QuidelOrtho (QDEL) stock: insider trades, news & valuation
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QuidelOrtho insider trading at a glance (Oct 9, 2026): in the past 12 months, 6 insiders bought $1.3M and 1 sold $112K of QDEL stock on the open market, including a cluster buy that began Feb 13, 2026.
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QDEL insider buying and selling by quarter
Open-market purchases (green, above the line) and sales (red, below), by trade date.
| Quarter | Bought | Purchases | Sold | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2026 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | $648K | 4 | — | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | $680K | 5 | $112K | 1 |
Valuation, profit and volume
Summary
Over the past 12 months, 6 QuidelOrtho Corp insiders reported open-market purchases totaling $1.3M, while 1 insider reported sales totaling $112K. The most recent cluster buy began on Feb 13, 2026, when 3 insiders bought a combined $648K. Among insiders with enough purchase history to measure, Brian J. Blaser (CEO, President) has the highest Insider Score at 14. 0 of 1 recorded sales were made under pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, which are usually less informative than discretionary sales.
Insider transactions
Open-market purchases and sales.
| Filed | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Since | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19SEC | Joseph M. BuskyCFO | Buy | 3,37010,290 held (+49%) | $23.66 | $80K | -43.3% | 2 |
| Feb 13SEC | Brian J. BlaserCEO, President | Buy | 10,54040,073 held (+36%) | $23.59 | $249K | -43.1% | 14 |
| Feb 13SEC | Matthew StrobeckDirector | Buy | 10,00027,775 held (+56%) | $23.96 | $240K | -44.0% | — |
| Feb 13SEC | Joseph M. BuskyCFO | Buy | 3,37010,290 held (+49%) | $23.66 | $80K | -43.3% | 2 |
| Dec 10SEC | Ann D RhoadsDirector | Buy | 75015,021 held (+5%) | $28.28 | $21K | -52.5% | — |
| Dec 1SEC | Joseph D Wilkins Jr.Director | Buy | 37011,876 held (+3%) | $27.96 | $10K | -52.0% | — |
| Nov 25SEC | Joseph M. BuskyCFO | Buy | 4,7706,920 held (+222%) | $26.06 | $124K | -48.5% | 2 |
| Nov 25SEC | Kenneth J WidderDirector | Sell | 4,02637,061 held (−10%) | $27.81 | $112K | -51.7% | — |
| Nov 24SEC | Mary Lake Ph D PolanDirector | Buy | 1,00012,640 held (+9%) | $22.43 | $22K | -40.2% | — |
| Nov 20SEC | Brian J. BlaserCEO, President | Buy | 23,50029,533 held (+390%) | $21.34 | $501K | -37.1% | 14 |
Insiders at QuidelOrtho Corp
| Insider | Bought | Sold | Last filing | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian J. BlaserCEO, President | $750K | — | Feb 13, 2026 | 14 |
| Joseph M. BuskyCFO | $284K | — | Feb 19, 2026 | 2 |
| Matthew StrobeckDirector | $240K | — | Feb 13, 2026 | — |
| Kenneth J WidderDirector | — | $112K | Nov 25, 2025 | — |
| Mary Lake Ph D PolanDirector | $22K | — | Nov 24, 2025 | — |
| Ann D RhoadsDirector | $21K | — | Dec 10, 2025 | — |
| Joseph D Wilkins Jr.Director | $10K | — | Dec 1, 2025 | — |
QDEL stock: common questions
Are QuidelOrtho Corp insiders buying QDEL stock?
In the past 12 months, 6 insiders reported open-market purchases of QDEL worth $1.3M. The latest was CFO Joseph M. Busky bought $80K of QDEL at $23.66 — raises the stake by 49%.
Are QuidelOrtho Corp insiders selling QDEL stock?
1 insiders reported sales worth $112K over the same period.
Where does this data come from?
Every transaction comes from Form 4 filings that insiders must submit to the SEC within two business days of a trade. We pull them from SEC EDGAR every night.
What is QDEL's 52-week range?
Over the past year QDEL has traded between $9.96 and $35.38. It last closed at $13.42 on Oct 9, 2026.