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Quest Diagnostics Inc has a consensus price target of $157 based on the ratings of 22 analysts. The high is $185 issued by Citigroup on October 23, 2024. The low is $135 issued by Leerink Partners on February 26, 2024. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Piper Sandler, Mizuho, and UBS on October 28, 2024, October 24, 2024, and October 23, 2024, respectively. With an average price target of $168.33 between Piper Sandler, Mizuho, and UBS, there's an implied 2.90% upside for Quest Diagnostics Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for Quest Diagnostics (NYSE:DGX) was reported by Piper Sandler on October 28, 2024. The analyst firm set a price target for $165.00 expecting DGX to rise to within 12 months (a possible 0.86% upside). 28 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Quest Diagnostics (NYSE:DGX) was provided by Piper Sandler, and Quest Diagnostics maintained their neutral rating.
The last upgrade for Quest Diagnostics Inc happened on October 23, 2024 when Baird raised their price target to $182. Baird previously had a neutral for Quest Diagnostics Inc.
The last downgrade for Quest Diagnostics Inc happened on May 2, 2023 when B of A Securities changed their price target from $166 to $148 for Quest Diagnostics Inc.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Quest Diagnostics, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Quest Diagnostics was filed on October 28, 2024 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around October 28, 2025.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Quest Diagnostics (DGX) rating was a maintained with a price target of $150.00 to $165.00. The current price Quest Diagnostics (DGX) is trading at is $163.59, which is within the analyst’s predicted range.
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