DAC - Latest News
Danaos Corporation (DAC), operates in Industrials / Marine Shipping, trades on NYSE.
Market capitalization stands near $2.41B. Trailing twelve-month P/E ratio is 4.64. Beta to the broader market is 0.90.
The article list below shows the most recent DAC headlines from major financial news vendors. For options traders, the most actionable items are earnings releases, analyst rating changes, M&A activity, and regulatory filings - each can drive a meaningful repricing of implied volatility and shift dealer hedging flow. Pair the news context with the implied-volatility skew and gamma exposure views to see whether the options market has already priced in the headline.
Recent DAC Headlines
Danaos Corporation (DAC) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
seekingalpha.com - May 12, 2026
Danaos Corporation (DAC) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Danaos Corporation Reports First Quarter Results for Period Ended March 31, 2026
prnewswire.com - May 11, 2026
ATHENS, Greece, May 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Danaos Corporation ("Danaos") (NYSE: DAC), one of the world's largest independent owners of container ves
Danaos Corporation Announces Date for the Release of First Quarter 2026 Results, Conference Call and Webcast
prnewswire.com - May 4, 2026
ATHENS, Greece, May 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Danaos Corporation (NYSE: DAC), one of the world's largest independent owners of containerships, announced
Danaos (NYSE:DAC) Stock Crosses Above 200 Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?
defenseworld.net - Apr 7, 2026
Danaos Corporation (NYSE: DAC - Get Free Report) passed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Monday. The stock has a two hundre
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Boosts Stock Holdings in Danaos Corporation $DAC
defenseworld.net - Mar 30, 2026
JPMorgan Chase and Co. lifted its position in Danaos Corporation (NYSE: DAC) by 18.
How News Affects DAC Options Pricing
Headlines and scheduled events drive implied volatility in two distinct ways. Pre-event, IV typically inflates as uncertainty about the outcome rises; this is the implied-volatility expansion that creates the long-vol setup. Post-event, IV typically contracts sharply as uncertainty resolves; this is IV crush, which makes premium-selling structures profitable when they survive the underlying move. The size of the crush depends on how stretched pre-event IV is relative to the realized move. Track DAC's implied vs realized volatility over the news cycle to size pre-event vs post-event positioning. For ticker-level dealer positioning context, the gamma exposure view shows whether dealers are positioned to amplify or dampen post-news moves.
Frequently asked DAC news questions
- What is the latest DAC news headline?
- The most recent DAC headline (May 12, 2026) is "Danaos Corporation (DAC) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript". The five most recent stories with summaries and publication times are listed above, sourced from major financial news vendors.
- How fresh is the DAC news on this page?
- News rows refresh roughly every 30 minutes during the trading day. The five most recent headlines are listed in publication-time order. Press releases from the company itself typically appear within minutes of the wire release; third-party reporting may lag by 30-60 minutes depending on the source.
- What DAC news moves options pricing?
- Three categories move single-name IV most aggressively: scheduled earnings releases (priced into pre-event IV, crushed post-event), unscheduled M&A or strategic announcements (rapid IV expansion, slower decay), and regulatory or legal events (drug-trial readouts, antitrust filings, FDA approvals). Routine news flow (analyst commentary, sector rotation) typically does not move IV meaningfully unless it triggers a cluster of rating changes.
- How can I track unusual DAC options activity related to news?
- Unusual options activity often precedes news by hours to days; the canonical signals are volume substantially above the trailing average concentrated in a small number of strikes, atypical put/call skew, and aggressive execution (at-the-ask sweeps or block prints). Cross-reference the per-ticker gamma-exposure and volume-history pages with the news flow above to triangulate informed vs uninformed flow.