Danaher slides as trimmed sales outlook outweighs Q2 beat

Danaher Corporation (DHR) is down 12.6% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The sell-off appears tied to guidance rather than the quarter’s headline numbers. Danaher posted better second-quarter earnings and raised its full-year adjusted EPS outlook, but investors seem focused on a narrower full-year core revenue growth forecast and a softer third-quarter growth outlook, with bioprocessing project timing also weighing on sentiment.

Details:

Danaher reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $6.3 billion, non-GAAP core revenue growth of 3.0%, and adjusted diluted EPS of $1.94, showing solid operating performance.

The company said third-quarter 2026 non-GAAP core revenue is expected to rise only 2.0% to 3.0% year over year, which likely signaled a slower near-term growth pace than some investors wanted.

Danaher also changed its full-year 2026 core revenue outlook to 3.0% to 4.0%, down from the 3% to 6% range it had maintained after first-quarter results.

Management said customer project timing affected bioprocessing revenue in the quarter, even though underlying order trends stayed strong and bioprocessing orders grew at a mid-teens rate.

Sources:

Danaher, SEC, Reuters

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$DHR Insider Trading Activity

$DHR insiders have traded $DHR stock on the open market 2 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 2 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $DHR stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

GREGORY M MILOSEVICH (Executive Vice President) sold 1,320 shares for an estimated $274,574
ALAN G SPOON sold 1,358 shares for an estimated $237,206

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$DHR Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 821 institutional investors add shares of $DHR stock to their portfolio, and 1,146 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS added 8,322,198 shares (+1445.9%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $1,556,583,913
CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS removed 4,231,295 shares (-23.2%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $791,421,416
HOLOCENE ADVISORS, LP added 3,099,516 shares (+329.9%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $579,733,472
FMR LLC added 3,027,600 shares (+15.5%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $566,282,304
BESSEMER GROUP INC removed 2,060,465 shares (-98.3%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $385,389,373
AGF MANAGEMENT LTD removed 1,958,435 shares (-99.8%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $366,305,682
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC removed 1,863,602 shares (-91.1%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $348,568,118

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$DHR Government Contracts

We have seen $128,866,046 of award payments to $DHR over the last year.

Here are some of the awards which we have have seen pay out the most over the last year:

MICROBIOLOGY REAGENTS & CONSUMABLES ADD CLAUSE 852.222-71 - COMPLIANCE WITH EXECUTIVE ORDER 13899: $2,353,640
MRSA REAGENTS: $1,655,465

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$DHR Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $DHR in the last several months. We have seen 2 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

JP Morgan issued a "Overweight" rating on 01/29/2026
Jefferies issued a "Buy" rating on 01/29/2026

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$DHR Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $DHR recently. We have seen 14 analysts offer price targets for $DHR in the last 6 months, with a median target of $230.0.

Here are some recent targets:

Vijay Kumar from Evercore ISI Group set a target price of $230.0 on 07/06/2026
David Westenberg from Piper Sandler set a target price of $200.0 on 06/11/2026
Rajesh Kumar from HSBC set a target price of $230.0 on 06/03/2026
Patrick Donnelly from Citigroup set a target price of $95.0 on 05/27/2026
Dan Leonard from RBC Capital set a target price of $200.0 on 05/15/2026
Kallum Titchmarsh from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $255.0 on 04/23/2026
Subbu Nambi from Guggenheim set a target price of $235.0 on 04/22/2026

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