CorVel (CRVL) Competitors

CorVel (NASDAQ:CRVL) and Laboratory Co. of America (NYSE:LH) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, community ranking, profitability and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CRVL or LH?

Laboratory Co. of America received 433 more outperform votes than CorVel when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.92% of users gave Laboratory Co. of America an outperform vote while only 63.84% of users gave CorVel an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CorVel	Outperform Votes 196 63.84%	Underperform Votes 111 36.16%
Laboratory Co. of America	Outperform Votes 629 63.92%	Underperform Votes 355 36.08%

Does the media favor CRVL or LH?

In the previous week, CorVel had 1 more articles in the media than Laboratory Co. of America. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for CorVel and 11 mentions for Laboratory Co. of America. CorVel's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Laboratory Co. of America's score of 1.10 indicating that CorVel is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CorVel	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Laboratory Co. of America	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, CRVL or LH?

CorVel has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Laboratory Co. of America has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, CRVL or LH?

Laboratory Co. of America has higher revenue and earnings than CorVel. Laboratory Co. of America is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CorVel, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CorVel	$895.59M	6.20	$76.25M	$1.84	58.73
Laboratory Co. of America	$13.18B	1.65	$746M	$8.65	30.05

Is CRVL or LH more profitable?

CorVel has a net margin of 10.12% compared to Laboratory Co. of America's net margin of 5.73%. CorVel's return on equity of 32.22% beat Laboratory Co. of America's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CorVel	10.12%	32.22%	17.66%
Laboratory Co. of America	5.73%	15.29%	7.01%

Do analysts recommend CRVL or LH?

Laboratory Co. of America has a consensus price target of $274.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.40%. Given Laboratory Co. of America's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Laboratory Co. of America is more favorable than CorVel.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CorVel	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Laboratory Co. of America	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CRVL or LH?

51.4% of CorVel shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.9% of Laboratory Co. of America shares are owned by institutional investors. 47.6% of CorVel shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Laboratory Co. of America shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Laboratory Co. of America beats CorVel on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.