Quest Diagnostics, Inc.’s filing revealed that its Officer KUPPUSAMY KARTHIK acquired Company’s shares for reported $0.28 million on Oct 28 ’24. In the deal valued at $156.87 per share,1,775 shares were bought.
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Then, PREVOZNIK MICHAEL E sold 32,551 shares, generating $5,044,516 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $154.97, the SVP & General Counsel now owns 38,478 shares.
Before that, KUPPUSAMY KARTHIK sold 1,990 shares. Quest Diagnostics, Inc. shares valued at $304,990 were divested by the SVP, Clinical Solutions at a price of $153.26 per share. As a result of the transaction, KUPPUSAMY KARTHIK now holds 11,459 shares, worth roughly $1.79 million.
Robert W. Baird upgraded its Quest Diagnostics, Inc. [DGX] rating to an Outperform from a a Neutral in a research note published on October 23, 2024; the price target was increased to $182 from $157. Citigroup also remained covering DGX and has increased its forecast on July 10, 2024 with a “Buy” recommendation from previously “Neutral” rating. Leerink Partners started covering the stock on February 26, 2024. It rated DGX as “a Market perform”.
Price Performance Review of DGX
On Monday, Quest Diagnostics, Inc. [NYSE:DGX] saw its stock jump 0.57% to $155.92. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 5.80%. Quest Diagnostics, Inc. shares have risen nearly 13.08% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 18.79% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $160.95 was reached on 10/24/24, a 52-week low of $123.04 was recorded on 02/01/24. SMA at 50 days reached $153.11, while 200 days put it at $140.05.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For DGX Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 154.94, which if violated will result in even more drops to 153.97. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 157.13. A further resistance level may holdings at 158.35. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 58.05, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 4.72, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been low at 35.83%. Stochastics %K at 67.72% indicates the stock is a holding.
How much short interest is there in Quest Diagnostics, Inc.?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Quest Diagnostics, Inc. stocks on 2024-10-15, dropping by 92630.0 shares to a total of 2.33 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2024-09-13 was 2.42 million shares. There was a decline of -3.98%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
