In a filing, QuidelOrtho Corporation revealed its Former COO The Bujarski 2007 Trust U/A Dt acquired Company’s shares for reported $4.76 million on Jan 06 ’25. In the deal valued at $47.50 per share,100,200 shares were bought.
Then, Blaser Brian J. bought 6,033 shares, generating $249,878 in total proceeds. Upon buying the shares at $41.42, the President and CEO now owns 6,033 shares.
Before that, Robert Bujarski bought 20,000 shares. QuidelOrtho Corporation shares valued at $808,000 were divested by the Former COO at a price of $40.40 per share.
Jefferies upgraded its QuidelOrtho Corporation [QDEL] rating to a Buy from a a Hold in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Citigroup’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in mid December from “a Neutral” to “a Buy”. Jefferies began covering QDEL with “Hold” recommendation on December 10, 2024.
Price Performance Review of QDEL
On Monday, QuidelOrtho Corporation [NASDAQ:QDEL] saw its stock fall -2.66% to $32.57. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -12.96%. QuidelOrtho Corporation shares have fallen nearly -26.89% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -27.56% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in QuidelOrtho Corporation?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in QuidelOrtho Corporation stocks on 2025-04-30, growing by 0.23 million shares to a total of 4.29 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-03-31 was 4.06 million shares. There was a rise of 5.29%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
