Danaher Corp (NYSE: DHR) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.94x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for DHR is 0.83. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 16 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 rating it as “overweight,” 5 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for DHR is 692.93M and currently, short sellers hold a 0.73% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of DHR on December 04, 2024 was 2.65M shares.
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DHR) stock’s latest price update
Danaher Corp (NYSE: DHR) has seen a decline in its stock price by -0.17 in relation to its previous close of 241.29. However, the company has experienced a 1.34% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. prnewswire.com reported 2024-11-26 that WASHINGTON, Nov. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) announced that President and Chief Executive Officer, Rainer M. Blair, will be presenting at the Evercore ISI HealthCONx Conference in Coral Gables, Florida on Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 3:25 p.m.
DHR’s Market Performance
Danaher Corp (DHR) has seen a 1.34% rise in stock performance for the week, with a -2.78% decline in the past month and a -8.93% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.67%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.86% for DHR. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.71% for DHR stock, with a simple moving average of -6.01% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of DHR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for DHR stocks, with Wolfe Research repeating the rating for DHR by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for DHR in the upcoming period, according to Wolfe Research is $285 based on the research report published on October 31, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Stephens, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see DHR reach a price target of $315. The rating they have provided for DHR stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on October 01st, 2024.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to DHR, setting the target price at $280 in the report published on August 28th of the current year.
DHR Trading at -5.17% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought DHR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -14.49% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.86%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.67%, as shares sank -2.55% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -11.82% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, DHR rose by +1.34%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -3.65% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $239.17. In addition, Danaher Corp saw 4.12% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at DHR starting from Raskas Daniel, who sale 26,318 shares at the price of $236.59 back on Nov 26 ’24. After this action, Raskas Daniel now owns 15,225 shares of Danaher Corp, valued at $6,226,497 using the latest closing price.
Raskas Daniel, the SVP – Corporate Development of Danaher Corp, sale 8,370 shares at $238.00 during a trade that took place back on Nov 25 ’24, which means that Raskas Daniel is holding 15,225 shares at $1,992,060 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for DHR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.2 for the present operating margin
- 0.6 for the gross margin
The net margin for Danaher Corp stands at 0.19. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 7.59, with 4.67 for asset returns.
Based on Danaher Corp (DHR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.25 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.36. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.34. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 13.49.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 7.5 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.08. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 9.43. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.71for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.25. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.37.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Danaher Corp (DHR) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
