QuidelOrtho rises as Jana Partners discloses stake
** Shares of diagnostics company QuidelOrtho QDEL.O rise
3.3% to $45.65
** Activist investor Jana Partners revealed a stake of 1.2
million shares in QDEL at the end of Q1, according to a
regulatory filing
** The position amounted to a 1.8% stake in QDEL
** Reuters had first reported on Tuesday that Jana had built
the stake
** It is unclear whether Jana will seek changes at the
company
** Up to last close, stock down 40% YTD
(Reporting by Christy Santhosh)
((Christy.Santhosh@thomsonreuters.com))