OraSure Technologies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells oral fluid diagnostic products and specimen collection devices in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Diagnostics and Molecular Solutions. The company also offers other diagnostic products, such as immunoassays and other in vitro diagnostic tests. The company's principal products include OraQuick Rapid HIV test, OraQuick In-Home HIV test, OraQuick HIV self-test, OraQuick HCV rapid antibody test, OraQuick Ebola rapid antigen test, OraSure oral fluid collection device used in conjunction with screening and confirmatory tests for HIV-1 antibodies; Intercept drug testing systems; immunoassay tests and reagents; and Q.E.D. saliva alcohol test. It also offers genomic products under the Oragene and ORAcollect brands; microbiome collection products; and GenoFIND services, a suite of genomic services. In addition, the company offers ORAcollect, RNA and OMNIgene, and RAL collection devices for use in connection with COVID-19 molecular testing; manufactures and sells kits that are used to collect, stabilize, transport, and store samples of genetic material for molecular testing in the consumer genetic, clinical genetic, academic research, infectious disease diagnostics, pharmacogenomics, personalized medicine, microbime, and animal genetics markets. The company markets its products to clinical laboratories, hospitals, clinics, community-based organizations and other public health organizations, distributors, government agencies, physicians' offices, and commercial and industrial entities. OraSure Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
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| Date | Price Target | Rating | Analyst |
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| 1/3/2023 | $5.00 | In-line | Evercore ISI |
| 2/24/2022 | $15.00 → $12.00 | Buy | Citigroup |
| 9/22/2021 | Outperform → Market Perform | Raymond James | |
| 8/4/2021 | $11.00 → $12.50 | Outperform | Raymond James |
| 6/28/2021 | $12.00 → $11.00 | Outperform | Raymond James |
NEW YORK, June 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Dow Jones Indices ("S&P DJI") will make the following changes to the S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400, and S&P SmallCap 600 indices effective prior to the open of trading on Monday, June 24, to coincide with the quarterly rebalance. The changes ensure each index is more representative of its market capitalization range. All companies being added to the S&P 500 are more representative of the large-cap market space, all companies being added to the S&P MidCap 400 are more representative of the mid-cap market space, and all companies being added to the S&P SmallCap 600 are more representative of the small-cap market space. The companies being removed from the S
Former Head of OraSure Technologies Joins at Key Stage Leading up to Company's Product Launch NOWDiagnostics (NOWDx), a developer of over-the-counter (OTC) and point-of-care (POC) diagnostics tests and first-in-class technology and platforms, today announced the appointment of Dr. Stephen S. Tang, Ph.D., MBA, as the chairman of the company's board of directors. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240321747977/en/NOWDiagnostics (NOWDx) Welcomes Dr. Stephen S. Tang as Chairman of the Board (Photo: Business Wire) Dr. Tang is a longtime veteran of the medical diagnostic industry. He led OraSure Technologies, Inc. (NASDA
BETHLEHEM, Pa., Nov. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OraSure Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSUR), a global leader in point-of-care and home diagnostic testing and sample collection technologies, announced today that after almost 21 years of service to the Company, Jack E. Jerrett is retiring as the Company's Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary, effective as of December 31, 2021. Agnieszka M. Gallagher, who most recently served as the Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has been hired by the Company to fill Jack's roles as the new General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary. "Jack has been a stalwart and extremely
New Appointments Bring to the Company Significant Executive Leadership, Global Product Development, Public Health, and the Retail Pharmacy Market Experience BETHLEHEM, Pa., Nov. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OraSure Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSUR), a global leader in point-of-care and home diagnostic testing and sample collection technologies, announced today the appointment Nancy J. Gagliano, M.D. and Anne C. Whitaker to the Company's Board of Directors, effective November 8, 2021. Dr. Gagliano was a practicing physician in internal medicine, has extensive retail pharmacy leadership experience, and was one of the leaders of the RADx Tech, Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics program for the
BETHLEHEM, Pa., Sept. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OraSure Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSUR), a global leader in point-of-care testing and sample collection technologies, announced that Chief Financial Officer Roberto Cuca has resigned from the Company effective September 17, 2021. The Company has initiated a search for a permanent Chief Financial Officer with the capabilities and qualifications to support the Company's strategic goals. Both internal and external candidates will be evaluated. Mr. Cuca resigned to pursue an opportunity within the healthcare industry. Mr. Cuca's departure is not related to any disagreements or disputes with the management or the Board of Directors of the Com
BETHLEHEM, Pa., May 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OraSure Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSUR), a leader in point of care diagnostic tests, specimen collection devices, and microbiome laboratory and analytical services, today announced that Scott Gleason has been appointed Senior Vice President Investor Relations and Corporate Communications effective today. Prior to joining OraSure, Mr. Gleason served as the Senior Vice President of Investor Relations and Corporate Strategy for Myriad Genetics, Inc., a leading specialty diagnostic laboratory in the United States focused on genetic testing and precision medicine. At Myriad, he managed the investor relations and corporate communications funct
