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    How Fresh Analyst Optimism On Bioprocessing At Danaher (DHR) Has Changed Its Investment Story

    Simply Wall St·12/25/2025 08:30:18
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    • Earlier this week, Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on Danaher Corporation with a Buy rating, while KeyBanc Capital Markets reiterated upbeat views on the company’s bioprocessing and life sciences exposure.
    • Together, these opinions point to renewed confidence that Danaher’s bioprocessing franchise and conservative guidance could benefit from improving biotech funding trends.
    • We’ll now examine how this renewed focus on Danaher’s bioprocessing strength may influence the company’s existing investment narrative.

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    Danaher Investment Narrative Recap

    To own Danaher, you generally need to believe its bioprocessing and life sciences tools can compound value over time despite cycles in biotech funding and capital spending. The recent bullish coverage mainly reinforces an existing short term catalyst around a potential recovery in bioprocessing demand, but it does not remove key risks such as exposure to China policy changes or the company’s reliance on a few concentrated biopharma end markets.

    Against this backdrop, I think the upcoming Q4 2025 earnings release on 28 January 2026 looks especially relevant, as it should give investors a clearer read on whether management’s conservative guidance still holds and how quickly bioprocessing trends are stabilising. Any update on order patterns in biotechnology and bioprocessing consumables could either support the recent optimism or refocus attention on the risk that prolonged weakness in early stage biotech funding continues to weigh on growth and margins.

    Yet investors should also be aware that Danaher’s heavy reliance on monoclonal antibody related bioprocessing consumables leaves it exposed if...

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    Danaher's narrative projects $29.2 billion revenue and $5.7 billion earnings by 2028.

    Uncover how Danaher's forecasts yield a $258.09 fair value, a 12% upside to its current price.

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    Ten fair value estimates from the Simply Wall St Community span roughly US$142 to US$258 per share, showing how far apart individual views can be. Set against the renewed focus on a bioprocessing recovery, this spread underlines why it can help to compare several independent viewpoints before deciding how the company’s risk and reward trade off looks to you.

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    This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.