Jones Financial Companies Lllp Has $26.94 Million Holdings in Danaher Corporation $DHR

Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its position in Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) by 18.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 143,299 shares of the conglomerate’s stock after purchasing an additional 22,750 shares during the quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp’s holdings in Danaher were worth $26,938,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in DHR. Norges Bank bought a new position in Danaher during the 2nd quarter worth $1,979,503,000. Viking Global Investors LP increased 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 worth $574,351,000 after acquiring an additional 2,455,994 shares during the period. Generation Investment Management LLP raised its stake in Danaher by 56.2% in the 2nd quarter. Generation Investment Management LLP now owns 4,965,646 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $980,914,000 after purchasing an additional 1,787,522 shares in the last quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA boosted its holdings in Danaher by 924.2% in the 2nd quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 1,239,320 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $244,815,000 after purchasing an additional 1,118,318 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Danaher by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 60,769,587 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $12,004,424,000 after purchasing an additional 788,499 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.05% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Danaher from $230.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, December 15th. Guggenheim lifted their price objective on Danaher from $250.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 2nd. Wall Street Zen raised Danaher from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, November 22nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Danaher in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Morgan Stanley assumed coverage on shares of Danaher in a research note on Monday, December 1st. They set an “overweight” rating and a $270.00 price objective on the stock. Twenty research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Danaher presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $252.32.

Danaher Price Performance

Shares of DHR stock opened at $216.65 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $230.25 and a 200 day simple moving average of $214.64. The company has a market cap of $153.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.99, a P/E/G ratio of 3.02 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a quick ratio of 1.51, a current ratio of 1.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. Danaher Corporation has a twelve month low of $171.00 and a twelve month high of $242.80.

Danaher (NYSE:DHR) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The conglomerate reported $2.23 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.14 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $6.84 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.79 billion. Danaher had a return on equity of 10.81% and a net margin of 14.71%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.14 earnings per share. Danaher has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.350-8.500 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Danaher Corporation will post 7.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Danaher Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 30th. Investors of record on Friday, December 26th were paid a $0.32 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 26th. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. Danaher’s dividend payout ratio is presently 25.40%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Danaher

In other news, SVP Brian W. Ellis sold 21,776 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.23, for a total value of $4,773,952.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 14,553 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,190,454.19. This represents a 59.94% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Teri List sold 3,298 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $226.50, for a total value of $746,997.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 20,762 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,702,593. This trade represents a 13.71% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 30,248 shares of company stock worth $6,609,663 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 11.20% of the company’s stock.

Danaher Profile

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.