Where Does Wall Street Think Quidel Corporation (QDEL) Stock Will Go?

InvestorsObserver is giving Quidel Corporation (QDEL) an Analyst Rating Rank of 72, meaning QDEL is ranked higher by analysts than 72% of stocks. The average price target for QDEL is $174.5 and analyst’s rate the stock as a Strong Buy.

Wall Street analysts are rating QDEL a Strong Buy today. Find out what this means to you and get the rest of the rankings on QDEL!

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You can learn a lot about a company from looking at it’s financial statements and comparing them to other companies. Analysts who cover an industry in depth can add even more to your research though. They typically follow a particular sector or industry very closely. They also pay attention to and ask questions on earnings conference calls and other events where they might learn information that does show up in the numbers. InvestorsObserver takes the average rating from these analysts, and then percentile ranks those averages. This lets you compare stocks in a much more granular way than just seeing the typical five-tiered rating system used on most of Wall Street.

What's Happening With Quidel Corporation Stock Today?

Quidel Corporation (QDEL) stock is lower by -1.74% while the S&P 500 has gained 0.03% as of 11:19 AM on Friday, May 6. QDEL is down -$1.79 from the previous closing price of $102.66 on volume of 166,520 shares. Over the past year the S&P 500 is lower by -1.27% while QDEL is down -7.07%. QDEL earned $16.43 a per share in the over the last 12 months, giving it a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.09. Click Here to get the full Stock Report for Quidel Corporation stock.