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Danaos Corp

DAC
116.100USD
+2.010+1.76%
Close 03/24, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
908.93MMarket Cap
4.33P/E TTM

Danaos Corp

116.100
+2.010+1.76%
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of Danaos Corp

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-03-24

Key Insights

Danaos Corp's fundamentals are relatively very healthy, with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.and its growth potential is high.Its valuation is considered fairly valued, ranking 5 out of 76 in the Freight & Logistics Services industry.Institutional ownership is very high.Over the past month, multiple analysts have rated it as Hold, with the highest price target at 109.00.In the medium term, the stock price is expected to trend up.Despite an average stock market performance over the past month, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals.The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Danaos Corp's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
5 / 76
Overall Ranking
72 / 4547
Industry
Freight & Logistics Services

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Media Coverage

Last 24 hours
Coverage Level

Very Low
Very High
Neutral

Danaos Corp Highlights

StrengthsRisks
Danaos Corporation is a holding company and an international owner of containerships, chartering its vessels to a range of liner companies. The Company's principal business is the acquisition and operation of vessels. The Company conducts its operations through the vessel owning companies, whose principal activity is the ownership and operation of containerships that are under the management of a related party of the company. The Company's manager is Danaos Shipping Company Limited (Danaos Shipping). The Company has a fleet of over 50 containerships aggregating approximately 329,590 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs). Its containership fleet includes approximately 53 containerships deployed on time charters and approximately two containerships deployed on bareboat charter. Gemini Shipholdings Corporation (Gemini), a company beneficially owned by the Company, owns approximately four additional containerships of over 24,000 TEU aggregate capacity.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 12.44%.
Overvalued
The company’s latest PB is 0.56, at a high 3-year percentile range.
Held by CI Select Canadian Equity Fund
Star Investor CI Select Canadian Equity Fund holds 975.00 shares of this stock.

Analyst Rating

Based on 2 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
109.000
Target Price
-2.42%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-03-24

The current financial score of Danaos Corp is 9.56, ranking 2 out of 76 in the Freight & Logistics Services industry. Its financial status is robust, and its operating efficiency is high. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 266.26M, representing a year-over-year increase of 3.13%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 30.40%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.56
Change
0

Financials

10.00

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Quality of Earnings

8.24

Operational Efficiency

10.00

Growth Potential

10.00

Shareholder Returns

9.57

Danaos Corp's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-03-24

The current valuation score of Danaos Corp is 8.92, ranking 5 out of 76 in the Freight & Logistics Services industry. Its current P/E ratio is 4.33, which is 1.89% below the recent high of 4.41 and 56.08% above the recent low of 1.90.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.92
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 5/76
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-03-24

The current earnings forecast score of Danaos Corp is 6.00, ranking 49 out of 76 in the Freight & Logistics Services industry. The average price target is 104.00, with a high of 110.00 and a low of 98.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.00
Change
0

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Analyst Rating

Based on 2 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
109.000
Target Price
-2.42%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

24
Total
3
Median
2
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Danaos Corp
DAC
2
Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd
GNK
7
Himalaya Shipping Ltd
HSHP
6
Star Bulk Carriers Corp
SBLK
6
Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp
CCEC
6
Kirby Corp
KEX
6
1
2
3
4
5

Financial Forecasting

EPS
Revenue
Net Profit
EBIT
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-03-24

The current price momentum score of Danaos Corp is 9.13, ranking 7 out of 76 in the Freight & Logistics Services industry. Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 121.19 and the support level at 108.64, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.88
Change
0.25

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(1)
Neutral(2)
Buy(3)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-0.103
Neutral
RSI(14)
60.996
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
85.516
Buy
ATR(14)
3.395
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
149.541
Buy
Williams %R
7.526
Overbought
TRIX(12,20)
0.172
Sell
StochRSI(14)
100.000
Buy
Moving Average
Sell(0)
Neutral(0)
Buy(6)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
113.926
Buy
MA10
112.131
Buy
MA20
113.137
Buy
MA50
107.431
Buy
MA100
101.117
Buy
MA200
95.675
Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-03-24

The current institutional shareholding score of Danaos Corp is 3.00, ranking 34 out of 76 in the Freight & Logistics Services industry. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 22.94%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 4.05%. The largest institutional shareholder is Steven Cohen, holding a total of 69.22K shares, representing 0.38% of shares outstanding, with 585.23% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
3.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
Danaos Investments, Ltd. as Trustee of the 883 Trust
9.54M
+2.14%
Acadian Asset Management LLC
389.78K
+27.75%
Ion Asset Management Israel Ltd
394.35K
-39.73%
RBF Capital, LLC
418.01K
--
NO STREET GP LP
250.00K
--
Prokopakis (Iraklis)
200.27K
--
Two Sigma Investments, LP
59.95K
-31.56%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
98.18K
+18.53%
Goldman Sachs & Company, Inc.
67.13K
+97.77%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-03-24

The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a neutral effect on the Freight & Logistics Services domestic-focused industry. The Dollar Index (DXY) measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies, including the euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc. The current risk assessment score of Danaos Corp is 9.27, ranking 6 out of 76 in the Freight & Logistics Services industry. The company's beta value is 0.93. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets. with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.27
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
0.93
VaR
+3.48%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+12.58%
240-Day Volatility
+26.48%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+3.44%
120 days
+3.57%
5 years
+9.55%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-4.03%
120 days
-4.03%
5 years
-13.42%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+3.60
120 days
+2.56
5 years
+0.56

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+12.58%
3 years
+31.52%
5 years
+51.74%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
+5.94
3 years
+1.10
5 years
+0.22
Skewness
240 days
+0.83
3 years
+0.23
5 years
-0.01

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+26.48%
5 years
+37.26%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+1.86%
5 years
+2.09%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+451.55%
240 days
+451.55%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+18.53%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+19.66%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.44%
120 days
+0.46%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
-26.62%
60 days
-17.58%
120 days
-14.14%

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