BETHLEHEM, Pa., Oct. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OraSure Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSUR) has scheduled its regular earnings conference call covering third quarter 2024 financial results and certain business developments for 5 p.m. ET on November 6, 2024. A webcast of the conference call will be available on the investor relations page of OraSure's website at https://orasure.gcs-web.com/events-and-presentations. Please click on the webcast link and follow the prompts for registration and access at least 10 minutes prior to the call. The webcast will be archived on OraSure's website shortly after the call has ended and will be available for approximately 90 days. For participants interes
BETHLEHEM, Pa., Sept. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OraSure Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSUR), a leader in point-of-care and home diagnostic tests and sample management solutions today announced the election of Jack Kenny to its Board of Directors, effective September 9, 2024. With the addition of Mr. Kenny, OraSure's Board of Directors currently has seven members. Mr. Kenny is the former Chief Executive Officer for Meridian Bioscience, where he led the company's turnaround before it was acquired. He has more than 30 years of experience with leadership roles in the in vitro diagnostics, molecular, and lab services industries. He will serve as a Class I Director with an initial term expiri
Q2 GAAP EPS of $(0.01); Q2 Non-GAAP EPS of $0.07 OraQuick® HCV Self-test is the first globally to earn WHO pre-qualification Strong momentum with Syphilis Health Check™ launch Expanding Sample Management applications into saliva-based liquid biopsy BETHLEHEM, Pa., Aug. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OraSure Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSUR), a leader in point-of-care and home diagnostic tests and sample management solutions, today announced its financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2024. "Our team continues to execute well, delivering Q2 results that were near the top end of our revenue guidance range. Our second quarter Core revenue showed sequential improvement, and we
BETHLEHEM, Pa., July 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OraSure Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSUR) has scheduled its regular earnings conference call covering second quarter 2024 financial results and certain business developments for 5 p.m. ET on August 6, 2024. A webcast of the conference call will be available on the investor relations page of OraSure's website at https://orasure.gcs-web.com/events-and-presentations. Please click on the webcast link and follow the prompts for registration and access at least 10 minutes prior to the call. The webcast will be archived on OraSure's website shortly after the call has ended and will be available for approximately 90 days. For participants interest
BETHLEHEM, Pa., June 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OraSure Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSUR), a leader in point-of-care and home diagnostic tests and sample management solutions today announced its support of HIV testing initiatives taking place across the nation in recognition of National HIV Testing Day, held each year on June 27th. These testing initiatives will help encourage thousands of people across the U.S. to get tested for HIV. According to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, it is estimated that 1.2 million people in the United States are living with HIV, and approximately 14% do not know that they have it. Black/African American people disproportionately make up 40 per
NEW YORK, June 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Dow Jones Indices ("S&P DJI") will make the following changes to the S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400, and S&P SmallCap 600 indices effective prior to the open of trading on Monday, June 24, to coincide with the quarterly rebalance. The changes ensure each index is more representative of its market capitalization range. All companies being added to the S&P 500 are more representative of the large-cap market space, all companies being added to the S&P MidCap 400 are more representative of the mid-cap market space, and all companies being added to the S&P SmallCap 600 are more representative of the small-cap market space. The companies being removed from the S
Q1 GAAP EPS of $(0.05); Q1 Non-GAAP EPS of $0.04 Restructuring initiatives expected to result in $15 million of annualized expense reductions once fully implemented and position OraSure to achieve cash flow breakeven for core business by end of 2024 Delivered initial orders for Syphilis Health Check™ as part of our distribution agreement with Diagnostics Direct BETHLEHEM, Pa., May 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OraSure Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSUR), a leader in point-of-care and home diagnostic tests and sample management solutions, today announced its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2024. "Our Q1 results were consistent with our expectations, and our transforma
BETHLEHEM, Pa., April 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OraSure Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSUR) has scheduled its regular earnings conference call covering first quarter 2024 financial results and certain business developments for 4:45 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. A webcast of the conference call will be available on the investor relations page of OraSure's website at https://orasure.gcs-web.com/events-and-presentations. Please click on the webcast link and follow the prompts for registration and access at least 10 minutes prior to the call. The webcast will be archived on OraSure's website shortly after the call has ended and will be available for approximately 90 days. To participate
