QDEL QuidelOrtho Corp
Last updated: Mar 16, 2026
Execution Consistency
Did the company actually spend money buying back stock in 3+ of the last 4 quarters?
Not enough buyback data
Execution Acceleration
Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?
Not enough buyback data
Buyback vs FCF
What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30-80%. Bear: <10% or >80%.
Negative FCF ($-196M), cannot compute buyback ratio
Buyback Intensity
How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.
Missing shares repurchased or outstanding data
Insider Buying
Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?
8 open-market purchases by 6 insiders
- Strobeck Matthew () bought 10,000 shares at $23.96 on 2026-02-13
- Busky Joseph M. (Chief Financial Officer) bought 3,370 shares at $23.66 on 2026-02-13
- Blaser Brian J. (President and CEO) bought 10,540 shares at $23.59 on 2026-02-13
- RHOADS ANN D () bought 750 shares at $28.27 on 2025-12-10
- Wilkins Joseph D Jr. () bought 370 shares at $27.95 on 2025-11-26
- Busky Joseph M. (Chief Financial Officer) bought 4,770 shares at $26.06 on 2025-11-24
- POLAN MARY LAKE PH D () bought 1,000 shares at $22.43 on 2025-11-21
- Blaser Brian J. (President and CEO) bought 23,500 shares at $21.34 on 2025-11-19
Insider-Buyback Convergence
Are insider purchases happening during the same quarters the company is actively buying back stock?
Insider buying coincided with company buybacks in 0 of 1 quarters
Insider Net Direction
Looking at all open-market transactions, are insiders net buyers or net sellers?
Insiders bought $1M, sold $0M (net buying)
Red Flag
Active buyback + insiders net selling 3x+ more than buying. Company cash may be supporting price while insiders exit.
No buyback-insider divergence detected