Quest Diagnostics, Inc’s recent filing unveils that its EVP, Regional Businesses Doherty Catherine T. unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.94 million on Mar 05 ’25. In the deal valued at $174.13 per share,5,370 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Doherty Catherine T. now holds 68,068 shares worth roughly $11.95 million.
Then, Doherty Catherine T. sold 716 shares, generating $125,866 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $175.79, the EVP, Regional Businesses now owns 68,068 shares.
Before that, PREVOZNIK MICHAEL E sold 592 shares. Quest Diagnostics, Inc shares valued at $104,068 were divested by the SVP & General Counsel at a price of $175.79 per share. As a result of the transaction, PREVOZNIK MICHAEL E now holds 38,117 shares, worth roughly $6.69 million.
Citigroup downgraded its Quest Diagnostics, Inc [DGX] rating to a Neutral from a a Buy in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Leerink Partners’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in early January from “a Market perform” to “an Outperform”. Morgan Stanley also remained covering DGX and has increased its forecast on December 17, 2024 with a “an Overweight” recommendation from previously “an Equal-weight” rating.
Price Performance Review of DGX
On Friday, Quest Diagnostics, Inc [NYSE:DGX] saw its stock jump 2.27% to $175.56. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 1.54%. Quest Diagnostics, Inc shares have risen nearly 16.37% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 41.00% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $178.09 was reached on 03/03/25, a 52-week low of $125.09 was recorded on 01/16/25. SMA at 50 days reached $161.48, while 200 days put it at $152.96.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For DGX Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 171.76, which if violated will result in even more drops to 167.95. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 177.74. A further resistance level may holdings at 179.91. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 63.20, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -0.09, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 21.16%. Stochastics %K at 60.00% indicates the stock is a holding.
