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Stocks Info
Quest Diagnostics, Inc is listed on the NYSE in the Healthcare sector while operating in the Diagnostics & Research industry. The current market capitalization of Quest Diagnostics, Inc is $19.17B. A total of 1.45 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 903.04K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Gregg Vicky B sold 1,250 shares of DGX for 164.57 per share on Feb 05 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 16,867 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 05 ’25, DELANEY MARK E sold 403 shares at 164.30 per share. DGX shares that SVP & Chief Commercial Officer owns now total 4,624.
Among the insiders who bought shares, DELANEY MARK E acquired of 403 shares on Feb 05 ’25 at a per-share price of $164.30. In another insider transaction, Gregg Vicky B bought 1,250 shares at $164.57 per share on Feb 05 ’25.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Quest Diagnostics, Inc pays an annual dividend of $3.00, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.75%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 22.31. DGX’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.06% when it declared a $0.80 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 4/7/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 1/14/2025 with an ex-dividend date of 1.85%. The DGX stock dividend was $0.75 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, DGX has a high of $171.30 and a low of $123.30.
As of this writing, DGX has an earnings estimate of $2.21 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 15.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.35 per share and a lower estimate of $2.15.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. DGX’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $872.00M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $4.77B in debt and $1.75B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $61.05, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $6.56B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for DGX is Buy with a score of 4.13.
