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Quest Diagnostics, Inc. (DGX)

CAPS Rating:
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A provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, providing insights that enable physicians and other healthcare professionals to make decisions to improve health.

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Total Members

511 Outperforms
27 Underperforms
 

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143 Outperforms
3 Underperforms
 

Wall Street

12 Outperforms
0 Underperforms
 

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Ticker Tags

S&P 500 (499), Defensive (1457), Healthcare (711), Diagnostic Substances (3), Blue Chip (106), Rule Breakers Universe (125), Research (13), Large Cap (413), Growth (1902), Healthcare Providers and Services (125)
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Quest Diagnostics, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price: $55.68
Last Trade Time: 2/9/2010 4:03 PM
Open: $54.99
Previous Close: $55.00
Daily Range: $54.99 - $56.11
52-Week Range: $42.36 - $62.83
Volume: 1,148,325
Market Cap: $10.30B
P/E Ratio: 14.03
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DGX VS S&P 500 (SPY)

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Top Bull Pitch

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Quest Diagnostics, Inc. (DGX)

Avatar JJRzut (85.58) Submitted: 11/23/08 5:10 PM

Any easy winner over the years... Maybe it will go down further but no point in trying to time the bottom as people head out for more and more medical tests everyday...

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Quest Diagnostics, Inc. (DGX)

Avatar pickumnow (96.80) Submitted: 5/23/08 11:58 AM

Good growth potential in an area that is need of productivity and quality care solutions.

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 (DGX)

Avatar Larchmont (84.62) Submitted: 1/08/10 9:26 AM : Outperform Start Price: $59.48 DGX Score: -0.53

Magic Formula

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Avatar rtaliano (< 20) Submitted: 12/22/09 4:50 PM : Underperform Start Price: $61.26 DGX Score: 4.84

Quest Diagnostics purchased the outreach business (Caritas Medical Laboratories) of Caritas Christi Healthcare. They paid a premium sum for this business and it has been nothing short of a disaster so far. Only approximately 50% of the business has transitioned to Quest and a large number of doctors so vehemently dislike Quest that they refuse to send their laboratory work to Quest.

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Avatar buylow45 (69.25) Submitted: 10/21/09 3:51 PM : Outperform Start Price: $56.01 DGX Score: 0.37

The Flu & VRML will make this move higher.

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Avatar davion13 (< 20) Submitted: 10/01/09 9:29 AM : Outperform Start Price: $51.91 DGX Score: 5.47

Underperformed the previous quarter and will steadily rise after irrational fear of healthcare legislation subsides

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Avatar rovobo (64.38) Submitted: 9/23/09 7:05 PM : Outperform Start Price: $53.27 DGX Score: 3.76

obamacare will make or break this stock
already cut to the bone employee wise

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TrackJimCramer < 20 07/07/09 Outperform 3W $55.67+0.01%+22.34%-22.33
TrackMaximGroup < 20 04/17/09 Outperform NS $49.35+12.83%+24.74%-11.91
TrackBofASec 94.61 11/11/08 Outperform NS $46.09+20.80%+21.08%-0.28
TrackCharlesPayn 63.30 06/27/08 Outperform 3M $47.04+18.37%-13.55%+31.92
TrackBobOlstein 74.19 06/18/08 Outperform 1Y $48.22+15.46%-17.35%+32.81 Toggle the visibility of 60-Second Pitch and replies
TrackCitigroup 85.92 04/29/08 Outperform NS $48.23+15.44%-20.19%+35.63
TrackEdwardOwens 98.91 09/30/07 Outperform NS $56.67-1.74%-26.38%+24.63 Toggle the visibility of 60-Second Pitch and replies
TrackRonBaron 59.71 09/30/07 Outperform NS $56.67-1.74%-26.38%+24.63 Toggle the visibility of 60-Second Pitch and replies
TrackSoros 82.58 09/30/07 Outperform NS $56.67-1.74%-26.38%+24.63 Toggle the visibility of 60-Second Pitch and replies
TrackScottBleier 91.98 07/27/07 Outperform 3M $54.35+2.44%-22.22%+24.66
TrackUBS 87.99 06/07/07 Outperform NS $48.71+14.32%-25.21%+39.53
TrackJPMorgan 84.76 01/29/07 Outperform NS $51.16+8.84%-19.96%+28.80

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