Qiagen is a diagnostics and research company with a strong Piotroski financial health score of 8 out of 9 and consistent earnings delivery, but thin 3% upside to analyst targets, a confirmed price downtrend, and an unfavorable reward-to-risk ratio of 0.58 suggest the current entry point offers insufficient margin of safety.
Thesis pillars
- Thin Upside Poor Asymmetry→Stable
- Strong Financial Health Score↑Improving
- Consistent Earnings Delivery↓Deteriorating
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Qiagen N.V. (QGEN) Stock Analysis
Healthcare · Diagnostics & Research
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $42.95, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Weak growth.
Qiagen N.V. provides sample to insight solutions that transform biological samples into molecular insights worldwide. The company offers sample technology consumables, such as nucleic acid stabilization and purification kits for sample materials, manual and automated processing... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $42.95, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Weak growth. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 5.5/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity 82d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-08-15Recent Developments — Qiagen N.V.
Latest news
- NEWS Goldman Sachs Discloses 3.4% Stake in Qiagen via Shares and Derivatives - TipRanks — TipRanks neutral
- NEWS Analysts Estimate Qiagen (QGEN) to Report a Decline in Earnings: What to Look Out for - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance neutral
- NEWS QGEN Stock Slumps After-Hours On Guidance Cut Tied To Weak TB Test Demand - Stocktwits — Stocktwits negative
- NEWS QGEN Stock Slumps After-Hours On Guidance Cut Tied To Weak TB Test Demand - stocktwits.com — stocktwits.com negative
- NEWS Qiagen (QGEN) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
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Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $42.95, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Weak growth. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Target $49.39 (+15.0%), stop $40.85 (−5.1%), A.R:R -0.8:1. Score 5.5/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $49.39 (-6.7% upside). Target $49.39 (+15.0%), stop $40.85 (−5.1%), A.R:R -0.8:1. Stop-loss: $40.85.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Weak growth.
Qiagen N.V. trades at a P/E of 21.8 (forward 16.6). TrendMatrix value score: 5.9/10. Verdict: Hold.
22 analysts cover QGEN with a consensus score of 3.8/5. Average price target: $46.
What does Qiagen N.V. do?Qiagen N.V. provides sample to insight solutions that transform biological samples into molecular insights worldwide....
Qiagen N.V. provides sample to insight solutions that transform biological samples into molecular insights worldwide. The company offers sample technology consumables, such as nucleic acid stabilization and purification kits for sample materials, manual and automated processing for genotyping, gene expression, and viral and bacterial analysis, as well as silica membranes and magnetic bead technologies; secondary sample technology consumables, including kits and components for purification of nucleic acids; and instruments for nucleic acid purification, quality control, and accessories. It also provides Immune response consumables, such as interferon-gamma release assay for TB testing, and assays for post-transplant testing and viral load monitoring; oncology and sexual and reproductive health consumables, inclsuing assays for prenatal testing and detection of sexually transmitted diseases and HPV; assays for analysis of genomic variants; and sample to insight instruments, including one-step molecular analysis of hard-to-diagnose syndromes, and integrated PCR testing. The company offers research PCR consumables, such as quantitative PCR, reverse transcription, and combinations kits for analysis of gene expression, genotyping and gene regulation, and running on QIAGEN instruments and technologies; human ID/forensics assay consumables comprising short tandem repeat assays for human ID, and assays for food contamination; PCR instruments, including digital PCR and qPCR solutions; and developed and configured enzymes and PCR solutions. It offers NGS gene panels, library prep kits and components, and whole genome amplification; DNA methylation analysis; QIAGEN consumables and instruments; bioinformatics solutions; and sequence-based assays forensic genetic genealog services. it provides software-as-a-service. It serves molecular diagnostics and life sciences sectors. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Venlo, the Netherlands.