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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated stock logo
DGX
Quest Diagnostics
$141.97
+1.9%
$135.47
$119.59
$145.62
$15.77B0.88789,253 shs2.24 million shs
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
$339.75
+1.4%
$318.75
$215.96
$339.97
$88.98B1.66943,369 shs2.05 million shs
Laboratory Co. of America Holdings stock logo
LH
Laboratory Co. of America
$194.91
+0.8%
$205.53
$174.20
$234.09
$16.43B1.02689,018 shs1.26 million shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated stock logo
DGX
Quest Diagnostics
+1.89%+0.49%+3.21%+13.87%+7.02%
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
+1.33%+6.56%+9.75%+8.86%+28.54%
Laboratory Co. of America Holdings stock logo
LH
Laboratory Co. of America
+0.86%-2.29%-3.10%-10.52%-8.22%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated stock logo
DGX
Quest Diagnostics
4.9334 of 5 stars
2.14.04.24.73.92.52.5
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
4.6607 of 5 stars
2.43.02.54.52.12.52.5
Laboratory Co. of America Holdings stock logo
LH
Laboratory Co. of America
4.8733 of 5 stars
3.43.02.54.22.02.52.5

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated stock logo
DGX
Quest Diagnostics
2.25
Hold$146.673.31% Upside
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
2.76
Moderate Buy$325.59-4.17% Downside
Laboratory Co. of America Holdings stock logo
LH
Laboratory Co. of America
2.79
Moderate Buy$241.8624.09% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest DGX, LH, and HCA Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
5/30/2024
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated stock logo
DGX
Quest Diagnostics
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$152.00 ➝ $155.00
5/30/2024
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
Baird R W
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UpgradeStrong-Buy
5/30/2024
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$327.00 ➝ $332.00
5/30/2024
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
Robert W. Baird
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Initiated CoverageOutperform$396.00
5/30/2024
Laboratory Co. of America Holdings stock logo
LH
Laboratory Co. of America
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Lower Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$261.00 ➝ $243.00
4/30/2024
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
TD Cowen
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$371.00 ➝ $360.00
4/29/2024
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$356.00 ➝ $367.00
4/29/2024
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
Royal Bank of Canada
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$322.00 ➝ $329.00
4/29/2024
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
Oppenheimer
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$330.00 ➝ $345.00
4/26/2024
Laboratory Co. of America Holdings stock logo
LH
Laboratory Co. of America
Truist Financial
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$270.00 ➝ $255.00
4/26/2024
Laboratory Co. of America Holdings stock logo
LH
Laboratory Co. of America
Barclays
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Lower Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$234.00 ➝ $213.00
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Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated stock logo
DGX
Quest Diagnostics
$9.25B1.70$12.99 per share10.93$58.23 per share2.44
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
$64.97B1.37$31.69 per share10.72$4.85 per share70.05
Laboratory Co. of America Holdings stock logo
LH
Laboratory Co. of America
$12.16B1.35$20.50 per share9.51$94.42 per share2.06

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated stock logo
DGX
Quest Diagnostics
$854M$7.4319.1115.043.039.11%15.52%7.23%7/24/2024 (Estimated)
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
$5.24B$20.0616.9414.711.568.20%674.49%9.59%7/25/2024 (Estimated)
Laboratory Co. of America Holdings stock logo
LH
Laboratory Co. of America
$418M$4.9739.2212.211.453.52%14.68%7.03%7/25/2024 (Estimated)

Latest DGX, LH, and HCA Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
4/26/2024Q1 24
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
$5.01$5.36+$0.35$4.79$16.81 billion$17.34 billion    
4/25/2024Q1 2024
Laboratory Co. of America Holdings stock logo
LH
Laboratory Co. of America
$3.48$3.68+$0.20$4.67$3.12 billion$3.18 billion      
4/23/2024Q1 2024
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated stock logo
DGX
Quest Diagnostics
$1.86$2.04+$0.18$2.36$2.29 billion$2.37 billion      

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated stock logo
DGX
Quest Diagnostics
$2.842.00%+8.08%38.22%13 Years
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
$2.640.78%+77.38%13.16%5 Years
Laboratory Co. of America Holdings stock logo
LH
Laboratory Co. of America
$2.881.48%N/A57.95%1 Years

