
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated is a diagnostics & research business based in the US. Quest Diagnostics Incorporated stocks (DGX.US) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $134.05 – an increase of 1.34% over the previous week. Quest Diagnostics Incorporated employs 40,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $9.6 billion.
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- Have Quest Diagnostics Incorporated shares ever split?
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Quest Diagnostics Incorporated stock price (NYSE:DGX)
Use our graph to track the performance of DGX stocks over time.Quest Diagnostics Incorporated shares at a glance
Latest market close | $135.56 |
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52-week range | $118.63 - $156.85 |
50-day moving average | $137.97 |
200-day moving average | $139.57 |
Wall St. target price | $147.60 |
PE ratio | 19.8187 |
Dividend yield | $2.69 (2.12%) |
Earnings per share (TTM) | $6.84 |
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Quest Diagnostics Incorporated price performance over time
Historical closes compared with the close of $135.56 from 2023-06-02
1 week (2023-05-26) | 1.34% |
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1 month (2023-05-04) | 0.11% |
3 months (2023-02-28) | N/A |
6 months (2022-11-30) | N/A |
1 year (2022-06-03) | -0.47% |
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2 years (2021-06-04) | 5.18% |
3 years (2020-06-04) | 13.41% |
5 years (2018-06-04) | 26.34% |
Is Quest Diagnostics Incorporated stock undervalued or overvalued?
Valuing Quest Diagnostics Incorporated stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Quest Diagnostics Incorporated's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated financials
Revenue TTM | $9.6 billion |
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Operating margin TTM | 14.07% |
Gross profit TTM | $3.5 billion |
Return on assets TTM | 6.44% |
Return on equity TTM | 13.57% |
Profit margin | 8.26% |
Book value | $54.02 |
Market capitalisation | $15.2 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated's environmental, social and governance track record
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Quest Diagnostics Incorporated.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated's total ESG risk score
Total ESG risk: 18.33
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Quest Diagnostics Incorporated's overall score of 18.33 (as at 01/01/2019) is excellent – landing it in it in the 16th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Quest Diagnostics Incorporated is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated's environmental score
Environmental score: 0.86/100
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated's environmental score of 0.86 puts it squarely in the 1st percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Quest Diagnostics Incorporated is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated's social score
Social score: 10.42/100
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated's social score of 10.42 puts it squarely in the 1st percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Quest Diagnostics Incorporated is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated's governance score
Governance score: 5.77/100
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated's governance score puts it squarely in the 1st percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Quest Diagnostics Incorporated is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated's controversy score
Controversy score: 3/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Quest Diagnostics Incorporated scored a 3 out of 5 for controversy – a middle-of-the-table result reflecting that Quest Diagnostics Incorporated hasn't always managed to keep its nose clean.
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated share dividends
Dividend payout ratio: 30.78% of net profits
Recently Quest Diagnostics Incorporated has paid out, on average, around 30.78% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 2.12% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Quest Diagnostics Incorporated shareholders could enjoy a 2.12% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Quest Diagnostics Incorporated's case, that would currently equate to about $2.69 per share.
While Quest Diagnostics Incorporated's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Quest Diagnostics Incorporated may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated's most recent dividend payout was on 25 July 2023. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 10 July 2023 (the "ex-dividend date").
Have Quest Diagnostics Incorporated's shares ever split?
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 21 June 2005. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Quest Diagnostics Incorporated shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Quest Diagnostics Incorporated shares which in turn could have impacted Quest Diagnostics Incorporated's share price.
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Quest Diagnostics Incorporated's shares have ranged in value from as little as $118.6274 up to $156.8483. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Quest Diagnostics Incorporated's is 0.9395. This would suggest that Quest Diagnostics Incorporated's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated overview
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated provides diagnostic testing, information, and services in the United States and internationally. The company develops and delivers diagnostic information services, such as routine testing, non-routine and advanced clinical testing, anatomic pathology testing, and other diagnostic information services. It offers diagnostic information services primarily under the Quest Diagnostics brand, as well as under the AmeriPath, Dermpath Diagnostics, ExamOne, and Quanum brands to patients, clinicians, hospitals, independent delivery networks, health plans, employers, direct contract entities, and accountable care organizations through a network of laboratories, patient service centers, phlebotomists in physician offices, call centers and mobile paramedics, nurses, and other health and wellness professionals. The company also provides risk assessment services for the life insurance industry; and healthcare organizations and clinicians robust information technology solutions. Quest Diagnostics Incorporated was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Secaucus, New Jersey. .
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