Former Head of OraSure Technologies Joins at Key Stage Leading up to Company's Product Launch NOWDiagnostics (NOWDx), a developer of over-the-counter (OTC) and point-of-care (POC) diagnostics tests and first-in-class technology and platforms, today announced the appointment of Dr. Stephen S. Tang, Ph.D., MBA, as the chairman of the company's board of directors. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240321747977/en/NOWDiagnostics (NOWDx) Welcomes Dr. Stephen S. Tang as Chairman of the Board (Photo: Business Wire) Dr. Tang is a longtime veteran of the medical diagnostic industry. He led OraSure Technologies, Inc. (NASDA
Q4 GAAP EPS of $0.27; Q4 Non-GAAP EPS of $0.22 Grew cash balance to $290.4 million as of December 31, 2023 Enters U.S. Syphilis testing market via strategic distribution agreement with Diagnostics Direct BETHLEHEM, Pa., Feb. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OraSure Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSUR), a leader in point-of-care and home diagnostic tests, sample management solutions, and microbiome laboratory and analytical services, today announced its financial results for the three months ended December 31, 2023. "We made meaningful progress on our transformation journey in 2023. We generated significant positive operating cash flow with margin expansion, driven by our enterprise-wide focus
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Evercore ISI resumed coverage of OraSure with a rating of In-line and set a new price target of $5.00
Citigroup reiterated coverage of OraSure Technologies with a rating of Buy and set a new price target of $12.00 from $15.00 previously
Raymond James downgraded OraSure Technologies from Outperform to Market Perform
Raymond James reiterated coverage of OraSure Technologies with a rating of Outperform and set a new price target of $12.50 from $11.00 previously
Raymond James reiterated coverage of OraSure Technologies with a rating of Outperform and set a new price target of $11.00 from $12.00 previously
Raymond James reiterated coverage of OraSure Technologies with a rating of Outperform and set a new price target of $12.00 from $16.00 previously
Citigroup reiterated coverage of OraSure Technologies with a rating of and set a new price target of $16.00 from $18.00 previously
BETHLEHEM, Pa., Oct. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OraSure Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSUR) has scheduled its regular earnings conference call covering third quarter 2024 financial results and certain business developments for 5 p.m. ET on November 6, 2024. A webcast of the conference call will be available on the investor relations page of OraSure's website at https://orasure.gcs-web.com/events-and-presentations. Please click on the webcast link and follow the prompts for registration and access at least 10 minutes prior to the call. The webcast will be archived on OraSure's website shortly after the call has ended and will be available for approximately 90 days. For participants interes
Q2 GAAP EPS of $(0.01); Q2 Non-GAAP EPS of $0.07 OraQuick® HCV Self-test is the first globally to earn WHO pre-qualification Strong momentum with Syphilis Health Check™ launch Expanding Sample Management applications into saliva-based liquid biopsy BETHLEHEM, Pa., Aug. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OraSure Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSUR), a leader in point-of-care and home diagnostic tests and sample management solutions, today announced its financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2024. "Our team continues to execute well, delivering Q2 results that were near the top end of our revenue guidance range. Our second quarter Core revenue showed sequential improvement, and we
BETHLEHEM, Pa., July 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OraSure Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSUR) has scheduled its regular earnings conference call covering second quarter 2024 financial results and certain business developments for 5 p.m. ET on August 6, 2024. A webcast of the conference call will be available on the investor relations page of OraSure's website at https://orasure.gcs-web.com/events-and-presentations. Please click on the webcast link and follow the prompts for registration and access at least 10 minutes prior to the call. The webcast will be archived on OraSure's website shortly after the call has ended and will be available for approximately 90 days. For participants interest
Q1 GAAP EPS of $(0.05); Q1 Non-GAAP EPS of $0.04 Restructuring initiatives expected to result in $15 million of annualized expense reductions once fully implemented and position OraSure to achieve cash flow breakeven for core business by end of 2024 Delivered initial orders for Syphilis Health Check™ as part of our distribution agreement with Diagnostics Direct BETHLEHEM, Pa., May 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OraSure Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSUR), a leader in point-of-care and home diagnostic tests and sample management solutions, today announced its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2024. "Our Q1 results were consistent with our expectations, and our transforma
BETHLEHEM, Pa., April 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OraSure Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSUR) has scheduled its regular earnings conference call covering first quarter 2024 financial results and certain business developments for 4:45 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. A webcast of the conference call will be available on the investor relations page of OraSure's website at https://orasure.gcs-web.com/events-and-presentations. Please click on the webcast link and follow the prompts for registration and access at least 10 minutes prior to the call. The webcast will be archived on OraSure's website shortly after the call has ended and will be available for approximately 90 days. To participate
