Quest Diagnostics Incorporated

NYSE:DGX Stock Report

Market Cap: US$17.4b

Quest Diagnostics Valuation

Is DGX undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of DGX when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: DGX ($151.25) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($392.18)

Significantly Below Fair Value: DGX is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for DGX?

Key metric: As DGX is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for DGX. This is calculated by dividing DGX's market cap by their current earnings.
What is DGX's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio20.1x
EarningsUS$838.00m
Market CapUS$17.36b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does DGX's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for DGX vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average38.6x
LH Labcorp Holdings
43.5x21.9%US$19.3b
DVA DaVita
14.5x4.3%US$12.1b
CHE Chemed
25.7x8.8%US$7.8b
CRVL CorVel
70.8xn/aUS$6.0b
DGX Quest Diagnostics
20.1x11.7%US$17.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: DGX is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.1x) compared to the peer average (38.6x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does DGX's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Healthcare Industry?

5 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
THC Tenet Healthcare
3.9x-39.2%US$12.61b
NEUE NeueHealth
1.2xn/aUS$33.43m
IDXG Interpace Biosciences
2.2xn/aUS$12.11m
FZMD Fuse Medical
2.2xn/aUS$8.67m
DGX 20.1xIndustry Avg. 21.9xNo. of Companies10PE01632486480+
5 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: DGX is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.1x) compared to the US Healthcare industry average (21.9x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is DGX's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

DGX PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio20.1x
Fair PE Ratio29.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: DGX is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (29.2x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst DGX forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$151.25
US$169.77
+12.2%
5.7%US$185.00US$153.00n/a16
Dec ’25US$162.66
US$167.29
+2.8%
6.2%US$185.00US$145.00n/a16
Nov ’25US$155.29
US$167.11
+7.6%
6.2%US$185.00US$145.00n/a16
Oct ’25US$153.95
US$155.54
+1.0%
6.5%US$175.00US$136.00n/a16
Sep ’25US$156.97
US$154.18
-1.8%
5.9%US$173.00US$136.00n/a15
Aug ’25US$147.67
US$151.79
+2.8%
5.0%US$165.00US$136.00n/a14
Jul ’25US$137.09
US$147.00
+7.2%
4.0%US$160.00US$136.00n/a15
Jun ’25US$141.97
US$147.00
+3.5%
4.0%US$160.00US$136.00n/a15
May ’25US$137.55
US$146.41
+6.4%
3.8%US$160.00US$136.00n/a16
Apr ’25US$134.77
US$141.79
+5.2%
5.4%US$155.00US$125.00n/a16
Mar ’25US$124.68
US$141.85
+13.8%
5.4%US$155.00US$125.00n/a16
Feb ’25US$127.17
US$143.90
+13.2%
3.3%US$152.00US$135.00n/a15
Jan ’25US$137.88
US$144.70
+4.9%
6.1%US$165.00US$130.00n/a15
Dec ’24US$136.17
US$141.63
+4.0%
5.8%US$165.00US$130.00US$162.6615
Nov ’24US$132.53
US$140.43
+6.0%
6.2%US$165.00US$130.00US$155.2915
Oct ’24US$121.86
US$146.47
+20.2%
4.8%US$165.00US$136.00US$153.9515
Sep ’24US$130.52
US$146.88
+12.5%
4.2%US$165.00US$140.00US$156.9716
Aug ’24US$134.60
US$147.26
+9.4%
4.3%US$165.00US$140.00US$147.6716
Jul ’24US$140.56
US$145.75
+3.7%
4.8%US$165.00US$140.00US$137.0916
Jun ’24US$134.05
US$146.93
+9.6%
4.8%US$165.00US$140.00US$141.9714
May ’24US$139.48
US$148.53
+6.5%
6.0%US$166.00US$140.00US$137.5515
Apr ’24US$141.48
US$148.27
+4.8%
7.4%US$166.00US$125.00US$134.7715
Mar ’24US$139.00
US$149.21
+7.3%
8.2%US$170.00US$125.00US$124.6814
Feb ’24US$148.64
US$149.29
+0.4%
8.8%US$173.00US$125.00US$127.1714
Jan ’24US$156.44
US$142.69
-8.8%
5.6%US$160.00US$125.00US$137.8813
Dec ’23US$152.61
US$142.69
-6.5%
5.6%US$160.00US$125.00US$136.1713

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/18 00:11
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/18 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

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Analyst Sources

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated is covered by 46 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