QuidelOrtho Corporation’s recently made public that its Director RHOADS ANN D acquired Company’s shares for reported $21206.0 on Dec 10 ’25. In the deal valued at $28.27 per share,750 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, RHOADS ANN D now holds 15,021 shares worth roughly $0.51 million.
Then, Wilkins Joseph D Jr. bought 370 shares, generating $10,343 in total proceeds. Upon buying the shares at $27.95, the Director now owns 11,876 shares.
Before that, WIDDER KENNETH J sold 4,026 shares. QuidelOrtho Corporation shares valued at $111,965 were divested by the Director at a price of $27.81 per share. As a result of the transaction, WIDDER KENNETH J now holds 37,061 shares, worth roughly $1.25 million.
Citigroup downgraded its QuidelOrtho Corporation [QDEL] rating to a Neutral from a a Buy in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Jefferies’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in early May from “a Hold” to “a Buy”. Citigroup also remained covering QDEL and has increased its forecast on December 11, 2024 with a “Buy” recommendation from previously “Neutral” rating. Jefferies started covering the stock on December 10, 2024. It rated QDEL as “a Hold”.
Price Performance Review of QDEL
On Monday, QuidelOrtho Corporation [NASDAQ:QDEL] saw its stock jump 0.40% to $33.65. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 16.90%. QuidelOrtho Corporation shares have fallen nearly -28.28% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 17.80% 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 2025-12-15, growing by 0.27 million shares to a total of 11.33 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-11-14 was 11.06 million shares. There was a rise of 2.42%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
