QuidelOrtho CEO Brian J. Blaser Buys 10,540 Shares

What Happened
Brian J. Blaser, President and CEO of QuidelOrtho Corp. (QDEL), purchased 10,540 shares in open-market transactions on February 13, 2026. The transactions totaled approximately $248,661, with a weighted average price of $23.5921 per share (reported range $23.42–$23.94). This was a purchase (reporting code P), which is generally viewed as a direct insider acquisition rather than a sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-13 (reported and filed same day).
• Transaction type: Open market purchase (Code P).
• Shares purchased: 10,540.
• Price: weighted average $23.5921; range $23.4200 to $23.9400 per share.
• Total value: ~$248,661.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing.
• Footnote: The filer notes the weighted-average price above and offers to provide the number of shares purchased at each separate price upon request (Footnote F1).
• Timeliness: Filing date matches report date; no late filing indicated.

Context
This was a straightforward open-market purchase by the company’s CEO (not an option exercise, gift, or tax-withholding event). Insider purchases are often considered more informative than sales, but they do not by themselves indicate the insider’s motivations or guarantee future stock performance.