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QDEL · QuidelOrtho Corp

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$14.30 -0.79 (-5.24%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$980.63M
Shares
68.58M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$14.30 Open$14.86 Day$14.11–15.26 52W close$9.96–35.38 Avg vol 30d1.4M Short int13.0M · 19.0% float · 12.7d Short vol72% Last earningsAug 6, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 7

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 7, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 12 wks
FQ3-27 quarter ends
~Oct 1, 2026 Est
filed Aug 7, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Strong Sell
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Sell Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Weak Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Sell
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −29%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg −9%
      below
      RSI (14) 42
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 17%
      mid-range
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Weak
      1-month return −18%
      trailing
      6-month return −33%
      trailing
      YTD return −50%
      this year
      Relative strength −46%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $16 › 200d $20 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +1% holders QoQ · +57 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      18.96% of float · ▲ +10.2% MoM · 12.7 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr low
      244 holders — near 3-yr low, contrarian setup
      Squeeze score 81
      high risk · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Weak
      Revenue growth −2%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth +45%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $-83.0M
      Buyback $218.4M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $2.5B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 89%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −72%
      past year
      ATR 9.4%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Aug 6, 2026
      Total revenues (reported) · Full-year 2026 $2.52B – $2.6B
      Adjusted EBITDA · Full-year 2026 Non-GAAP $540M – $560M
      Adjusted EBITDA margin · Full-year 2026 Non-GAAP 21% – 22%
      Adjusted diluted EPS · Full-year 2026 Non-GAAP $0.65 – $0.90
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Apr 15, 2026
      Preliminary unaudited revenue, as reported · first quarter of 2026 $615M – $620M
      Guided vs delivered · last 1 settled
      Total revenues (reported) fiscal 2025
      guided $2.68B – $2.74B
      $2.73B In line

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
      3 · 4 · 0
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −29% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −9% Bearish
      RSI (14)
      42 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      17% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Mixed
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $16 › 200d $20 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +1% holders QoQ · +57 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      18.96% of float · ▲ +10.2% MoM · 12.7 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr low
      244 holders — near 3-yr low, contrarian setup
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $10 Now $14 · 17% Range high $35
      vs 200-day avg -29% vs 50-day avg -9%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Adjusted net income non-GAAP 6.8M Six Months Ended June 28, 2026
      Free cash flow non-GAAP -$76.5M FY 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Medical Devices — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      QDEL
      QuidelOrtho Corp
      this stock
      $980.63M -49.9% -1.9% 19.0%
      ABT
      Abbott Laboratories
      $193.78B -11.2% +5.7% 31.2 1.3%
      SYK
      Stryker Corp
      $130.11B -3.5% +11.2% 35.2 2.2%
      MDT
      Medtronic plc
      $116.83B -5.0% +8.4% 24.5 1.4%
      BSX
      Boston Scientific Corp
      $75.11B -45.6% +12.5% 21.0 1.5%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      244
      % held
      121.5%
      Net QoQ
      +677.6K sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      282
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      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      13.0M
      Days to cover
      12.7d
      Change
      +1.2M sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      72%
      As of
      Aug 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      1.9K
      Value
      $34.4K
      As of
      Jul 14, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      36.7%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Daniel Goldman
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Jul 12, 2023
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $2.7B
      Net income (FY)
      $-1.1B
      EPS diluted
      $-16.69
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $300.0M
      Remaining
      $218.4M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      10-Q
      Filed
      Aug 7, 2026
      This year
      14
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $112.0K
      Shares
      4.0K
      Filed
      Nov 25, 2025
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 6, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      QuidelOrtho Reports Second Quarte…
      Published
      Aug 6, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      QDEL +16.4% -17.7% -32.5% -14.7% -49.9%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY +16.0% -22.2% -46.3% -18.7% -63.8%

      Capital returns

      Buyback program · as of Dec 31, 2023
      Authorized
      $300.00M
      Spent (derived)
      $81.60M
      Remaining
      $218.40M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1906324 CUSIP 219798105 13F (30d) 256 filings 229 filers Visit website Investor relations