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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 $21.02B. A total of 1.48 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.08M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Davis J. E. sold 55,093 shares of DGX for 192.22 per share on Nov 25 ’25. After the transaction, the CEO and President now owns 120,480 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 25 ’25, Gregg Vicky B sold 1,250 shares at 191.76 per share. DGX shares that Director owns now total 17,037.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Davis J. E. acquired of 55,093 shares on Nov 25 ’25 at a per-share price of $192.22. In another insider transaction, Gregg Vicky B bought 1,250 shares at $191.76 per share on Nov 25 ’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 $3.20, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.69%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 22.17.
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 $197.55 and a low of $150.14.
As of this writing, DGX has an earnings estimate of $2.36 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 15.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.41 per share and a lower estimate of $2.28. The company reported an EPS of $2.23 in the last quarter
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 $65.39, 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.
