NYSE:DGX Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Stock Price, News & Analysis $246.28 +1.28 (+0.52%) As of 01:18 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFDA EventsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Quest Diagnostics Stock (NYSE:DGX) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Quest Diagnostics alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$242.44▼$246.8450-Day Range$193.70▼$244.7852-Week Range$171.18▼$246.84Volume196,128 shsAverage Volume950,163 shsMarket Capitalization$27.18 billionP/E Ratio26.14Dividend Yield1.40%Price Target$235.31Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX) is a leading provider of diagnostic information services that supports clinical decision-making for patients, physicians and healthcare organizations. The company operates a network of clinical laboratories and patient service centers that perform a broad range of laboratory tests and diagnostic assays used in routine care, disease diagnosis, monitoring and screening. Its services span core clinical laboratory testing, anatomic pathology, molecular and genomic diagnostics, infectious disease testing and toxicology. Quest also offers specialized esoteric testing, employer and occupational health testing, clinical trial laboratory services and health information solutions designed to integrate lab data into provider and population health workflows. These capabilities are delivered through laboratory infrastructure, patient collection sites and digital tools that enable ordering, reporting and analytics. Quest primarily serves the United States healthcare market—providing testing and related services to physician practices, hospitals, payers, employers and governmental agencies—while maintaining capabilities that support international clinical trials and diagnostics initiatives. The company has operated for multiple decades and is structured with centralized laboratory operations, regional service locations and an executive leadership team responsible for strategic, clinical and operational oversight.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Quest Diagnostics Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks88th Percentile Overall ScoreDGX MarketRank™: Quest Diagnostics scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 64th out of 918 stocks in the healthcare sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.3 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingQuest Diagnostics has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.54, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 5 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside/DownsideThe consensus price target for Quest Diagnostics is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.Amount of Analyst CoverageQuest Diagnostics has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Quest Diagnostics' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth7.35% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Quest Diagnostics are expected to grow by 7.35% in the coming year, from $11.15 to $11.97 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Quest Diagnostics is 25.78, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.17.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Quest Diagnostics is 25.78, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Healthcare sector average P/E ratio of about 272.19.Price to Earnings Growth RatioQuest Diagnostics has a PEG Ratio of 2.25. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioQuest Diagnostics has a P/B Ratio of 3.45. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Quest Diagnostics' valuation and earnings. Short Interest4.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted3.04% of the float of Quest Diagnostics has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverQuest Diagnostics has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.67.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Quest Diagnostics has recently decreased by 9.85%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend4.2 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldQuest Diagnostics pays a meaningful dividend of 1.41%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthQuest Diagnostics has been increasing its dividend for 14 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Quest Diagnostics is 36.52%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Quest Diagnostics will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.74% next year. This indicates that Quest Diagnostics will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Quest Diagnostics' dividend. News and Social Media3.9 / 5News Sentiment1.29 News SentimentQuest Diagnostics has a news sentiment score of 1.29. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.87 average news sentiment score of Healthcare companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 34 news articles for Quest Diagnostics this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 5 people have searched for DGX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -17% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows6 people have added Quest Diagnostics to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership1.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Quest Diagnostics insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $3,947,088.