$18.23+4.44 (+32.20%)
QuidelOrtho Corporation provides diagnostic testing solutions.
QuidelOrtho Corporation in the Healthcare sector is trading at $18.23 with a market capitalization of $982M. Wall Street consensus targets $18.62 (4 analysts), implying a +2.2% move over the next 12 months. The stock is currently 49% below its 52-week high of $35.58, remaining 17.8% below its 200-day moving average. On fundamentals, Piotroski 6/9 shows mixed financial quality, Altman Z in the distress zone. The Whystock Score of 30/100 signals elevated caution as multiple indicators diverge.
| Metric (USD) | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | $619.80Mβ | $723.60Mβ | $699.90Mβ | $613.90Mβ | $692.80M |
| Gross Profit | $263.80Mβ | $320.40Mβ | $335.60Mβ | $274.90Mβ | $343.30M |
| Operating Income | -$27.40Mβ | -$37.30Mβ | $45.20Mβ | -$1.80Mβ | $48.70M |
| Net Income | -$91.80Mβ | -$130.70Mβ | -$733.00Mβ | -$255.40Mβ | -$12.70M |
QuidelOrtho Corporation provides diagnostic testing solutions. The company operates through Labs, Transfusion Medicine, Point of Care, and Molecular Diagnostics business units. The Labs business unit provides clinical chemistry laboratory instruments...
Shares of healthcare diagnostics company QuidelOrtho (NASDAQ:QDEL) jumped 34.7% in the afternoon session after reports revealed that the company is considering the sale of its point-of-care testing business for about $1.5 billion.
Healthcare stocks were higher late Monday afternoon, with the NYSE Healthcare Index up 0.1% and the
QuidelOrtho is in talks to sell its point-of-care testing unit behind the rapid antigen tests for Covid and flu, Financial Times reported over the weekend.
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