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 $6,662,470 were purchased by Davis J. E. on Apr 02 ’25. At $170.00 per share, Davis J. E. acquired 39,191 shares.
Also, KUPPUSAMY KARTHIK purchased 2,555 shares, netting a total of over 434,350 in proceeds.
Before that, PREVOZNIK MICHAEL E had sold 4,643 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $789,310, the SVP & General Counsel traded Quest Diagnostics, Inc shares for $170.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 4,643 shares, worth approximately $6.4 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Redburn Atlantic on April 02, 2025, Quest Diagnostics, Inc [DGX] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $195. Analysts at Citigroup downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early March. As of January 06, 2025, Leerink Partners has increased its “Market perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for DGX. Earlier on December 17, 2024, Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for DGX stock which previously was a “an Equal-weight”.
Analyzing DGX Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.80%. Over the course of the year, Quest Diagnostics, Inc shares have jumped approximately 11.34%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $178.87 on 03/10/25 and a 52-week low of $148.70 on 01/16/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $167.33, while a 200-day SMA reached $155.43.
Support And Resistance Levels for Quest Diagnostics, Inc (DGX)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 166.68, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 165.40. In the upper region, resistance lies at 169.82. The next price resistance is at 171.69. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 48.96 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at 0.45, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 61.85%, indicating low price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.
