QuidelOrtho Corp
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QuidelOrtho Corp (NASDAQ:QDEL) is a publicly traded company in the Life Sciences sector. Wiseek has independently scored 16 items for QDEL at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-09-23, rated 7/10. Across its 16 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 11 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for QDEL spans 8-K, 10-Q, DEF 14A, 10-K.
Recent high-impact activity:
- QuidelOrtho Amends Credit Agreement, Resets Leverage and Interest Coverage Covenants Through 2029
- QuidelOrtho Reports Q2 Loss, Negative Operating Cash Flow, Confirms Slashed Full-Year Guidance
- QuidelOrtho Slashes 2026 Guidance After Q2 Miss; Withdraws Free Cash Flow Outlook
- QuidelOrtho Slashes 2026 Guidance, Revenue and EPS Cut Sharply
- QuidelOrtho Appoints Micah Young as New CFO with $6.5M Equity Grant Amidst Financial Turnaround Efforts
Financial Snapshot
Short Interest & Short Volume
10.77 days to coverFINRA reported short interest of 14,190,525 shares in QDEL as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 0.4% increase from the prior period — about 10.8 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 25.5% of QDEL volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.
Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.