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In the latest session, QuidelOrtho Corporation (NASDAQ: QDEL) closed at $27.94 down -0.89% from its previous closing price of $28.19. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.89 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.0 million shares were traded. QDEL stock price reached its highest trading level at $28.63 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $27.415.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of QuidelOrtho Corporation’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 12.51 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 145.93. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.62 and its Current Ratio is at 1.12. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.00 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.80.
On May 08, 2025, Jefferies Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $44.
Citigroup Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on December 11, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $44 to $50.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 06 ’25 when The Bujarski 2007 Trust U/A Dt bought 100,200 shares for $47.50 per share.
Blaser Brian J. bought 6,033 shares of QDEL for $249,878 on Dec 11 ’24. The President and CEO now owns 6,033 shares after completing the transaction at $41.42 per share. On Dec 09 ’24, another insider, Robert Bujarski, who serves as the Former COO of the company, bought 20,000 shares for $40.40 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, QDEL now has a Market Capitalization of 1897138944 and an Enterprise Value of 4546338816. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.69 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.68. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.658 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.847.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for QDEL is 0.35, which has changed by -0.26570302 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.20772064 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, QDEL has reached a high of $49.45, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $22.05. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.66%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -11.46%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, QDEL has traded an average of 1.30M shares per day and 1084070 over the past ten days. A total of 67.70M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 67.26M. Insiders hold about 0.94% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 116.41% stake in the company. Shares short for QDEL as of 1760486400 were 8395606 with a Short Ratio of 6.44, compared to 1757894400 on 8152849. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8395606 and a Short% of Float of 20.54.
Earnings Estimates
At present, 6.0 analysts are actively evaluating the performance of QuidelOrtho Corporation (QDEL) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.92, with high estimates of $1.04 and low estimates of $0.76.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.33 and $2.13 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.24. EPS for the following year is $2.99, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $3.19 and $2.67.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 6 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $663.51M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $671.6M to a low estimate of $658.34M. As of. The current estimate, QuidelOrtho Corporation’s year-ago sales were $727.1MFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $732.56M. There is a high estimate of $757.18M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $719.7M.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for QDEL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.72B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.69B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.7B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.78BBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.78B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.82B and the low estimate is $2.74B.
