Danaos Corporation (DAC) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Industrials · Marine Shipping
Wait for pullback to $124.20. At $129.35 the A.R:R is 0.6:1 — below the 1.5:1 minimum for BUY_NOW. Engine's entry $124.20 (Support Atr Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Thin upside margin: 3.2%; Near 52-week high (4.3% away).
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
Wait for pullback to $124.20. At $129.35 the A.R:R is 0.6:1 — below the 1.5:1 minimum for BUY_NOW. Engine's entry $124.20 (Support Atr Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Thin upside margin: 3.2%; Near 52-week high (4.3% away). Chart setup: RSI 45 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. V9 Gate blocked: Momentum 2.5 < 4.5 minimum; R/R 0.6x at spot < 1.5 minimum. Wait for improvement. Score 6.1/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 56d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear, sector concentration cap sector=industrials 0/10). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
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updated 2026-06-09Recent Developments — Danaos Corporation
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Wait for pullback to $124.20. At $129.35 the A.R:R is 0.6:1 — below the 1.5:1 minimum for BUY_NOW. Engine's entry $124.20 (Support Atr Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Thin upside margin: 3.2%; Near 52-week high (4.3% away). Chart setup: RSI 45 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. V9 Gate blocked: Momentum 2.5 < 4.5 minimum; R/R 0.6x at spot < 1.5 minimum. Wait for improvement. Target $133.45 (+3.2%), stop $117.09 (−10.5%), Setup A.R:R 1.7:1. Score 6.1/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $133.45 (+7.3% upside). Target $133.45 (+3.2%), stop $117.09 (−10.5%), Setup A.R:R 1.7:1. Stop-loss: $117.09.
Thin upside margin: 3.2%; Near 52-week high (4.3% away); Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7.
Danaos Corporation trades at a P/E of 4.6 (forward 5.3). TrendMatrix value score: 9.8/10. Verdict: Buy (Wait for Entry).
7 analysts cover DAC with a consensus score of 4.0/5. Average price target: $157.
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.