This afternoon we watched Danaher drop -3.0% to a price of $198.61 per share. The Large-Cap Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery company is now trading -19.78% below its average target price of $247.57. Analysts have set target prices ranging from $210.0 to $310.0 per share for Danaher, and have given the stock an average rating of buy.
Danaher's short interest — meaning the percentage of the share float that is being shorted — is lower than average at 1.2%. The stock's short ratio is 2.09. The company's insiders own 11.04% 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 82.4%. In conclusion, we believe there is positive market sentiment regarding Danaher.
Institutions Invested in Danaher
| Date Reported | Holder | Percentage | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | Vanguard Group Inc | 8% | 59,981,088 | $11,912,843,924 |
| 2025-03-31 | Blackrock Inc. | 7% | 52,602,194 | $10,447,321,782 |
| 2025-03-31 | State Street Corporation | 4% | 27,463,971 | $5,454,619,297 |
| 2025-03-31 | Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc | 3% | 19,592,211 | $3,891,209,038 |
| 2025-03-31 | Wellington Management Group, LLP | 2% | 17,700,708 | $3,515,537,626 |
| 2025-03-31 | Capital International Investors | 2% | 15,062,295 | $2,991,522,419 |
| 2025-03-31 | FMR, LLC | 2% | 13,934,833 | $2,767,597,190 |
| 2025-03-31 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2% | 13,644,524 | $2,709,938,919 |
| 2025-03-31 | Morgan Stanley | 2% | 12,356,931 | $2,454,210,073 |
| 2024-12-31 | NORGES BANK | 1% | 9,282,250 | $1,843,547,678 |
