In a filing, Quest Diagnostics, Inc revealed its SVP & General Counsel PREVOZNIK MICHAEL E unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.79 million on Mar 17 ’25. In the deal valued at $170.00 per share,4,643 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, PREVOZNIK MICHAEL E now holds 38,117 shares worth roughly $6.37 million.
Then, PREVOZNIK MICHAEL E bought 4,643 shares, generating $789,310 in total proceeds.
Before that, Doherty Catherine T. sold 5,370 shares. Quest Diagnostics, Inc shares valued at $935,078 were divested by the EVP, Regional Businesses at a price of $174.13 per share. As a result of the transaction, Doherty Catherine T. now holds 68,068 shares, worth roughly $11.37 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 0.39% to $167.11. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -1.79%. Quest Diagnostics, Inc shares have risen nearly 10.77% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 29.48% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $178.87 was reached on 03/10/25, a 52-week low of $125.42 was recorded on 01/16/25. SMA at 50 days reached $164.91, while 200 days put it at $154.38.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For DGX Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 166.14, which if violated will result in even more drops to 165.17. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 167.82. A further resistance level may holdings at 168.52. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 46.44, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -3.41, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bearish at 74.10%. Stochastics %K at 26.42% indicates the stock is a holding.
How much short interest is there in Quest Diagnostics, Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Quest Diagnostics, Inc stocks on 2025-02-28, dropping by 15947.0 shares to a total of 2.57 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-01-31 was 2.58 million shares. There was a decline of -0.62%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
