Stock Update (NYSE:DHR): Danaher Schedules Fourth Quarter 2015 Earnings Conference Call

[PR Newswire] – WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Danaher Corporation (DHR) announced today that it will webcast its quarterly earnings conference call for the fourth quarter 2015 on Tuesday, January 26, 2016 beginning at 8:00 a.m. ET and lasting approximately 1 hour. The call and an accompanying slide presentation will be webcast on the “Investors” section of Danaher’s website, www.danaher.com, under the subheading “Events & Presentations.” A replay of the webcast will be available shortly after the conclusion of the presentation and will remain available until the next quarterly earnings call. You can access the conference call by dialing 800-768-6569 within the U.S. or 785-830-7992 outside the U.S. a few minutes before 8:00 a.m. ET and telling the operator that you are dialing in for Danaher’s earnings conference call (access code 9714607). Read more on this. Danaher Corp. (DHR) , currently valued at $60.72B, ended trading yesterday at $88.50. Looking at today’s market, DHR one day range is $88.54 to $89.10 with a one year range of $81.25 to $97.62. DHR shares are currently priced at 20.53x this year’s forecasted earnings, which makes them relatively expensive compared to the industry’s 17.52x forward p/e ratio. And for passive income investors, the company pays shareholders $0.54 per share annually in dividends, yielding 0.58%. In a review of the consensus earnings estimate this quarter, 20 sell-side analysts are looking at $1.26 per share, which would be $0.22 better than the year-ago quarter and a $0.01 sequential decrease. Investors should also note that the full-year EPS estimate of $4.31 is a $0.56 improvement when compared to the previous year’s annual results. The quarterly earnings estimate is predicated on a consensus revenue forecast of $6.03 Billion. If reported, that would be a 11.25% increase over the year-ago quarter. In terms of ratings, Sterne Agee CRT Initiated DHR at Neutral (Sep 9, 2015). Previously, Morgan Stanley upgraded DHR from Equal-Weight to Overweight. Given all the information above, we should disclose to readers that the average price target is $103.79, which is 17.28% above than it opened this morning. See more in (NYSE:DHR) Similar Articles: Market Update (NYSE:PRU): Prudential Financial To Announce Fourth Quarter 2015 Earnings; Schedules Conference Call Market Update (NYSE:DHR): Danaher Reports Record Third Quarter 2015 Results Stock Update: Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) – Danaher Reports Record Second Quarter 2015 Results