4,866,675 on May 14 ’24. The President & CEO now owns 115,995 shares after completing the transaction at $255.00 per share. On May 10 ’24, another insider, McGrew Matthew, who serves as the EVP & Chief Financial Officer of the company, sold 46,377 shares for $253.05 each. As a result, the insider received 11,735,856 and left with 29,407 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 177209360384 and an Enterprise Value of 189446258688. As of this moment, Danaher’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 40.56, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 27.65. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.39. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.76 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.32. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.981 whereas that against EBITDA is 25.542.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, DHR has reached a high of $269.11, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $182.09. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.30%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.47%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 3.00M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3685860 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 739.20M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 675.53M. Insiders hold about 8.80% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.06% stake in the company. Shares short for DHR as of 1718323200 were 7703278 with a Short Ratio of 2.57, compared to 1715731200 on 6010283. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7703278 and a Short% of Float of 1.17.

Dividends & Splits

In the trailing 12 months, DHR’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.05, compared to 1.05 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.004375The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.38.

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