Analyst ratings
17 analysts have weighed in: a Buy consensus: 9 buy calls against 1 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $248.07.
NYSE: DGX · Diagnostics & Research
Over the past week, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) pulled in about 29 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Hold. The crowd averages 46% bullish but is sharply divided: Reddit runs 67% bullish while News sits at just 8%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 9 of 17 analysts rating DGX a buy.
There is little buzz around DGX this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Hold.
Wall Street’s 53% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from News at 8% to Reddit at 67%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
17 analysts have weighed in: a Buy consensus: 9 buy calls against 1 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $248.07.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is cooling and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is Hold rather than a clear buy or sell.
Analysts sit 7 points above the crowd average of 46%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: Reddit reads 67% bullish while News sits at 8%, a 59-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) buzz held subdued around 32.3 while the price drifted down 1.4% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 1.2M shares. Updated Oct 10, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, DGX held roughly flat. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 34.3 and was variable, swinging between 21.5 and 43.5. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 15 of the 19 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Hold |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Buy (9 / 7 / 1) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 46% |
| Avg price target | $248.07 |
| Most bullish source | Reddit, 67% |
| Most bearish source | News, 8% |
| Sentiment spread | 59 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 29 |
| Market cap | $25.48B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 24.5 · 19.5 |
| EPS · Beta | $9.42 · 0.5 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $11.56B · 9% margin |
| Industry | Diagnostics & Research |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) currently carries an Adanos hold signal with 68/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 46% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 29 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Quest Diagnostics (DGX) is fairly quiet with 6 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 5 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 67% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is falling, suggesting cooling attention.
The crowd reads split on Quest Diagnostics (DGX), averaging 46% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are Reddit at 67% bullish and News at 8%, a 59-point spread. On the professional side, 9 of 17 analysts rate DGX a buy.
Of the 17 analysts covering Quest Diagnostics (DGX), 9 rate it a buy, 7 a hold and 1 a sell, for a buy consensus. The average price target is $248.07. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 46% bullish.
Quest Diagnostics (DGX)'s cross-source average is mixed at 46% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. Reddit reads 67% bullish, X reads 64% bullish and news coverage is the most negative at 8% bullish. The combined signal points to broad mixed pressure with 68/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is mixed for Quest Diagnostics (DGX) at 46% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. The most bearish reading is news at 8% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling across Reddit and X. The hold signal carries 68/100 conviction.
News is the dominant discussion channel with 12 mentions (41% of total volume). X contributes 11 mentions and Reddit contributes 6 mentions. The cross-source average is mixed at 46% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. DGX's hold signal at 68/100 conviction reflects a mixed cross-source average at 46% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
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Peers are ranked first by matching the Hold signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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