Why Are People Selling Their DHR Shares?

By Tamara Parker • Saturday, January 06 10:00 • Permanent Link

After Friday's -1.0% drop to $230.29 per share, Danaher might just keep moving past its target price of $241.9. With an average analyst rating of buy, and target prices from $205.0 to $270.0, the stock's next move is anyone's guess.

Danaher's short interest — meaning the percentage of the share float that is being shorted — is lower than average at 1.0%. The stock's short ratio is 2.06. The company's insiders own 10.74% of its outstanding shares, which indicates a strong alignment between management and shareholder interests.

Another number to watch is the company's rate of institutional share ownership, which now stands at 81.0%. In conclusion, we believe there is positive market sentiment regarding Danaher.

Institutions Invested in Danaher

Date Reported	Holder	Percentage	Shares	Value
2023-09-30	Vanguard Group Inc	8%	55,936,128	$12,881,530,541
2023-09-30	Blackrock Inc.	7%	49,248,152	$11,341,356,593
2023-09-30	State Street Corporation	4%	27,000,281	$6,217,894,530
2023-09-30	Wellington Management Group, LLP	3%	24,930,281	$5,741,194,244
2023-09-30	FMR, LLC	3%	21,558,375	$4,964,678,034
2023-09-30	Morgan Stanley	3%	19,116,972	$4,402,447,353
2023-09-30	Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc	2%	14,980,765	$3,449,920,271
2023-09-30	Capital International Investors	2%	14,621,738	$3,367,239,945
2023-09-30	Geode Capital Management, LLC	2%	13,339,082	$3,071,857,104
2023-09-30	JP Morgan Chase & Company	1%	9,226,691	$2,124,814,608

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