Danaher (NYSE:DHR) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Danaher (NYSE:DHR) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Monday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 7.800-7.800 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 7.710. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on DHR shares. Rothschild Redb lowered Danaher from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Redburn Partners set a $220.00 price objective on shares of Danaher in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Danaher in a research note on Wednesday. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Danaher from $225.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Danaher from $260.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Twenty-one analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Danaher currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $249.92.

Danaher Stock Up 0.1%

NYSE:DHR traded up $0.32 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $238.69. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 274,821 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,311,676. The company has a quick ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $225.77 and a 200-day moving average of $210.67. Danaher has a 1 year low of $171.00 and a 1 year high of $258.23. The firm has a market capitalization of $168.60 billion, a PE ratio of 49.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.24 and a beta of 0.89.

Danaher (NYSE:DHR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October 20th. The conglomerate reported $1.89 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.72 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $6.05 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6 billion. Danaher had a net margin of 14.44% and a return on equity of 10.92%. Danaher’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.71 earnings per share. Equities research analysts forecast that Danaher will post 7.63 earnings per share for the current year.

Danaher Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 26th will be issued a $0.32 dividend. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 26th. Danaher’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 26.39%.

Insider Activity at Danaher

In other Danaher news, SVP Georgeann Couchara sold 5,174 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.42, for a total value of $1,088,713.08. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 2,625 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $552,352.50. This trade represents a 66.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Teri List sold 3,298 shares of Danaher stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $226.50, for a total transaction of $746,997.00. Following the sale, the director owned 20,762 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,702,593. The trade was a 13.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 30,248 shares of company stock valued at $6,609,663 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 11.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Danaher

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in DHR. Viking Global Investors LP lifted its position in Danaher by 543.9% during the second quarter. Viking Global Investors LP now owns 2,907,515 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $574,351,000 after purchasing an additional 2,455,994 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Danaher by 23.7% in the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,813,128 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $755,991,000 after buying an additional 729,597 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Danaher by 65.1% in the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,464,336 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $276,276,000 after buying an additional 577,462 shares during the last quarter. Credit Agricole S A purchased a new position in Danaher during the third quarter valued at approximately $91,399,000. Finally, Orbimed Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Danaher during the third quarter valued at approximately $52,162,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.05% of the company’s stock.

About Danaher

Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) is a global science and technology company that designs, manufactures and markets products and services for the life sciences, diagnostics, and environmental and applied markets. The company organizes its operations into business segments focused on Life Sciences, Diagnostics, and Environmental & Applied Solutions, supplying instruments, reagents, software and related services that support research, clinical testing, biopharmaceutical development, and industrial and environmental monitoring.

Products and services in Danaher’s portfolio include analytical and diagnostic instruments, laboratory consumables and reagents, digital and software solutions for workflow and data management, field and industrial monitoring equipment, and service and maintenance programs.