Quidel - Chart Of The Day
The Barchart Chart of the Day belongs to Quidel (QDEL). I found the medical products stock by using Barchart to sort today's Top Stocks to Own list first for the highest Weighted Alpha, Then I used the Flipchart feature to review the charts for consistent price appreciation over the last 6 months. Since the Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 5/9 the stock gained 5.24%.
Quidel Corp. discovers, develops, manufactures and markets point-of-care, rapid diagnostic tests for detection of medical conditions and illnesses. These products provide accurate, rapid and cost-effective diagnostic information for acute and chronic conditions that affect women's health throughout the phases of their lives including reproductive status, pregnancy management and osteoporosis. Quidel also provides point-of-care diagnostics for infectious diseases, including influenza A and B, strep throat, H. pylori infection, chlamydia and infectious mononucleosis.
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Barchart technical indicators:
- 96% technical buy signals
- 125.99+ Weighted Alpha
- 159.57% gain in the last year
- Trend Spotter buy signals
- Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
- 10 new highs and up 13.94% in the last month
- Relative Strength Index 68.96%
- Technical support level at 63.20
- Recently traded at 63.48 with a 50 day moving average of 54.66
Fundamental factors:
- Market Cap $2.40 billion
- P/E 103.69
- Revenue expected to grow 81.70% this year and another 4.70% next year
- Earnings estimated to increase 1586.70% this year, an additional 12.60% next year and continue to compound at an annual rate of 48.00% for the next 5 years
- Wall Street analysts issued 2 strong buy, 2 buy and 2 hold recommendations on the stock