Danaher stock: TD Cowen lifts target to USD 255.00 for Danaher stock

Published on 10/16/2026 at 16:53 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Third-quarter results are set for October 21, 2026. Danaher stock costs EUR 203.60 on October 16, 2026, down 0.92 percent on Nasdaq.

Market measures and upcoming results

TD Cowen raised its Danaher target to USD 255.00 from USD 236.00 on October 13, 2026.
Danaher's adjusted earnings per share reached USD 1.94 in the second quarter of 2026, up 8.00 percent year over year.
Danaher stock costs EUR 203.60 at Lang & Schwarz on October 16, 2026 at 4:39 p.m. CEST, down 0.92 percent on Nasdaq versus the prior close.
Danaher will report third-quarter 2026 results on October 21, 2026.

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TD Cowen raised its Danaher target to USD 255.00 from USD 236.00 on October 13, 2026, putting the new target 11.17 percent above the latest Nasdaq price. Markets Insider reported that analyst Dan Brennan kept a Buy rating while lifting the target. Danaher was trading at EUR 203.60 at Lang & Schwarz on October 16, 2026 at 4:39 p.m. CEST, down 0.92 percent on Nasdaq versus the prior close.

Second-quarter earnings reached USD 1.94

Danaher's adjusted earnings per share reached USD 1.94 in the second quarter of 2026, up 8.00 percent from the year-ago period. The company's Q2 supplement also listed adjusted operating margin of 27.10 percent and core revenue growth of 3.00 percent. Danaher said the quarter delivered better-than-expected revenue, earnings and cash flow.

Price remains 5.53 percent below the high

On Nasdaq, Danaher was trading at USD 229.37 on October 16, 2026 at 10:51 a.m. ET. The stock stood 5.53 percent below its USD 242.80 52-week high and 42.49 percent above its USD 160.93 low. Trading volume reached 885,460 shares, versus an average volume of 4,774,787 shares.

Valuation and the October 21 date

Danaher's market capitalization was USD 161.2 billion on October 16, 2026, while its price-to-earnings ratio was 40.70 and its dividend yield was 1.00 percent. The company will webcast its third-quarter 2026 earnings call on October 21, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. ET, according to Danaher.

Comparison with peers

Danaher Corporation: minus 0.92 percent, P/E 40.70, market capitalization USD 161.2 billion

Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE, USD): minus 1.06 percent, P/E 37.04, market capitalization USD 254.8 billion

Abbott Laboratories (NYSE, USD): plus 0.27 percent, P/E 33.73, market capitalization USD 181.6 billion

The euro quote and daily move

At Lang & Schwarz, Danaher was trading at EUR 203.60 on October 16, 2026 at 4:39 p.m. CEST, down 0.92 percent on Nasdaq versus the prior close. The euro quote places the stock below the current US-dollar 52-week high after a softer session for the home listing. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Danaher stock.