Q4 GAAP EPS of $0.27; Q4 Non-GAAP EPS of $0.22 Grew cash balance to $290.4 million as of December 31, 2023 Enters U.S. Syphilis testing market via strategic distribution agreement with Diagnostics Direct BETHLEHEM, Pa., Feb. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OraSure Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSUR), a leader in point-of-care and home diagnostic tests, sample management solutions, and microbiome laboratory and analytical services, today announced its financial results for the three months ended December 31, 2023. "We made meaningful progress on our transformation journey in 2023. We generated significant positive operating cash flow with margin expansion, driven by our enterprise-wide focus
BETHLEHEM, Pa., Feb. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OraSure Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSUR) has scheduled its regular earnings conference call covering fourth quarter 2023 financial results and certain business developments for 5 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. A webcast of the conference call will be available on the investor relations page of OraSure's website at https://orasure.gcs-web.com/events-and-presentations. Please click on the webcast link and follow the prompts for registration and access at least 10 minutes prior to the call. The webcast will be archived on OraSure's website shortly after the call has ended and will be available for approximately 90 days. To participate in
The relationship expands OraSure's innovation pipeline with access to a broad portfolio of key Sapphiros products in development. Distribution of Sapphiros' products is expected to accelerate OraSure's core revenue growth rate beginning in 2025. BETHLEHEM, Pa., Jan. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OraSure Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSUR), a leader in point-of-care and home diagnostic tests, specimen collection devices, and microbiome laboratory and analytical services, today announced it is leading the Series B financing and has entered wide-ranging strategic distribution agreements with Sapphiros, a privately held consumer diagnostics portfolio company based in Boston, and certain of its r
Q3 GAAP EPS of $0.15; Q3 Non-GAAP EPS of $0.27 Grew cash balance to $224.9 million as of September 30, 2023 BETHLEHEM, Pa., Nov. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OraSure Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSUR), a leader in point-of-care and home diagnostic tests, specimen collection devices, and microbiome laboratory and analytical services, today announced its financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2023. "We continue to make progress on our transformation journey by ‘innovating and operating with disciplined execution and accountability'. During the third quarter, we generated significant positive operating cash flow with margin expansion, driven by our enterprise-wide focus o
BETHLEHEM, Pa., Oct. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OraSure Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSUR) has scheduled its regular earnings conference call covering third quarter 2023 financial results and certain business developments for 5:00 pm ET on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. A webcast of the conference call will be available on the investor relations page of OraSure's website at https://orasure.gcs-web.com/events-and-presentations. Please click on the webcast link and follow the prompts for registration and access at least 10 minutes prior to the call. The webcast will be archived on OraSure's website shortly after the call has ended and will be available for approximately 90 days. To participate
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Evercore ISI Group analyst Vijay Kumar maintains OraSure Technologies (NASDAQ:OSUR) with a In-Line and lowers the price target from $5.5 to $4.5.
JP Morgan analyst Casey Woodring maintains OraSure Technologies (NASDAQ:OSUR) with a Neutral and lowers the price target from $7 to $6.
OraSure Technologies (NASDAQ:OSUR) reported quarterly earnings of $0.04 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.01 by 300 percent. This is a 91.49 percent decrease over earnings of $0.47 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $54.132 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $52.102 million by 3.90 percent. This is a 65.07 percent decrease over sales of $154.963 million the same period last year.
Evercore ISI Group analyst Vijay Kumar maintains OraSure Technologies (NASDAQ:OSUR) with a In-Line and lowers the price target from $7 to $6.5.
OraSure Technologies (NASDAQ:OSUR) reported its Q4 earnings results on Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at 04:05 PM. Here's what investors need to know about the announcement. Earnings OraSure Technologies beat estimated earnings by 175.0%, reporting an EPS of $0.22 versus an estimate of $0.08. Revenue was down $47.20 million from the same period last year. Past Earnings Performance Last quarter the company beat on EPS by $0.23 which was followed by a 3.0% increase in the share price the next day. Here's a look at OraSure Technologies's past performance: Quarter Q3 2023 Q2 2023 Q1 2023 Q4 2022 EPS Estimate 0.04 -0.08 0.14 -0.01 EPS Actual 0.27 0.09 0.47 0.36 Revenue Estimate 74.96M 63.8
OraSure Technologies (NASDAQ:OSUR) reported quarterly earnings of $0.22 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.09 by 144.44 percent. The company reported quarterly sales of $75.88 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $74.12 million by 2.38 percent. This is a 38.35 percent decrease over sales of $123.08 million the same period last year.
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OraSure Technologies (NASDAQ:OSUR) is set to give its latest quarterly earnings report on Tuesday, 2024-02-27. Here's what investors need to know before the announcement. Analysts estimate that OraSure Technologies will report an earnings per share (EPS) of $0.08. OraSure Technologies bulls will hope to hear the company announce they've not only beaten that estimate, but also to provide positive guidance, or forecasted growth, for the next quarter. New investors should note that it is sometimes not an earnings beat or miss that most affects the price of a stock, but the guidance (or forecast). Historical Earnings Performance Last quarter the company beat EPS by $0.23, which was followed by