In the latest trading session,, 0.74 million Danaher Corp (NYSE:DHR) shares changed hands as the company’s beta touched 0.79. With the company’s most recent per share price at $193.08 changed hands at -$4.69 or -2.37% at last look, the market valuation stands at $138.18B. DHR’s current price is a discount, trading about -45.9% off its 52-week high of $281.70. The share price had its 52-week low at $171.00, which suggests the last value was 11.44% up since then.
Analysts gave the Danaher Corp (DHR) stock a consensus recommendation rating of Buy, calculated at a mean rating of 1.30. If we narrow down to specifics, the data shows that 1 out of 20 analysts rate the stock as a Sell, with a further 0 assigning it an Overweight rating. Of the remaining, 5 recommended DHR as a Hold, 14 felt it is a Buy and 0 rated the stock as Underweight.
Danaher Corp (NYSE:DHR) trade information
Instantly DHR was in red as seen in intraday trades today. With action 2.80%, the performance over the past five days has been green. The company’s shares are showing year-to-date downside of -15.89%, with the 5-day performance at 2.80% in the green. However, in the 30-day time frame, Danaher Corp (NYSE:DHR) is 0.52% up.
The consensus price target for the stock as assigned by Wall Street analysts is 240, meaning bulls need an upside of 19.55% from its recent market value. According to analyst projections, DHR’s forecast low is 231 with 275 as the target high. To hit the forecast high, the stock’s price needs a -42.43% plunge from its current level, while the stock would need to soar -19.64% for it to hit the projected low.
Looking at the company’s year-on-year earnings, data shows that the past 5-year has an earnings growth rate of 9.03%. The 2025 estimates are for Danaher Corp earnings to increase by 2.90%, but the outlook for the next 5-year period is at 8.24% per year.
DHR Dividends
Danaher Corp is expected to release its next quarterly earnings report in June. The 0.59% annual yield figure for the share gives it an annual dividend of 1.13. It is important to note, however, that the 0.59% dividend yield ratio should serve as a guide only, as you should also take into consideration many other aspects of a company’s operations and fundamentals before making any investment decision.
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