At the time of writing, Danaher Corp [DHR] stock is trading at $210.56, up 2.26%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The DHR shares have gain 0.53% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -1.73%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Danaher Corp [NYSE: DHR] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on February 03, 2025, when Raymond James downgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform. On December 19, 2024, Guggenheim initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $275 on the stock. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $290 on December 13, 2024. Wolfe Research upgraded its rating to a Outperform but $285 remained the price target by the analyst firm on October 31, 2024. Stephens started tracking with a Overweight rating for this stock on October 01, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $315. In a note dated August 28, 2024, Wells Fargo initiated an Equal Weight rating and provided a target price of $280 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Danaher Corp fluctuated between $196.80 and $281.70. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $283.86 within the next 12 months. Danaher Corp [NYSE: DHR] shares were valued at $210.56 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 34.81% based on the average DHR price forecast.
Analyzing the DHR fundamentals
According to Danaher Corp [NYSE:DHR], the company’s sales were 23.88B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 2.08% jump. 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 0.16%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.08 and Total Capital is 0.07. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.32.
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 206.39 points at the first support level, and at 202.22 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 213.28, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 216.00.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Danaher Corp [NYSE:DHR] has a current ratio of 1.40. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.05, while the Cash Ratio is 0.31. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 6.30, the price to book ratio is 3.06 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 39.82.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved King William, Officer, that happened on Feb 21 ’25 when 0.11 million shares were purchased. former Board of Directors, Sabeti Pardis C completed a deal on Feb 18 ’25 to buy 4337.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director SPOON ALAN G sold 550.0 shares on Feb 07 ’25.
