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Quest Diagnostics excels in scale, scope, and service quality, leveraging automation and distribution to reduce costs and offer comprehensive test menus. Despite its strengths, I recommend waiting to buy DGX at $140 for a 15% IRR, as the current valuation is high. Valuation analysis shows DGX trading at a premium; base case IRR is 8.46%, below my 15% threshold, warranting a Hold rating.

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated DGX posted better-than-expected first-quarter earnings on Tuesday.

Quest Diagnostics Inc DGX reported on Tuesday that first-quarter 2025 sales of $2.65 billion, up 12.1% year over year, beat the consensus of $2.63 billion.

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE:DGX ) Q1 2025 Results Conference Call April 22, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Shawn Bevec - Vice President of Investor Relations Jim Davis - Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President Sam Samad - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Luke Sergott - Barclays Kevin Caliendo - UBS Patrick Donnelly - Citi Elizabeth Anderson - Evercore ISI Michael Cherny - Leerink Partners Pito Chickering - Deutsche Bank Noah Kava - Jefferies David Westenberg - Piper Sandler Michael Ryskin - Bank of America Andrew Brackmann - William Blair Jack Meehan - Nephron Research Erin Wright - Morgan Stanley Operator Welcome to the Quest Diagnostics First Quarter 2025 Conference Call. At the request of the company, this call is being recorded.

DGX delivers solid top-line growth in the first quarter of 2025.

Quest Diagnostics (DGX) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.21 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.15 per share. This compares to earnings of $2.04 per share a year ago.

Laboratory operator Quest Diagnostics beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit on Tuesday, helped by robust demand for its diagnostic tests.

Quest Diagnostics Inc.'s stock fell 3.6% early Tuesday, after the company posted better-than-expected first-quarter earnings and backed its guidance, but said the early part of the quarter was slow.

First quarter revenues of $2.65 billion, up 12.1% from 2024 First quarter reported diluted earnings per share ("EPS") of $1.94, up 12.8% from 2024; and adjusted diluted EPS of $2.21, up 8.3% from 2024 Full year 2025 reported diluted EPS now expected to be between $8.62 and $8.87; and adjusted diluted EPS is expected to remain between $9.55 and $9.80 SECAUCUS, N.J. , April 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX), a leading provider of diagnostic information services, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025.