Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Quest Diagnostics, Inc shares valued at $205,710 were sold by Gregg Vicky B on Feb 05 ’25. At $164.57 per share, Gregg Vicky B sold 1,250 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 16,867 shares worth approximately $2.85 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, DELANEY MARK E sold 403 shares, netting a total of over 66,214 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $164.30 each, the insider now holds 4,624 shares.
Before that, DELANEY MARK E had added 403 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $66,214, the Officer bought Quest Diagnostics, Inc shares for $164.30 each.
As published in a research note from Leerink Partners on January 06, 2025, Quest Diagnostics, Inc [DGX] has been rated up from a Market perform to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $174 from $169. Analysts at Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock from ‘”an Equal-weight”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. Earlier on October 23, 2024, Robert W. Baird upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for DGX stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing DGX Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.74%. Over the course of the year, Quest Diagnostics, Inc shares have jumped approximately 11.84%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $169.27 on 02/13/25 and a 52-week low of $148.70 on 01/16/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $156.56, while a 200-day SMA reached $150.40. Nevertheless, trading volume fell to 1.08 million shares from 1.42 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 165.80, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 162.87. In the upper region, resistance lies at 170.46. The next price resistance is at 172.19. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 66.31 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at 3.74, which suggests the price will increase in the coming days. Percent R is at 3.60%, indicating bullish price movement. Stochastics %K at selling indicates that the stock is to be held.
