SeekingAlpha · Oct 15, 2026
Danaos: Alaska LNG Is The Next Leg Of This Story (Rating Downgrade)
Danaos benefits from recent market momentum across the shipping sector following the US-Iran war. Read why I am downgrading DAC stock to a Hold.
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NYSE · DAC
Danaos Corporation
Industrials · Marine Shipping
$157.99
Down-$0.52 (-0.33%)
Updated Oct 27, 2026, 9:20 PM
SID Score
5.3/10
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- Market cap
- 1.72B
- P/E ratio
- 3.68
- Dividend yield
- 2.18%
- 52-week range
- $106.27 – $172.76
- Volume
- 143.35K
- Avg. volume
- 73.04K
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DAC price history
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 26, 2026
DAC closed at $157.99 after 21 trading sessions, up 3.07% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $157.99
- Period change
- +3.07%
- Period low
- $153.28
- Period high
- $170.22
Daily close
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| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2026 | $159.44 | $160.42 | $157.42 | $157.99 | 143.35K |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $158.61 | $160.87 | $157.03 | $158.34 | 119.93K |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $156.92 | $159.17 | $155.98 | $157.81 | 161.89K |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $158.26 | $160.8299 | $157.63 | $158.49 | 116K |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $156.52 | $158.70 | $155.61 | $157.43 | 134.45K |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $158.65 | $160.75 | $155.00 | $156.48 | 101.79K |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $159.85 | $160.25 | $156.6601 | $158.17 | 119.1K |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $158.91 | $161.96 | $158.0025 | $158.72 | 163.06K |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $164.79 | $164.79 | $159.39 | $161.96 | 177.27K |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $163.60 | $165.835 | $161.86 | $164.93 | 245.38K |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $170.19 | $172.7616 | $169.25 | $169.39 | 206.11K |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $170.97 | $171.09 | $167.80 | $169.09 | 216.55K |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $166.86 | $170.59 | $166.83 | $170.22 | 307.37K |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $166.00 | $168.15 | $164.35 | $164.48 | 328.41K |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $165.00 | $166.33 | $163.38 | $165.94 | 192.08K |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $166.18 | $167.77 | $163.2308 | $165.82 | 148.57K |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $161.05 | $165.25 | $157.91 | $165.15 | 212.46K |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $155.50 | $161.80 | $155.50 | $161.74 | 193.13K |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $155.78 | $158.1599 | $153.90 | $154.31 | 84.34K |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $152.73 | $154.99 | $152.61 | $154.48 | 159.98K |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $154.52 | $155.23 | $152.90 | $153.28 | 81.71K |
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Company profile
Danaos Corp is an international owner of containerships. It provides international seaborne transportation services by operating vessels in the containership sector of the shipping industry. The company's customers include, HMM, MSC, Yang Ming, Hapag Lloyd, ZIM, Maersk, COSCO, OOCL, ONE, PIL, Sealead, Niledutch, Samudera, OSC, and Arkas. Geographically, the company operates in Australia-Asia, Europe, and America, with maximum revenue from the Australia-Asia region. It has two reporting segments Container vessels and Drybulk vessels segment. It generates the majority of its revenue from Container vessels.
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- $105.00
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| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | Freedom Broker | Buy | — |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Freedom Capital Markets | Hold | — |
| Aug 5, 2025 | Jefferies | Buy | — |
| May 14, 2025 | Jefferies | Buy | — |
| Feb 11, 2025 | Jefferies | Buy | — |
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Yahoo · Oct 9, 2026
Is Danaos (DAC) Fully Valued Following Its Special And Quarterly Dividend Announcement?
Danaos dividend announcement Danaos (DAC) has put cash returns in focus after declaring a regular quarterly dividend of US$1.00 per share, alongside a separate special payout of US$5.00, both scheduled for payment on October 22, 2026. The dividend news comes during a strong run in Danaos shares, with the stock up 11.2% on a 1-month share price return and 32.6% over 3 months. A 1-year total shareholder return of 105.9% suggests strong momentum rather than a short-lived pop. Scan beyond Danaos...
Yahoo · Oct 1, 2026
Danaos Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend on Its Common Stock for the Third Quarter of 2026 and an Extraordinary Special Dividend
Danaos Corporation, one of the world's largest independent owners of containerships (the "Company") (NYSE: DAC), today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.00 per share on its common stock for the quarter ended September 30, 2026. The dividend is payable on October 22, 2026, to holders of record as of the close of business on October 13, 2026.
Yahoo · Sep 23, 2026
Danaos (DAC) Runs Into Mixed Valuation Signals, Is The Stock Still Below Fair Value?
Danaos (NYSE:DAC) has drawn investor attention after recent share price moves, alongside fresh financial metrics including US$1,055.063m in revenue and US$540.799m in net income. This has put its container and dry bulk shipping footprint in focus. The share price has eased in the past week, with a 1-day share price return of 2.26% and a 7-day share price return of 2.25% down, yet Danaos still shows a 90-day share price return of 24.51% and a year-to-date share price return of 63.78%. That...
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