Danaos offers one of the deepest value profiles in marine shipping — a forward P/E of 5.4x, a PEG of 0.21, best-in-class margins of 50%, and a 69% margin of safety — with a favorable risk/reward of 1.58-to-1; the main friction is that the stock is already just below its near-term target with about 1.6% headroom remaining, suggesting patience for a pullback toward the entry level.
Thesis pillars
- Extreme Valuation Discount→Stable
- Best In Class Operating Margins→Stable
- Estimate Revision Momentum↓Deteriorating
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Jul 3, 2026· older than 90 days
Danaos Corporation (DAC) Stock Analysis
Industrials · Marine Shipping
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $152.45 — A.R:R is negative (-1.7) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7.
Danaos Corporation, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates containerships and drybulk vessels in Australia, Europe, and the United States. It operates in two segments, Container Vessels and Drybulk Vessels. The company provides seaborne transportation services by operating... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $152.45 — A.R:R is negative (-1.7) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 6.0/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated Oct 27, 2026Recent Developments — Danaos Corporation
Latest news
- NEWS Whirlpool Posts Downbeat Q3 Results, Joins HSBC, Hilton Hotels And Other Big Stocks Moving Lower In Tuesday’s Pre-Market — benzinga Oct 27, 2026 negative
- NEWS Danaos stock rating upgraded to buy at Freedom Broker on earnings - Investing.com South Africa — Investing.com South Africa Aug 5, 2026 positive
- NEWS Danaos stock rating upgraded to buy at Freedom Broker on earnings - Investing.com UK — Investing.com UK Aug 5, 2026 positive
- NEWS Danaos stock rating upgraded to buy at Freedom Broker on earnings - Investing.com — Investing.com Aug 5, 2026 positive
- NEWS Danaos Q2 Earnings Call Highlights - TradingView — TradingView Aug 5, 2026 neutral
Latest item Oct 27, 2026 · Generated 2026-11-05T11:39:29Z.
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers·2 ceiling hits
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $152.45 — A.R:R is negative (-1.7) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $146.70. Score 6.0/10, moderate confidence.
Analyst target $139.82 reached (−8.3% from $152.45); no take-profit level is published. Prior stop was $146.70. Stop-loss: $146.70.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7; Consecutive earnings misses (2).
Danaos Corporation trades at a P/E of 5.2 (forward 6.2). TrendMatrix value score: 9.7/10. Verdict: Sell.
7 analysts rate DAC, with a consensus score of 4.1/5. 2 analysts publish price targets averaging $165.
What does Danaos Corporation do?Danaos Corporation, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates containerships and drybulk vessels in Australia,...
Danaos Corporation, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates containerships and drybulk vessels in Australia, Europe, and the United States. It operates in two segments, Container Vessels and Drybulk Vessels. The company provides seaborne transportation services by operating vessels in the containership and drybulk sectors of the shipping industry. As of December 31, 2025, it had a fleet of 75 containerships aggregating 477,230 TEUs; 27 container vessels under construction containerships aggregating 173,314 TEUs; 10 Capesize bulk carriers aggregating 1,755,000 DWT; and 2 dry bulk vessels under construction aggregating 422,000 DWT. The company was formerly known as Danaos Holdings Limited and changed its name to Danaos Corporation in October 2005. Danaos Corporation was founded in 1963 and is based in Piraeus, Greece.