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In the latest session, Quest Diagnostics, Inc (NYSE: DGX) closed at $177.06 down -0.89% from its previous closing price of $178.65. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.89 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.04 million shares were traded. DGX stock price reached its highest trading level at $179.9792 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $175.64.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Quest Diagnostics, Inc’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 105.14 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.72. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.31 and its Current Ratio is at 1.44. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.95 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.92.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Redburn Atlantic on April 02, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $195.
On March 04, 2025, Citigroup Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $185.
Leerink Partners Upgraded its Market Perform to Outperform on January 06, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $169 to $174.
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 May 12 ’25 when DELANEY MARK E sold 874 shares for $175.72 per share. The transaction valued at 153,579 led to the insider holds 8,372 shares of the business.
DELANEY MARK E sold 874 shares of DGX for $153,221 on May 13 ’25. The SVP & Chief Commercial Officer now owns 7,498 shares after completing the transaction at $175.31 per share. On May 13 ’25, another insider, DELANEY MARK E, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 874 shares for $175.31 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, DGX now has a Market Capitalization of 19943684096 and an Enterprise Value of 26268176384. As of this moment, Quest’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.38, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.85. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.71. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.95 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.86. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.586 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.3.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DGX is 0.49, which has changed by 0.2935418 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12463009 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, DGX has reached a high of $182.38, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $135.47. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.11%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 8.32%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, DGX has traded an average of 1.23M shares per day and 897140 over the past ten days. A total of 112.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 111.01M. Insiders hold about 0.56% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.54% stake in the company. Shares short for DGX as of 1749772800 were 3639500 with a Short Ratio of 2.96, compared to 1747267200 on 3899358. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3639500 and a Short% of Float of 3.7199999999999998.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for DGX is 3.05, from 3.05 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.017072488The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.87. The current Payout Ratio is 39.15% for DGX, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-04-07 with an ex-dividend date of 1751846400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-06-21 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
