At the time of writing, Danaher Corp [DHR] stock is trading at $202.62, up 1.72%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The DHR shares have gain 5.50% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 6.79%, 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.
For the past year, the stock price of Danaher Corp fluctuated between $171.00 and $281.70. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $249.2 within the next 12 months. Danaher Corp [NYSE: DHR] shares were valued at $202.62 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 22.99% based on the average DHR price forecast.
Analyzing the DHR fundamentals
According to Danaher Corp [NYSE:DHR], the company’s sales were 23.82B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -0.95% plunge. 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. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.32.
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Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Danaher Corp [NYSE:DHR] has a current ratio of 1.43. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.05, and the Cash Ratio is 0.3. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 6.09, the price to book ratio is 2.85 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 39.28.
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.