Latest DGX, LH, and HCA Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
5/15/2024
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated stock logo
DGX
Quest Diagnostics
quarterly$0.752.13%7/8/20247/8/20247/22/2024
4/26/2024
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
quarterly$0.660.84%6/14/20246/14/20246/28/2024
4/11/2024
Laboratory Co. of America Holdings stock logo
LH
Laboratory Co. of America
Quarterly$0.721.39%5/24/20245/28/20246/12/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated stock logo
DGX
Quest Diagnostics
0.59
0.97
0.89
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
29.26
1.16
1.02
Laboratory Co. of America Holdings stock logo
LH
Laboratory Co. of America
0.39
0.88
0.76

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated stock logo
DGX
Quest Diagnostics
88.06%
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
62.73%
Laboratory Co. of America Holdings stock logo
LH
Laboratory Co. of America
95.94%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated stock logo
DGX
Quest Diagnostics
0.79%
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
1.60%
Laboratory Co. of America Holdings stock logo
LH
Laboratory Co. of America
0.85%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated stock logo
DGX
Quest Diagnostics
48,000111.09 million110.21 millionOptionable
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
310,000261.91 million257.72 millionOptionable
Laboratory Co. of America Holdings stock logo
LH
Laboratory Co. of America
67,00084.30 million83.58 millionOptionable

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Company Descriptions

Quest Diagnostics logo

Quest Diagnostics

NYSE:DGX
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated provides diagnostic testing and services in the United States and internationally. The company develops and delivers diagnostic information services, such as routine, non-routine and advanced clinical testing, anatomic pathology testing, and other diagnostic information services. It offers diagnostic information services primarily under the Quest Diagnostics brand, as well as under the AmeriPath, Dermpath Diagnostics, ExamOne, and Quanum brands to physicians, hospitals, patients and consumers, health plans, government agencies, employers, retailers, pharmaceutical companies and insurers, and accountable care organizations through a network of laboratories, patient service centers, phlebotomists in physician offices, call centers and mobile phlebotomists, nurses, and other health and wellness professionals. The company also provides risk assessment services for the life insurance industry; and healthcare organizations and clinicians information technology solutions. Quest Diagnostics Incorporated was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Secaucus, New Jersey.
HCA Healthcare logo

HCA Healthcare

NYSE:HCA
HCA Healthcare, Inc., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates hospitals and related healthcare entities in the United States. It operates general and acute care hospitals that offers medical and surgical services, including inpatient care, intensive care, cardiac care, diagnostic, and emergency services; and outpatient services, such as outpatient surgery, laboratory, radiology, respiratory therapy, cardiology, and physical therapy. The company also operates outpatient health care facilities consisting of freestanding ambulatory surgery centers, freestanding emergency care facilities, urgent care facilities, walk-in clinics, diagnostic and imaging centers, rehabilitation and physical therapy centers, radiation and oncology therapy centers, physician practices, and various other facilities. In addition, it operates behavioral hospitals, which provide therapeutic programs comprising child, adolescent and adult psychiatric care, adolescent and adult alcohol, drug abuse treatment, and counseling services. The company was formerly known as HCA Holdings, Inc. HCA Healthcare, Inc. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.
Laboratory Co. of America logo

Laboratory Co. of America

NYSE:LH
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings operates as a life sciences company that provides vital information to help doctors, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, researchers, and patients make clear and confident decisions. It operates in two segments, Labcorp Diagnostics (Dx) and Biopharma Laboratory Services (BLS). The company offers various tests, such as blood chemistry analyses, urinalyses, blood cell counts, thyroid tests, PAP tests, hemoglobin A1C and vitamin D, prostate-specific antigens, tests for sexually transmitted diseases, hepatitis C tests, microbiology cultures and procedures, and alcohol and other substance-abuse tests. It also provides specialty testing services comprising gene-based and esoteric testing; advanced tests target specific diseases; services related to anatomic pathology/oncology, cardiovascular disease, coagulation, diagnostic genetics, endocrinology, infectious disease, women's health, pharmacogenetics, parentage and donor testing, occupational testing services, medical drug monitoring services, chronic disease programs, and kidney stone prevention tests; and health and wellness services to employers and managed care organizations (MCOs), including health fairs, on-site and at-home testing, vaccinations, and health screenings. In addition, the company offers online and mobile applications that enable patients to check test results; online applications for providers, MCOs, and accountable care organizations; and drug development, medical device, and companion diagnostic development solutions from early-stage research to clinical development, as well as support for crop protection and chemical testing. It serves pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and diagnostics companies; and MCOs, employer plans, other health insurance providers, governmental agencies, physicians and other healthcare providers, hospitals and health systems, employers, patients and consumers, contract research organizations, crop protection and chemical companies, academic institutions, independent clinical laboratories, and retailers. The company was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Burlington, North Carolina.