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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated stock logo
DGX
Quest Diagnostics
$140.04
-1.3%
$133.82
$119.59
$145.62
$15.56B0.881.03 million shs1.15 million shs
Exact Sciences Co. stock logo
EXAS
Exact Sciences
$54.08
+1.1%
$62.36
$49.97
$100.77
$9.98B1.262.52 million shs6.01 million shs
Laboratory Co. of America Holdings stock logo
LH
Laboratory Co. of America
$197.05
-2.1%
$207.52
$174.20
$234.09
$16.61B1.02751,307 shs677,752 shs
Natera, Inc. stock logo
NTRA
Natera
$107.51
-0.9%
$95.04
$36.90
$110.09
$13.20B1.381.41 million shs807,730 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
-1.03%+0.77%+9.05%+13.16%+8.22%
Exact Sciences Co. stock logo
EXAS
Exact Sciences
-0.06%+0.28%-14.29%-10.09%-34.77%
Laboratory Co. of America Holdings stock logo
LH
Laboratory Co. of America
-2.04%-5.67%-0.96%-7.65%-8.12%
Natera, Inc. stock logo
NTRA
Natera
+0.23%+1.12%+22.46%+52.51%+108.99%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated stock logo
DGX
Quest Diagnostics
4.9552 of 5 stars
2.15.04.24.73.72.52.5
Exact Sciences Co. stock logo
EXAS
Exact Sciences
4.5452 of 5 stars
3.55.00.04.72.32.50.6
Laboratory Co. of America Holdings stock logo
LH
Laboratory Co. of America
4.9751 of 5 stars
3.45.02.54.23.32.52.5
Natera, Inc. stock logo
NTRA
Natera
1.0648 of 5 stars
2.51.00.00.02.72.50.6

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated stock logo
DGX
Quest Diagnostics
2.25
Hold$146.174.37% Upside
Exact Sciences Co. stock logo
EXAS
Exact Sciences
2.92
Moderate Buy$95.4076.41% Upside
Laboratory Co. of America Holdings stock logo
LH
Laboratory Co. of America
2.79
Moderate Buy$243.1423.39% Upside
Natera, Inc. stock logo
NTRA
Natera
3.00
Buy$98.47-8.41% Downside

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest LH, DGX, EXAS, and NTRA Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
5/14/2024
Natera, Inc. stock logo
NTRA
Natera
Piper Sandler
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$110.00 ➝ $120.00
5/13/2024
Natera, Inc. stock logo
NTRA
Natera
BTIG Research
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$100.00 ➝ $125.00
5/10/2024
Natera, Inc. stock logo
NTRA
Natera
Canaccord Genuity Group
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$100.00 ➝ $130.00
5/10/2024
Natera, Inc. stock logo
NTRA
Natera
TD Cowen
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$123.00 ➝ $137.00
5/10/2024
Natera, Inc. stock logo
NTRA
Natera
Robert W. Baird
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$99.00 ➝ $117.00
5/9/2024
Exact Sciences Co. stock logo
EXAS
Exact Sciences
Canaccord Genuity Group
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$90.00 ➝ $85.00
5/9/2024
Exact Sciences Co. stock logo
EXAS
Exact Sciences
BTIG Research
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$85.00 ➝ $80.00
5/9/2024
Exact Sciences Co. stock logo
EXAS
Exact Sciences
Citigroup
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$100.00 ➝ $80.00
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
4/26/2024
Laboratory Co. of America Holdings stock logo
LH
Laboratory Co. of America
Robert W. Baird
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Lower Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$255.00 ➝ $244.00
(Data available from 5/23/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated stock logo
DGX
Quest Diagnostics
$9.25B1.68$12.45 per share11.25$58.23 per share2.40
Exact Sciences Co. stock logo
EXAS
Exact Sciences
$2.50B3.99$0.02 per share3,142.56$16.98 per share3.18
Laboratory Co. of America Holdings stock logo
LH
Laboratory Co. of America
$12.30B1.35$19.51 per share10.10$94.42 per share2.09
Natera, Inc. stock logo
NTRA
Natera
$1.08B12.20N/AN/A$6.47 per share16.62

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$7.4318.8514.833.119.11%15.52%7.23%7/24/2024 (Estimated)
Exact Sciences Co. stock logo
EXAS
Exact Sciences
-$204.15M-$1.32N/AN/AN/A-9.48%-7.12%-3.46%8/6/2024 (Estimated)
Laboratory Co. of America Holdings stock logo
LH
Laboratory Co. of America
$418M$4.9739.6512.351.543.52%14.68%7.03%7/25/2024 (Estimated)
Natera, Inc. stock logo
NTRA
Natera
-$434.80M-$3.12N/AN/AN/A-30.24%-49.72%-26.08%8/1/2024 (Estimated)

