The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Quest Diagnostics, Inc shares valued at $6,602,074 were sold by Davis J. E. on Apr 02 ’25. At $168.46 per share, Davis J. E. sold 39,191 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 127,623 shares worth approximately $20.99 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, KUPPUSAMY KARTHIK sold 2,555 shares, netting a total of over 434,350 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $170.00 each, the insider now holds 10,575 shares.
Before that, Davis J. E. had added 39,191 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $6,662,470, the Officer bought Quest Diagnostics, Inc shares for $170.00 each.
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 0.25%. Over the course of the year, Quest Diagnostics, Inc shares have jumped approximately 9.02%. 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 $168.65, while a 200-day SMA reached $156.78.
Support And Resistance Levels for Quest Diagnostics, Inc (DGX)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 162.48, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 160.49. In the upper region, resistance lies at 168.07. The next price resistance is at 171.66. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 45.93 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at 0.55, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 56.73%, indicating low price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.
