Quest Diagnostics Inc. (DGX) Dividends

Quest Diagnostics Inc. (DGX): $161.32

0.16 (+0.10%)

POWR Rating

Component Grades

Momentum

C

Stability

B

Sentiment

Quality

C

Dividend Yield and Dividend History Highlights

  • If you're seeking price stability while collecting dividends, note that DGX has less volatility in its price than 96.82% of US stocks in our dividend set.
  • Currently, DGX generates more cash flow over the 12 months prior than 85.97% of US dividend stocks.
  • As for stocks whose price is uncorrelated with DGX's price and thus may be suitable peers for a diversified dividend portfolio, check out the following: BWL.A, BGSF, UIHC, ALRM and EQC.
DGX Ex-Dividend Date
DGX Dividend Yield
1.85%
DGX Annual Dividend
$3.00
DGX Payout Ratio

DGX Price Forecast Based on Dividend Discount Model

Current PriceDDM Fair Value Target: Forecasted Gain:
$161.32$1289.06 805.49%

For dividend yielding stocks, the Dividend Discount Model (DDM) is a common valuation tool; it attempts to extrapolate a fair share price based primarily on the dividend the stock provides relative to a number of other quantiative aspects of its business. Regarding Quest Diagnostics Inc, the dividend discount model StockNews created for the company implies a positive return of 805.49%. Digging deeper, the aspects of Quest Diagnostics Inc's dividend discount model that we found most interesting were:

  • Compared to other dividend issuers in the large-sized market cap category, DGX has a beta lower than 88.16% of them.
  • Regarding its relative worth based on the dividend discount model, Quest Diagnostics Inc's estimated return of 805.49% surpasses about 89.33% of dividend issuers we applied the dividend discount model to.


DGX Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Date Type Payout Amount Change
2024-10-04Dividend$0.75--
2024-07-08Dividend$0.75+5.63%
2024-01-16Dividend$0.71--
2023-10-05Dividend$0.71--
2023-07-10Dividend$0.71--
2023-04-06Dividend$0.71+7.58%
2023-01-17Dividend$0.66--
2022-10-03Dividend$0.66--
2022-07-05Dividend$0.66--
2022-04-05Dividend$0.66+6.45%
2022-01-18Dividend$0.62--
2021-10-04Dividend$0.62--
2021-07-06Dividend$0.62--
2021-04-06Dividend$0.62+10.71%
2021-01-19Dividend$0.56--
2020-10-05Dividend$0.56--
2020-07-07Dividend$0.56--
2020-04-06Dividend$0.56+5.66%
2020-01-13Dividend$0.53--
2019-10-03Dividend$0.53--
2019-07-05Dividend$0.53--
2019-04-05Dividend$0.53--
2019-01-14Dividend$0.53+6.00%
2018-10-04Dividend$0.50--
2018-07-06Dividend$0.50--
2018-04-03Dividend$0.50+11.11%
2018-01-08Dividend$0.45--
2017-10-02Dividend$0.45--
2017-07-06Dividend$0.45--
2017-04-03Dividend$0.45--
2017-01-06Dividend$0.45+12.50%
2016-09-30Dividend$0.40--
2016-07-01Dividend$0.40--
2016-04-04Dividend$0.40+5.26%
2016-01-08Dividend$0.38--
2015-10-02Dividend$0.38--
2015-07-06Dividend$0.38--
2015-04-06Dividend$0.38+15.15%
2015-01-09Dividend$0.33--
2014-10-03Dividend$0.33--
2014-07-07Dividend$0.33--
2014-04-04Dividend$0.33+10.00%
2014-01-03Dividend$0.30--
2013-09-27Dividend$0.30--
2013-06-28Dividend$0.30--
2013-03-28Dividend$0.30--
2013-01-09Dividend$0.30+76.47%
2012-09-27Dividend$0.17--
2012-06-29Dividend$0.17--
2012-03-30Dividend$0.17--
2012-01-05Dividend$0.17+70.00%
2011-10-05Dividend$0.10--
2011-06-30Dividend$0.10--
2011-04-01Dividend$0.10--
2011-01-06Dividend$0.10--
2010-09-30Dividend$0.10--
2010-07-01Dividend$0.10--
2010-04-01Dividend$0.10--
2010-01-05Dividend$0.10--
2009-09-30Dividend$0.10--
2009-07-01Dividend$0.10--
2009-04-02Dividend$0.10--
2009-01-07Dividend$0.10--
2008-10-01Dividend$0.10--
2008-07-01Dividend$0.10--
2008-04-02Dividend$0.10--
2008-01-07Dividend$0.10--
2007-10-01Dividend$0.10--
2007-07-02Dividend$0.10--
2007-04-02Dividend$0.10--
2007-01-08Dividend$0.10--
2006-10-02Dividend$0.10--
2006-07-05Dividend$0.10--
2006-04-03Dividend$0.10+11.11%
2006-01-09Dividend$0.09--
2005-10-03Dividend$0.09--
2005-07-06Dividend$0.09--
2005-06-21Split2-1-for-1 Stock SplitN/A
2005-04-04Dividend$0.18+20.00%
2005-01-07Dividend$0.15--
2004-10-06Dividend$0.15--
2004-07-02Dividend$0.15--
2004-04-05Dividend$0.15--
2004-01-06Dividend$0.15--
2001-06-01Split


