Danaher Corp [DHR] stock is trading at $201.46, up 0.23%. 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 3.61% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 6.49%, and 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 April 10, 2025, when Barclays upgraded its rating to a Overweight but kept the price target unchanged to $205 for it. Previously, Goldman upgraded its rating to Buy on March 21, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $260. On March 14, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy but maintained its price target of $260 on the stock. Raymond James downgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform. Scotiabank initiated its recommendation with a Sector Perform. Guggenheim started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on December 19, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $275. In a note dated December 13, 2024, BofA Securities upgraded an Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $290.
Danaher Corp [DHR] stock has fluctuated between $171.00 and $281.70 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $242.75 within the next 12 months. Danaher Corp [NYSE: DHR] shares were valued at $201.46 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 20.5% based on the average DHR price forecast.
Analyzing the DHR fundamentals
Danaher Corp [NYSE:DHR] reported sales of 23.82B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -0.95%. 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 0.07 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 199.50 points at the first support level, and at 197.55 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 204.51, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 207.57.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Danaher Corp’s Current Ratio is 1.43. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.05, while the Cash Ratio is 0.3. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 6.05, the price to book ratio is 2.84 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 39.06.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved RALES STEVEN M, Chairman, that happened on May 12 ’25 when 1.25 million shares were sold. Officer, RALES STEVEN M completed a deal on May 12 ’25 to buy 1.25 million shares. Meanwhile, Former Officer Raskas Daniel bought 7053.0 shares on May 02 ’25.
