Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for DAC in the last 90 days.
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Gekko Brief
AI summaryOct 12 closeThis week's news centers on Danaos exploring a carve-out of its dry bulk fleet, with plans tied to a possible listing in Oslo. The company is reportedly considering selling a minority stake in a new entity holding 11 Capesize vessels and four Newcastlemaxes under construction, alongside separate coverage of Cetus Maritime's own Euronext Growth Oslo float plans. Separately, Danaos declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.00 per share, an 11.11% increase, plus a special dividend of $5.00 per share, both payable on October 22, 2026, a combined payout the company linked to its cash generation and contracted revenue backlog.
Danaos closed at $169.39, up 0.2%, sitting above both its 50-day average of $153.03 and 200-day average of $126.37, with the 50-day above the 200-day. The stock trades near its 52-week high of $172.76, having returned 6.3% over one month, 30.7% over three months, and 98.6% over the past year. The GekkoIndex reads 43.8, placing the stock in the Distribution zone, while price sits 32.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $249.72.
The next earnings date falls on 9 November 2026, 27 days out and inside a typical 20-trading-day holding window, following a prior quarter where adjusted EPS of $7.29 missed the $7.60 estimate and the stock reacted -2.1%. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity in their respective windows was recorded. Seasonality over five years shows an average 3.5% move across the next 20 trading days, positive in 3 of those years, worth weighing against the ongoing dry bulk carve-out discussions.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Danaos price vs fair value
Close $169.39200-day averageGekko Fair Value $249.72
Danaos quick facts
- Market cap
- $3.08B
- P/E ratio
- 5.8
- Forward P/E
- 2.3
- EPS, TTM
- $29.55
- Revenue, TTM
- $1.06B
- Profit margin
- 51.3%
- Dividend yield
- 2.43%
- Beta
- 0.87
- Volume
- 206,045 avg 170,500
- 1-year return
- +98.6%
- Typical daily move
- ±2.5%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±5.4%
- 50-day average
- $153.03
- 200-day average
- $126.37
- Next earnings
- Nov 9
- Shares outstanding
- 18.20M
Danaos swing-trade checklist
Danaos scores 3 supportive, 0 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive0 mixed2 headwinds
- Trendsupportive
Above 50 and 200-day
Close $169.39 is above the 50-day ($153.03) and 200-day ($126.37) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexheadwind
43.8, Distribution
Reading 43.8 is in the Distribution zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
32.2% below
Price is 32.2% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
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No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings riskheadwind
Reports in 28 days
Reports on Nov 9, 2026, 28 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+3.5% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +3.5% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
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Danaos stock chart and price history
Danaos closed at $169.39 on Oct 12, 2026, +98.6% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $83.56 to $172.76.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- +6.3%
- 3 months
- +30.7%
- 6 months
- +45.6%
- 1 year
- +98.6%
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About Danaos
Danaos owns and manages a fleet of containerships that move goods by sea across markets such as Australia, Asia, Europe, and the United States. Its vessels are best recognized for the role they play in transporting cargo for liner companies operating on international trade routes.
The business runs through subsidiaries that hold and operate the ships, and it generates revenue mainly by chartering these containerships out to shipping lines that need capacity to carry freight. As of February 28, 2022, the fleet numbered 71 containerships with a combined capacity of 436,589 twenty-foot equivalent units, reflecting the scale at which it serves its liner company clients.
The company traces its roots to 1963 and is based in Piraeus, Greece. It operated for years as Danaos Holdings Limited before taking on its current name, Danaos Corporation, in October 2005. Its shares trade on the NYSE under the ticker DAC.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Transportation
- Industry
- Marine shipping
- Website
- danaos.com
Danaos GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Danaos’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 43.8, in the Distribution zone, up 0.1 points over five sessions.
43.8Distribution
Up 0.1 points over five sessions.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 24 | +2.9% | +6.7% | ||
| Accumulation | 158 | +0.1% | +1.9% | ||
| Neutral | 443 | +0.7% | +2.3% | ||
| Distribution (current zone) | 55 | +1.1% | +4.0% | ||
| Selling | 2 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average DAC share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Distribution readings averaged +1.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Distribution zone: Institutions potentially offloading. About the five zones →
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Is Danaos stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Danaos trades 32.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $249.72, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Danaos shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$249.72
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026
32.2% Undervalued
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Danaos insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Danaos, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in DAC were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Danaos has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
- $22K
- As a share of market cap
- 0.00%
- Trailing four quarters
- $29.69M
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Dec 31
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0added0opened0trimmed1sold out
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Danaos earnings: next date and track record
Danaos reports on Nov 9, 2026 (28 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 2 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Nov 9, 2026
28 days away
- EPS estimate
- $7.39
- Revenue estimate
- $276.6M
2 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±2.9%average move across the report
5 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Aug 3, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Danaos reported Q2 2026 adjusted net income of $133.1 million ($7.29/share), up 15% year-over-year. Dry bulk segment surged with revenue up 57% to $35.7 million, driven by Capesize rates of $30,400/day versus $18,000/day prior year. Contract backlog reached a record $4.6 billion with 100% of 2026 container days covered. The company maintains 78 of 87 vessels debt-free, 0.3x net leverage, and $1.5 billion total liquidity.
