$DGX

DELANEY MARK E sold $376K of DGX

DELANEY MARK E (SVP & Chief Commercial Officer) sold 1,600 shares of QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC (DGX) at $235.18 ($0.38M total) on 2026-07-28 under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Original reporting
SEC EDGAR · DELANEY MARK E
Published Jul 29, 2026, 9:04 PM UTC
Analysis
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Primary signal
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Relevance
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Decision brief

The 30-second read

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Why it matters

Because the sale is open-market and pre-arranged under a 10b5-1 plan, it is generally not a strong standalone catalyst for trading decisions.

02

Market read

Traders may note the filing for completeness, but it does not introduce new fundamental information.

03

What to watch

The transaction size and the fact it is a planned 10b5-1 sale make it less informative than unscheduled sales or purchases tied to specific events.

Relevance 3/10Novelty 2/10Timing: as of the 2026-07-29 after SEC filing timestamp

Background

The article is an SEC Form 4 insider transaction disclosure for Quest Diagnostics (DGX).

Company-level read

Ticker impact

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Context

Quest Diagnostics Form 4 shows SVP Mark E Delaney sold 1,600 shares on 2026-07-28 under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan.

Expected impact

Likely minimal impact on DGX price; any effect is typically short-lived and outweighed by broader fundamentals.

Evidence & confidence

The filing is a Form 4 insider transaction, explicitly pre-arranged under Rule 10b5-1, and provides no new company-specific operational or financial information.

Market effects

No direct read-across to diagnostics sector fundamentals from a single routine insider sale.

None.

None.

Counterpoint

Insider sales can sometimes reflect private risk perceptions, but the 10b5-1 pre-arrangement reduces interpretability.

Key entities

  • Quest Diagnostics

    DGX, the company whose insider transaction is disclosed.

  • Delaney Mark E

    SVP and Chief Commercial Officer who sold shares.

  • Rule 10b5-1 plan

    Pre-arranged plan that typically limits the informational value of the sale.

Full insider trading history

This story covers one filing. See everything behind it: every insider buy and sell on record, 10b5-1 plans, late filings, and which officers and directors are trading.

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