NASDAQ:QDEL - Quidel Stock Price, Price Target & More

Quidel trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "QDEL."

Quidel Co. (NASDAQ:QDEL) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May, 8th. The company reported $1.29 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.28. The business earned $169.10 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $151.50 million. Quidel had a return on equity of 12.54% and a net margin of 3.08%. The company's revenue was up 129.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.45 EPS. View Quidel's Earnings History.

Quidel is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August, 7th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Quidel.

8 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Quidel's shares. Their forecasts range from $47.00 to $65.00. On average, they anticipate Quidel's share price to reach $58.8333 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 15.6%. View Analyst Ratings for Quidel.

8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Quidel in the last year. There are currently 6 buy ratings and 2 strong buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

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News stories about QDEL stock have trended somewhat positive this week, according to Accern. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Quidel earned a daily sentiment score of 0.14 on Accern's scale. They also gave media coverage about the company an impact score of 45.86 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term.

Quidel's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Fred Alger Management Inc. (3.09%), Essex Investment Management Co. LLC (0.09%), Amalgamated Bank (0.01%), Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC (0.01%) and Winslow Evans & Crocker Inc. (0.01%). Company insiders that own Quidel stock include Douglas C Bryant, Edward Keith Russell, Jack W Schuler, John Tamerius, Michael Donald Jr Abney, Randall J Steward, Ratan S Borkar, Robert Joseph Bujarski, Thomas D Brown and Werner Kroll. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Quidel.

QDEL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC. Company insiders that have sold Quidel company stock in the last year include Douglas C Bryant, Edward Keith Russell, Jack W Schuler, Michael Donald Jr Abney, Randall J Steward, Ratan S Borkar, Robert Joseph Bujarski, Thomas D Brown and Werner Kroll. View Insider Buying and Selling for Quidel.

QDEL stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Fred Alger Management Inc., Essex Investment Management Co. LLC, Amalgamated Bank and Winslow Evans & Crocker Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Quidel.

Shares of QDEL can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of QDEL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $69.74.

Quidel has a market capitalization of $2.61 billion and generates $277.74 million in revenue each year. The company earns $-8,160,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($0.07) on an earnings per share basis. Quidel employs 1,193 workers across the globe.

Quidel's mailing address is 12544 HIGH BLUFF DRIVE SUITE 200, SAN DIEGO CA, 92130. The company can be reached via phone at 858-552-1100 or via email at [email protected]