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The price of QuidelOrtho Corporation (NASDAQ: QDEL) closed at $27.53 in the last session, up 3.77% from day before closing price of $26.53. In other words, the price has increased by $3.77 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.15 million shares were traded. QDEL stock price reached its highest trading level at $27.815 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $26.53.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at QDEL’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.98 and its Current Ratio is at 1.78. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.40 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.30.
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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 26 ’25 when Wilkins Joseph D Jr. bought 370 shares for $27.95 per share. The transaction valued at 10,343 led to the insider holds 11,876 shares of the business.
WIDDER KENNETH J sold 4,026 shares of QDEL for $111,965 on Nov 25 ’25. The Director now owns 37,061 shares after completing the transaction at $27.81 per share. On Nov 25 ’25, another insider, KENNETH WIDDER, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 4,026 shares for $27.81 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 1870155264 and an Enterprise Value of 4636255232. 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 0.92. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.708 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.025.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for QDEL is 0.60, which has changed by -0.29441488 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12415576 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 $19.50. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.65%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -6.21%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, QDEL traded on average about 1.41M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1220870 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 67.90M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 67.24M. Insiders hold about 1.02% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 121.62% stake in the company. Shares short for QDEL as of 1763078400 were 11055721 with a Short Ratio of 7.85, compared to 1760486400 on 8395606. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 11055721 and a Short% of Float of 27.029999999999998.
Earnings Estimates
. The current rating of QuidelOrtho Corporation (QDEL) is the result of assessments by 6.0 analysts actively engaged in evaluating its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.82, with high estimates of $1.04 and low estimates of $0.7.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.12 and $2.06 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.08. EPS for the following year is $2.53, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $2.76 and $2.25.
Revenue Estimates
According to 7 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $700.23M. It ranges from a high estimate of $710.16M to a low estimate of $697.05M. As of. The current estimate, QuidelOrtho Corporation’s year-ago sales were $707.8MFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $712.38M. There is a high estimate of $735.64M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $703.3M.
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 $2.7B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.71B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.78BBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.77B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.78B and the low estimate is $2.75B.
