The stock of Danaher Corp (NYSE: DHR) has decreased by -1.00 when compared to last closing price of 186.83. Despite this, the company has experienced a -2.00% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-04-21 that DHR’s first-quarter earnings are likely to have been aided by strength in the Biotechnology segment. However, weakness in the Diagnostics and Life Sciences segments are expected to have hurt.
Is It Worth Investing in Danaher Corp (NYSE: DHR) Right Now?
Danaher Corp (NYSE: DHR) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 34.98x compared to its average ratio. DHR has 36-month beta value of 0.83. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 19 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for DHR is 648.54M, and currently, short sellers hold a 0.93% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of DHR on April 22, 2025 was 4.74M shares.
DHR’s Market Performance
The stock of Danaher Corp (DHR) has seen a -2.00% decrease in the past week, with a -12.03% drop in the past month, and a -22.40% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.60%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.42% for DHR. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -5.24% for DHR’s stock, with a -22.82% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of DHR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for DHR stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for DHR by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for DHR in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $205 based on the research report published on April 10, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Goldman, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see DHR reach a price target of $260. The rating they have provided for DHR stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on March 21st, 2025.
Stifel gave a rating of “Buy” to DHR, setting the target price at $260 in the report published on March 14th of the current year.
DHR Trading at -8.77% 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 -34.34% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.42%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.60%, as shares sank -12.49% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -11.93% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, DHR fell by -2.00%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -23.06% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $195.19. In addition, Danaher Corp saw -19.42% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at DHR starting from King William, who proposed sale 64,697 shares at the price of $207.14 back on Mar 11 ’25. After this action, King William now owns shares of Danaher Corp, valued at $13,401,340 using the latest closing price.
King William, the Officer of Danaher Corp, proposed sale 114,351 shares at $209.97 during a trade that took place back on Feb 21 ’25, which means that King William is holding shares at $24,010,531 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 0.16. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 7.57, with 4.81 for asset returns.
Based on Danaher Corp (DHR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.24 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.42. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.32. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 17.49.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.86 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.06. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 6.13. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.75for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.31. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.40.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Danaher Corp (DHR) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others 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.
