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Understanding the Risks of Investing in QuidelOrtho Corporation (QDEL)

QuidelOrtho Corporation’s recent filing unveils that its Chief Financial Officer Busky Joseph M acquired Company’s shares for reported $99663.0 on Feb 23 ’24. In the deal valued at $46.35 per share,2,150 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, Busky Joseph M now holds 2,150 shares worth roughly $90665.5.

UBS downgraded its QuidelOrtho Corporation [QDEL] rating to a Sell from a a Neutral in a research note published on March 04, 2024; the price target was decreased to $42 from $70. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including JP Morgan’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in mid February from “a Neutral” to “an Underweight”. Citigroup also remained covering QDEL and has decreased its forecast on December 11, 2023 with a “Neutral” recommendation from previously “Buy” rating. Citigroup revised its rating on December 12, 2022. It rated QDEL as “a Buy” which previously was an “a Neutral”.

Price Performance Review of QDEL

On Friday, QuidelOrtho Corporation [NASDAQ:QDEL] saw its stock fall -1.88% to $42.17. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -1.24%. QuidelOrtho Corporation shares have fallen nearly -42.78% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -52.70% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $98.67 was reached on 01/02/24, a 52-week low of $41.75 was recorded on 04/02/24. SMA at 50 days reached $49.69, while 200 days put it at $67.64. A total of 0.6 million shares were traded, compared to the trading of 0.64 million shares in the previous session.

Levels Of Support And Resistance For QDEL Stock

The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 41.74, which if violated will result in even more drops to 41.32. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 42.85. A further resistance level may holdings at 43.53. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 34.63, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -1.59, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bearish at 94.27%. Stochastics %K at 17.69% indicates the stock is a buying.

The most recent change occurred on December 07, 2022 when RBC Capital Mkts began covering the stock and recommended ‘”an Outperform”‘ rating along with a $125 price target.

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