The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Quest Diagnostics, Inc shares valued at $2,889,123 were sold by DEPPE MICHAEL J on Nov 06 ’24. At $154.05 per share, DEPPE MICHAEL J sold 18,755 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 34,941 shares worth approximately $5.46 million following the completion of this transaction.
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Also, KUPPUSAMY KARTHIK sold 1,775 shares, netting a total of over 278,525 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $156.92 each, the insider now holds 9,734 shares.
Before that, KUPPUSAMY KARTHIK had added 1,775 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $278,450, the Officer bought Quest Diagnostics, Inc shares for $156.87 each.
As published in a research note from Robert W. Baird on October 23, 2024, Quest Diagnostics, Inc [DGX] has been rated up from a Neutral to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $182 from $157. As of July 10, 2024, Citigroup has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for DGX. Earlier on February 26, 2024, Leerink Partners initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Market perform” for DGX stock.
Analyzing DGX Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.88%. Over the course of the year, Quest Diagnostics, Inc shares have jumped approximately 13.29%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $160.95 on 10/24/24 and a 52-week low of $123.04 on 02/01/24. A 50-day SMA is recorded $153.47, while a 200-day SMA reached $140.97. Nevertheless, trading volume fell to 0.53 million shares from 0.8 million shares the previous day.
Support And Resistance Levels for Quest Diagnostics, Inc (DGX)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 155.41, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 154.63. In the upper region, resistance lies at 157.00. The next price resistance is at 157.80. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 57.98 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at -0.03, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 33.83%, indicating low price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.