- Guidance
- Fleet coverage stands at 93% for 2027 and 79% for 2028, with over 60% contracted for 2029. Management secured $683 million in new charter backlog and $368 million in financing commitments for newbuildings, signaling continued disciplined expansion.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2026 | $7.29 est $7.60 | $274.4M est $258.3M | −2.1% |
| May 11, 2026 | $6.72 est $6.60 | $253.7M est $242.2M | −1.3% |
| Feb 9, 2026 | $7.14 est $6.77 | $266.3M est $257.0M | +2.8% |
| Nov 17, 2025 | $6.75 est $7.10 | $260.7M est $255.0M | +1.9% |
| Aug 4, 2025 | $6.36 est $6.66 | $262.2M est $257.6M | +1.8% |
| May 13, 2025 | $6.04 est $6.44 | $253.3M est $242.0M | −1.8% |
| Feb 10, 2025 | $4.70 est $6.76 | $258.2M est $242.0M | +5.1% |
| Nov 12, 2024 | $6.50 est $6.78 | $256.2M est $247.1M | +6.1% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Danaos stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Danaos is $164.50, −2.9% from the last close, from 1 firm rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$164.50consensus 12-month target, −2.9% from the last close
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 1 firm.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5 | Freedom Capital Markets | $155 | −8.5% |
+4.0%average 20-day move after past Distribution readings
+3.5%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.5%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Danaos seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Danaos averaged +3.5% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +1.9% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +2.4% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +2.2% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +3.5% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +3.9% | 4 of 5 |
For scale, DAC’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.4%.
Danaos market cap and key statistics
Danaos’s market cap is $3.08B, with a P/E ratio of 5.8 and revenue of $1.06B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $3.08B
- P/E ratio
- 5.8
- Forward P/E
- 2.3
- EPS, TTM
- $29.55
- Gekko Fair Value
- $249.72
Trading
- Volume
- 206,045
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 170,500
- 52-week high
- $172.76
- 52-week low
- $83.56
- Shares outstanding
- 18.20M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $1.06B
- Profit margin
- 51.3%
- Return on equity
- 14.1%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +16.9%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.87
- Typical daily move
- ±2.5%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±5.4%
- Dividend yield
- 2.43%
Danaos stock news this week
Coverage of Danaos this week reads positive: 4 positive, 2 neutral and 1 negative headlines.
- Danaos and Cetus push dry bulk listing plans in OsloSplash247, Oct 12
- Behavioral Patterns of DAC and Institutional FlowsStock Traders Daily, Oct 11
- Danaos mulls selling stake in bulker fleet in Oslo listingTradeWinds News, Oct 9
- With 11 vessels on the water, Danaos (DAC) explores selling a minority stake in its dry bulk business.Stock Titan, Oct 9
- Danaos Corp (DAC) Stock Up 3.5% but GF Value Says Overvalued -- GF Score: 74/100GuruFocus, Oct 9
- Special Dividend Might Change The Case For Investing In Danaos Stock (DAC)Simply Wall Street, Oct 9
Danaos peers
Danaos’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| FROFrontline | Distribution | 23.3% above |
| KEXKirby | Neutral | 30.2% below |
| MATXMatson | Neutral | 9.6% above |
| INSWInternational Seaways | Distribution | 4.1% below |
| CMBTCMB.TECH | Neutral | 9.0% above |
| HAFNHafnia | Distribution | 29.2% below |
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Danaos stock FAQ
What is Danaos’s market cap?
Danaos’s market cap is $3.08B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $169.39, with 18.20M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 5.8.
What is the Danaos stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Danaos is $164.50, −2.9% from the last close. Of the 1 firm that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 1 rate it a buy, 0 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Danaos stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Danaos is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $169.39 is 32.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $249.72. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Danaos report earnings next?
Danaos is expected to report on Nov 9, 2026 (28 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $7.39 per share on revenue of $276.6M. Danaos beat the earnings estimate in 2 of its last 8 reports, moving 2.9% on average across the report.
What is Danaos’s 52-week high and low?
Danaos’s 52-week high is $172.76 and its 52-week low is $83.56; it closed at $169.39 on Oct 12, 2026, +98.6% over the past year.
Is Danaos stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (trend, fair value and seasonality) and 2 as headwinds (gekkoindex and earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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