Danaher Corp [DHR] stock prices are down -2.24% to $228.30 at the moment. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The DHR shares have lost -3.02% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -0.77%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Danaher Corp [NYSE: DHR] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 13, 2024, when BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $290 for it. Previously, Wolfe Research upgraded its rating to Outperform on October 31, 2024, and kept the price target unchanged to $285. On October 01, 2024, Stephens initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned a price target of $315 on the stock. Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Equal Weight rating and suggested a price target of $280 on August 28, 2024. HSBC Securities upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on April 17, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $280. In a note dated January 24, 2024, Barclays downgraded an Equal Weight rating on this stock but restated the target price of $240.
The stock price of Danaher Corp [DHR] has been fluctuating between $222.53 and $281.70 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $292.4 within the next 12 months. Danaher Corp [NYSE: DHR] shares were valued at $228.30 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 28.08% based on the average DHR price forecast.
Analyzing the DHR fundamentals
The Danaher Corp [NYSE:DHR] reported sales of 23.74B for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -15.64%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.6% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.2%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.19%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.19%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.07 and Total Capital is 0.05. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.34.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 226.15 points at the first support level, and at 224.00 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 232.39, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 236.48.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Danaher Corp [NYSE:DHR]’s Current Ratio is 1.37. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.01, and the Cash Ratio is 0.36. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 6.95, the price to book ratio is 3.21 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 43.55.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Raskas Daniel, SVP – Corporate Development, that happened on Nov 26 ’24 when 26318.0 shares were sold. SVP – Corporate Development, Raskas Daniel completed a deal on Nov 25 ’24 to sell 8370.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Raskas Daniel bought 26318.0 shares on Nov 26 ’24.