Latest LH, DGX, EXAS, and NTRA Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
5/9/2024Q1 2024
Natera, Inc. stock logo
NTRA
Natera
-$0.72-$0.56+$0.16-$0.56$316.31 million$367.70 million    
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      
2/28/2024Q4 2023
Natera, Inc. stock logo
NTRA
Natera
-$0.73-$0.64+$0.09-$0.64$300.38 million$311.11 million

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated stock logo
DGX
Quest Diagnostics
$2.842.03%+8.08%38.22%13 Years
Exact Sciences Co. stock logo
EXAS
Exact Sciences
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Laboratory Co. of America Holdings stock logo
LH
Laboratory Co. of America
$2.881.46%N/A57.95%1 Years
Natera, Inc. stock logo
NTRA
Natera
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Latest LH, DGX, EXAS, and NTRA 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
4/11/2024
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
Exact Sciences Co. stock logo
EXAS
Exact Sciences
0.66
1.64
1.45
Laboratory Co. of America Holdings stock logo
LH
Laboratory Co. of America
0.39
0.88
0.76
Natera, Inc. stock logo
NTRA
Natera
0.36
4.12
3.98

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated stock logo
DGX
Quest Diagnostics
88.06%
Exact Sciences Co. stock logo
EXAS
Exact Sciences
88.82%
Laboratory Co. of America Holdings stock logo
LH
Laboratory Co. of America
95.94%
Natera, Inc. stock logo
NTRA
Natera
99.90%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated stock logo
DGX
Quest Diagnostics
0.79%
Exact Sciences Co. stock logo
EXAS
Exact Sciences
1.30%
Laboratory Co. of America Holdings stock logo
LH
Laboratory Co. of America
0.85%
Natera, Inc. stock logo
NTRA
Natera
7.60%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated stock logo
DGX
Quest Diagnostics
48,000111.09 million110.21 millionOptionable
Exact Sciences Co. stock logo
EXAS
Exact Sciences
6,600184.53 million182.13 millionOptionable
Laboratory Co. of America Holdings stock logo
LH
Laboratory Co. of America
67,00084.30 million83.58 millionOptionable
Natera, Inc. stock logo
NTRA
Natera
3,293122.80 million113.47 millionOptionable

LH, DGX, EXAS, and NTRA Headlines

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Natera (NASDAQ:NTRA) Hits New 1-Year High at $109.67
Natera (NASDAQ:NTRA) Upgraded by StockNews.com to "Hold"
Natera (NASDAQ:NTRA) PT Raised to $120.00
Natera (NASDAQ:NTRA) PT Raised to $125.00 at BTIG Research
Key Takeaways From Natera Analyst Ratings
Natera (NASDAQ:NTRA) Price Target Raised to $117.00

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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.
Exact Sciences logo

Exact Sciences

NASDAQ:EXAS
Exact Sciences Corporation provides cancer screening and diagnostic test products in the United States and internationally. The company offers Cologuard, a non-invasive stool-based DNA screening test to detect DNA and hemoglobin biomarkers associated with colorectal cancer and pre-cancer. It also provides Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score Test; Oncotype DX Breast DCIS Score Test; Oncotype DX Colon Recurrence Score Test; OncoExTra Test for tumor profiling for patients with advanced, metastatic, refractory, relapsed, or recurrent cancer; and Covid-19 testing services. The company's pipeline products focus on enhancing the Cologuard test's performance characteristics and developing blood and other fluid-based tests. It has license agreements with MAYO Foundation for Medical Education and Research, and Johns Hopkins University. Exact Sciences Corporation was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin.
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.
Natera logo

Natera

NASDAQ:NTRA
Natera, Inc., a diagnostics company, develops and commercializes molecular testing services worldwide. Its products include Panorama, a non-invasive prenatal test that screens for chromosomal abnormalities of a fetus, as well as in twin pregnancies; Horizon carrier screening test for individuals and couples determine if they are carriers of genetic variations that cause certain genetic conditions; Vistara single-gene NIPT screens for 25 single-gene disorders that cause severe skeletal, cardiac, and neurological conditions; Spectrum, preimplantation genetic tests for couples undergoing IVF; Anora that analyzes miscarriage tissue from women; Empower, a hereditary cancer screening test; and non-invasive prenatal paternity product, which allows a couple to establish paternity without waiting for the child to be born. The company also provides Signatera, a ctDNA blood test for molecular residual disease assessment and surveillance of disease recurrence in patients previously diagnosed with cancer; Altera, a tissue based comprehensive genomic profiling test; Prospera to assess active rejection in patients who have undergone kidney, heart, and lung transplantation; and Renasight, a kidney gene panel test. In addition, it offers Constellation, a cloud-based software product that enables laboratory customers to gain access through the cloud to the company's algorithms and bioinformatics to validate and launch tests. The company offers products through its direct sales force, as well as through a network of laboratory and distribution partners. It has a partnership agreement with BGI Genomics Co., Ltd. to develop, manufacture, and commercialize NGS-based genetic testing assays; and Foundation Medicine, Inc. to develop and commercialize personalized circulating tumor DNA monitoring assays. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.