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Consensus Rating1
Buy
Highest Price Target1
$155.00
Lowest Price Target1
$105.00
Consensus Price Target1
$130.00
Danaos Corp has a consensus price target of $130 based on the ratings of 2 analysts. The high is $155 issued by Freedom Broker on August 6, 2026. The low is $105 issued by Jefferies on August 5, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Freedom Broker, Freedom Broker, and Jefferies on August 6, 2026, March 10, 2026, and August 5, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $126.67 between Freedom Broker, Freedom Broker, and Jefferies, there's an implied -14.82% downside for Danaos Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
1calculated from analyst ratings
The latest price target for Danaos (NYSE:DAC) was reported by Freedom Broker on August 6, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $155.00 expecting DAC to rise to within 12 months (a possible 4.24% upside). 2 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Danaos (NYSE:DAC) was provided by Freedom Broker, and Danaos upgraded their buy rating.
The last upgrade for Danaos Corp happened on August 6, 2026 when Freedom Broker raised their price target to $155. Freedom Broker previously had a hold for Danaos Corp.
There is no last downgrade for Danaos.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Danaos, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Danaos was filed on August 6, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around August 6, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Danaos (DAC) rating was a upgraded with a price target of $140.00 to $155.00. The current price Danaos (DAC) is trading at is $148.70, which is within the analyst’s predicted range.
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| Buy Now | Get Alert | ||||||
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| 08/06/2026 | Buy Now | 4.24% | Freedom Broker | $140 → $155 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/10/2026 | Buy Now | -19.3% | Freedom Broker | → $120 | Initiates | → Hold | Get Alert |
| 08/05/2025 | Buy Now | -29.39% | Jefferies | $105 → $105 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/14/2025 | Buy Now | -29.39% | Jefferies | $100 → $105 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/11/2025 | Buy Now | -29.39% | Jefferies | $105 → $105 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/12/2024 | Buy Now | -29.39% | Jefferies | $105 → $105 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/28/2024 | Buy Now | -29.39% | Jefferies | $90 → $105 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2024 | Buy Now | -39.48% | Jefferies | → $90 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/14/2023 | Buy Now | -46.2% | Jefferies | → $80 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |