Danaos Corp

Danaos Corp (DAC) Stock Analysis

$150.680

-0.573 (-0.38%)At close

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High
152.740
Open
151.250
VWAP
151.21
Vol
98.11K
Mkt Cap
1.79B
Low
150.220
Amount
14.84M
EV/EBITDA, TTM
3.87

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.

AI analysis of Danaos Corp (DAC)

buy

Danaos Corp is a good buy right now due to its strong financial performance and positive market sentiment. The current price is $150.68, with a forward P/E of 2.26, suggesting significant undervaluation compared to earnings potential. Additionally, the company has a gross margin of 53.79% and a recent dividend yield of 2.94%, which enhances its attractiveness to long-term investors. The main risk is the recent earnings report showing a 2.36% decline in market price, indicating some volatility.

Analyst Ratings (2)

Hold
0 Buy
2 Hold
0 Sell
Current: 150.68
Low
Average
High

Freedom Broker

2026-08-05

Price Target

$155

Buy

Freedom Capital

2026-03-10

Price Target

$120

Hold

Jefferies

2025-02-11

Price Target

$105

Strong Buy

Jefferies

2024-11-12

Price Target

$105

Strong Buy

Jefferies

2024-05-28

Price Target

$105

Strong Buy

Valuation Metrics

The current forward P/E ratio for Danaos Corp (DAC) is 2.26, compared to its 5-year average forward P/E of 2.67.

Forward P/E

Fair
5Y Average P/E
2.67
Current P/E
2.26
Overvalued
3.23
Undervalued
2.11

Forward EV/EBITDA

Overvalued
5Y Average EV/EBITDA
2.61
Current EV/EBITDA
3.87
Overvalued
3.37
Undervalued
1.86

Forward P/S

Strongly Overvalued
5Y Average P/S
1.65
Current P/S
2.43
Overvalued
1.97
Undervalued
1.32

Alphio AI Price Scenarios for DAC

Scenario prices are the last monthly forecast band of the current year. Probabilities are fixed model weights (25 / 50 / 25), not guarantees.

B

Bull

Bull · 25%DAC

$78.53

Scenario price

B

Base

Base · 50%DAC

$70.58

Scenario price

B

Bear

Bear · 25%DAC

$58.68

Scenario price

Whales holding DAC

N

No Street GP LP

+ HoldingDAC

+1.17%

3M Return

R

RBF Capital LLC

+ HoldingDAC

-1.91%

3M Return

Events Timeline

2026-05-11 (ET)

17:10:00

Danaos Reports Q1 Revenue of $253.7M

2026-02-09 (ET)

16:40:00

Company Reports Q4 Revenue of $266.27M

2026-01-20 (ET)

16:10:00

Glenfarne Partners with Danaos to Advance Alaska LNG Project

16:10:00

Danaos Partners with Glenfarne to Advance Alaska LNG Project

2025-11-17 (ET)

16:40:43

Danaos Raises Dividend to 90 Cents per Share

News

DAC FAQ — answered by Alphio AI

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. It operates in the Industrials sector (DEEP SEA FOREIGN TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT industry).

Danaos Corp is a good buy right now due to its strong financial performance and positive market sentiment. The current price is $150.68, with a forward P/E of 2.26, suggesting significant undervaluation compared to earnings potential. Additionally, the company has a gross margin of 53.79% and a recent dividend yield of 2.94%, which enhances its attractiveness to long-term investors. The main risk is the recent earnings report showing a 2.36% decline in market price, indicating some volatility.

2 analysts cover DAC: 0 rate it Buy, 2 Hold and 0 Sell.

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