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders0.88% of the stock of Quest Diagnostics is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions88.06% of the stock of Quest Diagnostics is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Quest Diagnostics' insider trading history. Receive DGX Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Quest Diagnostics and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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DGX Stock News HeadlinesQuest Diagnostics stock: Is Wall Street bullish or bearish?August 26 at 1:42 PM | msn.comQuest Diagnostics to Speak at the Baird 2026 Global Healthcare ConferenceAugust 25 at 9:30 AM | prnewswire.comLouis Navellier: My #1 AI stock for 2026 (name & ticker inside)Louis Navellier's Stock Grader system helped him flag Nvidia before its 82,000% run and has identified the top S&P 500 stock for 12 years running—and today, he's giving away his #1 AI stock pick for 2026, free. This company's sales are up 28% year over year, it holds over 30,000 patents in wireless and video technology, and it just earned an A-rating in his proprietary Stock Grader system that has cost him $9 million to build and maintain.August 27 at 1:00 AM | InvestorPlace (Ad)Humanity Brings Biological Age Analysis to the U.S. Through questhealth.comAugust 25 at 8:00 AM | prnewswire.comQuest Diagnostics to Speak at the Morgan Stanley 24th Annual Global Healthcare ConferenceAugust 24 at 9:00 AM | prnewswire.comQuest Diagnostics to Offer FDA-Cleared Roche pTau217 Blood Test to Assess Alzheimer's Disease PathologyAugust 24 at 7:24 AM | prnewswire.comQuest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE:DGX) Receives Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" from AnalystsAugust 21, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comQuest Diagnostics (NYSE:DGX) SVP Sells 1,600 SharesJuly 30, 2026 | insidertrades.comSee More Headlines DGX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have DGX shares performed this year? Quest Diagnostics' stock was trading at $173.47 at the start of the year. Since then, DGX shares have increased by 40.9% and is now trading at $244.44. How were Quest Diagnostics' earnings last quarter? Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE:DGX) posted its earnings results on Thursday, July, 23rd. The medical research company reported $3.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.82 by $0.30. The firm's revenue was up 10.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. How will Quest Diagnostics' stock buyback program work? Quest Diagnostics' Board of Directors initiated a stock buyback program on Tuesday, February 10th 2026, which authorizes the company to buy back $1,000,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 4.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued. Does Quest Diagnostics have any subsidiaries? Quest Diagnostics subsidiaries include MACL, Blueprint Genetics, PhenoPath Laboratories, ReproSource, California Laboratory Associates, Cleveland HeartLab, Cape Cod Healthcare - Business, and others. When did Quest Diagnostics IPO? Quest Diagnostics (DGX) raised $12 million in an IPO on Tuesday, January 7th 2025. The company issued 2,300,000 shares at $4.00-$6.00 per share. Dominari Securities and Revere Securities served as the underwriters for the IPO. Who are Quest Diagnostics' major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Quest Diagnostics include California State Teachers Retirement System (33.56%), BlackRock Inc. (8.40%), Bank of America Corp DE (1.75%) and UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC (0.85%). Insiders that own company stock include J E Davis, Catherine T Doherty, Michael E Prevoznik, Michael J Deppe, Gary M Pfeiffer, Vicky B Gregg, Patrick Plewman, Karthik Kuppusamy and Mark E Delaney. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Quest Diagnostics? Shares of DGX stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Quest Diagnostics own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Quest Diagnostics investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Adobe (ADBE), GE Aerospace (GE) and ServiceNow (NOW). Company Calendar Record date for 7/22 Dividend7/08/2026Ex-Dividend for 7/22 Dividend7/08/2026Dividend Payable7/22/2026Last Earnings7/23/2026Today8/27/2026Morgan Stanley 24th Annual Global Healthcare Conference9/14/20262026 Global Healthcare Conference9/15/2026Record date for 10/21 Dividend10/06/2026Ex-Dividend for 10/21 Dividend10/06/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)10/20/2026Dividend Payable10/21/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (3m+) 1-Year History Aug 25 Nov 25 Feb 26 May 26 Aug 26 DGX's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. DGX has been in this zone for over 3 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorHealthcare Industry Healthcare Providers & Services Sub-IndustryHealthcare Services Current SymbolNYSE:DGX CIK1022079 Webwww.questdiagnostics.com Phone(973) 520-2700Fax201-462-4169Employees57,000Year Founded1967Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Quest Diagnostics$235.31 High Price Target$260.00 Low Price Target$200.00 Potential Upside/Downside-4.6%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.54 Research Coverage13 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$9.42 Trailing P/E Ratio26.18 Forward P/E Ratio22.12 P/E Growth2.25Net Income$992 million Net Margins9.18% Pretax Margin12.15% Return on Equity16.01% Return on Assets7.27% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.72 Current Ratio1.59 Quick Ratio1.46 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$11.56 billion Price / Sales2.35 Cash Flow$15.31 per share Price / Cash Flow16.11 Book Value$70.84 per share Price / Book3.48Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares110,373,000Free Float109,402,000Market Cap$27.22 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.56 Social Links 10 Best Stocks to Own - Summer 2026Enter your email address and we’ll send you MarketBeat’s list of ten stocks set to soar in Summer 2026, despite the threat of tariffs and what's happening in Iran. 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