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Quest Diagnostics LSE:0KSX Stock Report

Last Price

US$153.26

Market Cap

US$17.2b

7D

1.3%

1Y

13.5%

Updated

10 Jan, 2025

Data

Company Financials +

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated

LSE:0KSX Stock Report

Market Cap: US$17.2b

0KSX Stock Overview

Provides diagnostic testing and services in the United States and internationally. More details

0KSX fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation4/6
Future Growth2/6
Past Performance3/6
Financial Health3/6
Dividends4/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Quest Diagnostics
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$153.26
52 Week HighUS$165.32
52 Week LowUS$123.31
Beta0.90
1 Month Change-2.18%
3 Month Change3.24%
1 Year Change13.50%
3 Year Change7.98%
5 Year Change44.38%
Change since IPO43.75%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

0KSXGB HealthcareGB Market
7D1.3%1.4%0.3%
1Y13.5%-22.4%6.6%

Return vs Industry: 0KSX exceeded the UK Healthcare industry which returned -23.2% over the past year.

Return vs Market: 0KSX exceeded the UK Market which returned 4.8% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is 0KSX's price volatile compared to industry and market?
0KSX volatility
0KSX Average Weekly Movement2.9%
Healthcare Industry Average Movement4.7%
Market Average Movement4.7%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market10.7%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market2.6%

Stable Share Price: 0KSX has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the UK market.

Volatility Over Time: 0KSX's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
196744,000Jim Daviswww.questdiagnostics.com

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated provides diagnostic testing and services in the United States and internationally. The company develops and delivers diagnostic information services, such as routine, 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 physicians, hospitals, patients and consumers, health plans, government agencies, employers, retailers, pharmaceutical companies and insurers, and accountable care organizations through a network of laboratories, patient service centers, phlebotomists in physician offices, call centers and mobile phlebotomists, nurses, and other health and wellness professionals.

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated Fundamentals Summary

How do Quest Diagnostics's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
0KSX fundamental statistics
Market capUS$17.19b
Earnings (TTM)US$838.00m
Revenue (TTM)US$9.54b

20.5x

P/E Ratio

1.8x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
0KSX income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$9.54b
Cost of RevenueUS$6.39b
Gross ProfitUS$3.15b
Other ExpensesUS$2.31b
EarningsUS$838.00m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Jan 30, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)7.51
Gross Margin32.97%
Net Profit Margin8.79%
Debt/Equity Ratio90.3%

How did 0KSX perform over the long term?

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Dividends

1.9%

Current Dividend Yield

39%

Payout Ratio

Does 0KSX pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy 0KSX by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Quest Diagnostics dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateJan 14 2025
Dividend Pay DateJan 29 2025
Days until Ex dividend3 days
Days until Dividend pay date18 days

Does 0KSX pay a reliable dividends?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/10 17:00
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/08 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Analyst Sources

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated is covered by 47 analysts. 16 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jasper HellwegArgus Research Company
Brian Kemp DolliverAvondale Partners
Eric ColdwellBaird