After Hours
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities.
Stocks Info
As a NYSE listed company, DGX falls under the Healthcare sector while operating within the Diagnostics & Research industry segment. The current market capitalization of Quest Diagnostics, Inc is $20.91B. A total of 0.77 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 987.31K shares.
In the most recent transaction, PREVOZNIK MICHAEL E bought 28,288 shares of DGX for 187.12 per share on Sep 23 ’25. In a previous transaction on Aug 21 ’25, Plewman Patrick sold 1,975 shares at 185.00 per share. DGX shares that SVP for Diagnostic Services owns now total 15,269.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Plewman Patrick disposed of 4,532 shares on Aug 19 ’25 at a per-share price of $183.00. This resulted in the SVP for Diagnostic Services holding 17,244 shares of DGX after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Plewman Patrick bought 1,975 shares at $185.00 per share on Aug 21 ’25.
Dividend
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Quest Diagnostics, Inc pays an annual dividend of $3.10, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.66%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 22.36.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, DGX has a high of $185.62 and a low of $146.17.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. 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 $64.54, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $6.56B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. 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 4.00.
