Quest Diagnostics Inc. (DGX): Price and Financial Metrics

Quest Diagnostics Inc. (DGX): $133.15

-1.07 (-0.80%)

POWR Rating

Component Grades

Momentum

F

Stability

C

Sentiment

Quality

B

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DGX Price/Volume Stats

Current price $133.15 52-week high $158.34
Prev. close $134.22 52-week low $120.40
Day low $132.45 Volume 742,600
Day high $135.13 Avg. volume 1,113,485
50-day MA $137.81 Dividend yield 2.12%
200-day MA $139.54 Market Cap 14.91B

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DGX POWR Grades

  • DGX scores best on the Quality dimension, with a Quality rank ahead of 87.07% of US stocks.
  • The strongest trend for DGX is in Quality, which has been heading down over the past 179 days.
  • DGX's current lowest rank is in the Momentum metric (where it is better than 4.51% of US stocks).

DGX Stock Summary

  • DGX has a market capitalization of $14,789,694,372 -- more than approximately 88.04% of US stocks.
  • As for revenue growth, note that DGX's revenue has grown -10.08% over the past 12 months; that beats the revenue growth of only 17.2% of US companies in our set.
  • The volatility of QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC's share price is greater than that of merely 12.65% US stocks with at least 200 days of trading history.
  • Stocks that are quantitatively similar to DGX, based on their financial statements, market capitalization, and price volatility, are IEX, BEN, BRO, HUBB, and LECO.
  • Visit DGX's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.questdiagnostics.com.

DGX Valuation Summary

  • DGX's price/sales ratio is 1.5; this is 70.59% lower than that of the median Healthcare stock.
  • DGX's EV/EBIT ratio has moved up 4.5 over the prior 243 months.

Below are key valuation metrics over time for DGX.

Stock Date P/S P/B P/E EV/EBIT
DGX 2023-05-23 1.5 2.4 18.5 16.7
DGX 2023-05-22 1.5 2.4 18.6 16.7
DGX 2023-05-19 1.5 2.4 18.6 16.7
DGX 2023-05-18 1.5 2.4 18.5 16.6
DGX 2023-05-17 1.5 2.4 18.7 16.8
DGX 2023-05-16 1.5 2.4 18.4 16.6

DGX Growth Metrics

    Its 2 year revenue growth rate is now at 39.47%.
  • Its year over year net cashflow from operations growth rate is now at -20.37%.
  • Its 3 year revenue growth rate is now at 41.67%.
Over the past 34 months, DGX's revenue has gone up $2,226,000,000.

The table below shows DGX's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).

Date Revenue Operating Cash Flow Net Income to Common Stock
2022-12-31 9,883 1,718 946
2022-09-30 10,294 1,865 1,235
2022-06-30 10,582 1,924 1,484
2022-03-31 10,679 1,982 1,881
2021-12-31 10,788 2,233 1,995
2021-09-30 11,046 2,293 2,184

DGX's Quality Factors

The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.
  • DGX has a Quality Grade of B, ranking ahead of 93.32% of graded US stocks.
  • DGX's asset turnover comes in at 0.812 -- ranking 31st of 81 Healthcare stocks.
  • SSY, LH, and BIOC are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with DGX.

The table below shows DGX's key quality metrics over time.

Period Asset Turnover Gross Margin ROIC
2021-09-30 0.812 0.403 0.404
2021-06-30 0.805 0.412 0.417
2021-03-31 0.750 0.404 0.340
2020-12-31 0.709 0.385 0.277
2020-09-30 0.643 0.362 0.221
2020-06-30 0.604 0.334 0.162

DGX Price Target

For more insight on analysts targets of DGX, see our DGX price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.

Average Price Target $157.67 Average Broker Recommendation 1.56 (Moderate Buy)

Quest Diagnostics Inc. (DGX) Company Bio


Quest Diagnostics is an American clinical laboratory. A Fortune 500 company, Quest operates in the United StatesPuerto RicoMexico, and Brazil.  Quest also maintains collaborative agreements with various hospitals and clinics across the globe. (Source:Wikipedia)


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Should You Think About Buying Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE:DGX) Now?

Let's talk about the popular Quest Diagnostics Incorporated ( NYSE:DGX ). The company's shares saw significant share...

Yahoo | June 5, 2023

Quest Diagnostics to Speak at the Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, announced that it is scheduled to speak at the Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference. Jim Davis, Chairman, CEO and President, will discuss recent market developments and trends as well as the company's performance and strategy. The presentation is scheduled for Thursday, June 8, 2023, at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

Yahoo | June 2, 2023

Reasons to Retain Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Stock for Now

Investors are optimistic about Quest Diagnostics (DGX) on the strength of the base business performance and its strategies to accelerate growth.

Yahoo | June 2, 2023

Wherever We Are, Quest Is Part of the Community

The corporate giving program at Quest captures the passion and commitment of our employees, leadership, and business partners to make lasting, meaningful contributions in the communities where we live and operate.

Yahoo | June 1, 2023

Quest Diagnostics to Speak at the William Blair 43rd Annual Growth Stock Conference

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, announced that it is scheduled to speak at the William Blair 43rd Annual Growth Stock Conference. Sam Samad, Executive Vice President and CFO will discuss recent market developments and trends as well as the company's performance and strategy. The presentation is scheduled for Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at 4:20 p.m. Eastern Time.

Yahoo | June 1, 2023

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DGX Price Returns

1-mo -1.17%
3-mo -0.80%
6-mo -9.70%
1-year -1.43%
3-year 20.37%
5-year 34.26%
YTD -14.08%
2022 -7.80%
2021 47.86%
2020 14.11%
2019 31.13%
2018 -13.84%

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