DGX Dividends vs. Peers

DGX's dividend yield currently ranks #3 of 86 vs. its peers in the Medical - Diagnostics/Research category.
Rank Symbol Name Dividend Yield
1 BIOC Biocept, Inc. 0.00%
2 DRIO DarioHealth Corp. 0.00%
3 DGX Quest Diagnostics Inc. 0.00%
4 NEO NeoGenomics, Inc. 0.00%
5 NEOG Neogen Corporation 0.00%
6 DHR Danaher Corp. 0.00%
7 CNTG CENTOGENE N.V. 0.00%
8 PMD Psychemedics Corporation 0.00%
9 ONVO Organovo Holdings, Inc. 0.00%
10 ICLR ICON PLC 0.00%
11 LNTH Lantheus Holdings, Inc. 0.00%
12 PRAH PRA Health Sciences, Inc. 0.00%
13 WAT Waters Corp. 0.00%
14 NRCIB National Research Corporation 0.00%
15 NSTG NanoString Technologies, Inc. 0.00%
16 OCX OncoCyte Corporation 0.00%
17 NTRA Natera, Inc. 0.00%
18 IDXG Interpace Biosciences, Inc. 0.00%
19 PRXL PAREXEL International Corporation 0.00%
20 BRKR Bruker Corporation 0.00%
21 NVDQ Novadaq Technologies Inc 0.00%
22 SYNH Syneos Health, Inc. - 0.00%
23 GENE Genetic Technologies Ltd. ADR 0.00%
24 BIO Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. CI A 0.00%
25 TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 0.00%
26 LOGC LogicBio Therapeutics, Inc. 0.00%
27 MYNZ Mainz Biomed B.V. 0.00%
28 GHDX Genomic Health, Inc. 0.00%
29 VNRX VolitionRX Limited 0.00%
30 TROV TrovaGene, Inc. 0.00%
31 MDXH MDxHealth SA 0.00%
32 QTRX Quanterix Corporation 0.00%
33 CO Global Cord Blood Corporation 0.00%
34 NVTA Invitae Corporation 0.00%
35 CODX Co-Diagnostics, Inc. 0.00%
36 QDEL Quidel Corporation 0.00%
37 QGEN Qiagen N.V. 0.00%
38 PRE Prenetics Group Limited 0.00%
39 ANIX Anixa Biosciences, Inc. 0.00%
40 SQL SeqLL, Inc. 0.00%
41 SMLR Semler Scientific Inc. 0.00%
42 IQV IQVIA Holdings Inc. 0.00%
43 EXAS Exact Sciences Corp. 0.00%
44 OPGN OpGen, Inc. 0.00%
45 MTD Mettler-Toledo International Inc. 0.00%
46 CRL Charles River Laboratories International Inc. 0.00%
47 OLK Olink Holding AB (publ) 0.00%
48 RDNT RadNet, Inc. 0.00%
49 CDNA CareDx, Inc. 0.00%
50 BVS Bioventus Inc. 0.00%
51 OPK OPKO Health Inc. 0.00%
52 OXFD Oxford Immunotec Global PLC - Ordinary Shares 0.00%
53 ENZ Enzo Biochem, Inc. ($0.01 Par Value) 0.00%
54 HBIO Harvard Bioscience, Inc. 0.00%
55 KANG iKang Healthcare Group, Inc. 0.00%
56 CEMI Chembio Diagnostics, Inc. 0.00%
57 LH Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings 0.00%
58 PACB Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. 0.00%
59 SRDX Surmodics, Inc. 0.00%
60 CELC Celcuity Inc. 0.00%
61 LMDX LumiraDx Limited 0.00%
62 ABAX ABAXIS, Inc. 0.00%
63 A Agilent Technologies Inc. 0.00%
64 AXDX Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc. 0.00%
65 MXCT MaxCyte, Inc. 0.00%
66 SHC Sotera Health 0.00%
67 CGIX Cancer Genetics, Inc. 0.00%
68 FLDM Fluidigm Corporation 0.00%
69 BASI Bioanalytical Systems, Inc. 0.00%
70 XGN EXAGEN INC. 0.00%
71 FLGT Fulgent Genetics, Inc. 0.00%
72 ME 23andMe Holding Co. Class A Common Stock 0.00%
73 FMI Foundation Medicine, Inc. 0.00%
74 ISPC iSpecimen Inc. 0.00%
75 VIVO Meridian Bioscience Inc. 0.00%
76 MYGN Myriad Genetics, Inc. 0.00%
77 SENS Senseonics Holdings, Inc. 0.00%
78 BEAT BioTelemetry, Inc. 0.00%
79 AKU Akumin Inc. 0.00%
80 HSKA Heska Corporation 0.00%
81 DMTK DermTech, Inc. 0.00%
82 BMRA Biomerica, Inc. 0.00%
83 BRBR BELLRING BRANDS, INC. 0.00%
84 IRTC iRhythm Technologies, Inc. 0.00%
85 HTGM HTG Molecular Diagnostics, Inc. 0.00%
86 VRML Vermillion, Inc. 0.00%

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