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 $125,866 were sold by Doherty Catherine T. on Mar 04 ’25. At $175.79 per share, Doherty Catherine T. sold 716 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 68,068 shares worth approximately $11.71 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, PREVOZNIK MICHAEL E sold 592 shares, netting a total of over 104,068 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $175.79 each, the insider now holds 38,117 shares.
Before that, Doherty Catherine T. had added 5,370 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $935,078, the Officer bought Quest Diagnostics, Inc shares for $174.13 each.
As published in a research note from Citigroup on March 04, 2025, Quest Diagnostics, Inc [DGX] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $185. Analysts at Leerink Partners upgraded the stock from ‘”a Market perform”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in early January. As of December 17, 2024, Morgan Stanley has increased its “an Equal-weight” rating to a “an Overweight” for DGX.
Analyzing DGX Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.84%. Over the course of the year, Quest Diagnostics, Inc shares have jumped approximately 14.02%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $178.09 on 03/03/25 and a 52-week low of $148.70 on 01/16/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $160.63, while a 200-day SMA reached $152.66.
Support And Resistance Levels for Quest Diagnostics, Inc (DGX)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 170.40, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 168.79. In the upper region, resistance lies at 174.56. The next price resistance is at 177.11. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 57.85 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at 2.18, which suggests the price will increase in the coming days. Percent R is at 45.08%, indicating low price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.
