Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Quest Diagnostics, Inc shares valued at $5,395,484 were purchased by Doherty Catherine T. on Nov 27 ’24. At $162.99 per share, Doherty Catherine T. acquired 33,103 shares.
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Also, DEPPE MICHAEL J sold 18,755 shares, netting a total of over 2,889,123 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $154.05 each, the insider now holds 34,941 shares.
Before that, KUPPUSAMY KARTHIK had sold 1,775 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $278,525, the SVP, Clinical Solutions traded Quest Diagnostics, Inc shares for $156.92 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,775 shares, worth approximately $1.59 million.
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 1.24%. Over the course of the year, Quest Diagnostics, Inc shares have jumped approximately 18.45%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $165.32 on 11/25/24 and a 52-week low of $123.04 on 02/01/24. A 50-day SMA is recorded $155.26, while a 200-day SMA reached $143.33. Nevertheless, trading volume fell to 0.67 million shares from 0.76 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 162.01, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 160.71. In the upper region, resistance lies at 164.25. The next price resistance is at 165.18. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 62.79 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at 1.31, which suggests the price will increase in the coming days. Percent R is at 20.96%, indicating bullish price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.
