Positive News SentimentPositive NewsNYSE:DAC Danaos (DAC) Stock Price, News & Analysis $79.34 +0.27 (+0.34%) Closing price 03/28/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$79.32 -0.02 (-0.03%) As of 03/28/2025 04:38 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Danaos Stock (NYSE:DAC) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Danaos alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$77.82▼$79.6150-Day Range$76.76▼$85.6852-Week Range$71.32▼$98.25Volume101,970 shsAverage Volume108,243 shsMarket Capitalization$1.51 billionP/E Ratio3.06Dividend Yield4.29%Price Target$105.00Consensus RatingBuy Company OverviewDanaos Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides container and drybulk vessels services in Australia, Asia, and Europe. The company offers seaborne transportation services by operating vessels in the containership and drybulk sectors of the shipping industry. As of April 03, 2024, it had a fleet of 68 containerships aggregating 421,293 twenty-foot equivalent units in capacity. The company was formerly known as Danaos Holdings Limited and changed its name to Danaos Corporation in October 2005. Danaos Corporation was founded in 1963 and is based in Piraeus, Greece.Read More… Remove Ads Danaos Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks82nd Percentile Overall ScoreDAC MarketRank™: Danaos scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 45th out of 130 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.5 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingDanaos has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageDanaos has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Danaos' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth-3.36% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Danaos are expected to decrease by -3.36% in the coming year, from $29.21 to $28.23 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Danaos is 3.06, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.58.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Danaos is 3.06, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 13.57.Price to Book Value per Share RatioDanaos has a P/B Ratio of 0.54. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Danaos' valuation and earnings. Short Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted5.41% of the float of Danaos has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverDanaos has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.9.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Danaos has recently decreased by 1.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend LeadershipDanaos is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.30%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthDanaos does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Danaos is 13.12%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Danaos will have a dividend payout ratio of 12.04% next year. This indicates that Danaos will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Danaos' dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted5.41% of the float of Danaos has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverDanaos has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.9.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Danaos has recently decreased by 1.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. News and Social Media4.3 / 5News Sentiment1.71 News SentimentDanaos has a news sentiment score of 1.71. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.82 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Danaos this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search Interest3 people have searched for DAC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows6 people have added Danaos to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Danaos insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders41.00% of the stock of Danaos is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.Percentage Held by InstitutionsOnly 19.01% of the stock of Danaos is held by institutions.Read more about Danaos' insider trading history. Receive DAC Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Danaos and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address DAC Stock News HeadlinesAt US$80.87, Is Danaos Corporation (NYSE:DAC) Worth Looking At Closely?March 14, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comDanaos Corporation Announces Availability of its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the Year Ended December 31, 2024March 13, 2025 | prnewswire.comMusk’s real agenda in D.C. In this urgent exposé, you’ll discover… How Elon and Donald Trump are quietly drawing a radical new map of America…March 30, 2025 | Porter & Company (Ad)Is Danaos Corporation (DAC) the Small-Cap Dividend Stock Drive Year-to-Date Gains?February 25, 2025 | msn.comDanaos Corporation (DAC): Among Last Week’s Best Dividend StocksFebruary 23, 2025 | msn.comDanaos: Stocks This Cheap Don't Come Around OftenFebruary 19, 2025 | seekingalpha.comDanaos Corporation (NYSE:DAC) Q4 2024 Earnings Call TranscriptFebruary 12, 2025 | msn.comDanaos Corporation (DAC) Q4 2024 Earnings Call TranscriptFebruary 12, 2025 | seekingalpha.comSee More Headlines DAC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have DAC shares performed this year? Danaos' stock was trading at $80.07 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, DAC stock has decreased by 0.9% and is now trading at $79.3410. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Danaos' earnings last quarter? Danaos Co. (NYSE:DAC) released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February, 10th. The shipping company reported $6.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $6.52 by $0.02. Danaos had a net margin of 49.81% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 16.03%. Who are Danaos' major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Danaos include Ion Asset Management Ltd. (2.91%), Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership (1.62%), No Street GP LP (1.29%) and Voloridge Investment Management LLC (0.54%). View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Danaos? Shares of DAC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Danaos own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Danaos investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), CrowdStrike (CRWD), PayPal (PYPL), Arista Networks (ANET) and Broadcom (AVGO). Company Calendar Last Earnings2/10/2025Record date for 3/5 Dividend2/24/2025Ex-Dividend for 3/5 Dividend2/24/2025Dividend Payable3/05/2025Today3/30/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)5/27/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorTransportation Industry Deep sea foreign transportation of freight Sub-IndustryTransportation Current SymbolNYSE:DAC CIK1369241 Webwww.danaos.com Phone302104196480Fax30 210 419 6480Employees1,720Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$105.00 High Stock Price Target$105.00 Low Stock Price Target$105.00 Potential Upside/Downside+32.3%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage1 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$25.91 Trailing P/E Ratio3.06 Forward P/E Ratio2.72 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$505.07 million Net Margins49.81% Pretax Margin56.16% Return on Equity16.03% Return on Assets12.99% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.19 Current Ratio3.93 Quick Ratio3.78 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.01 billion Price / Sales1.49 Cash Flow$31.86 per share Price / Cash Flow2.49 Book Value$148.22 per share Price / Book0.54Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares18,988,000Free Float11,457,000Market Cap$1.51 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.41 Social Links 7 Stocks That Could Be Bigger Than Tesla, Nvidia, and GoogleLooking for the next FAANG stock before everyone has heard about it? 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