LHC Group Company Profile (NASDAQ:LHCG)

About LHC Group

LHC Group, Inc. is a holding company. The Company provides post-acute healthcare services to patients through its home nursing agencies, community-based services agencies and long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs). The Company operates through four segments: home health services, hospice services, community-based services and facility-based services. Through its home health services segment, the Company offers a range of services, including skilled nursing, medically-oriented social services, and physical, occupational and speech therapy. Through its hospice services segment, the Company offers a range of services, including pain and symptom management, emotional and spiritual support, inpatient and respite care, homemaker services and counseling. The Company's community-based service operations offer a range of services to patients in their home or in a medical facility. The Company provides facility-based services principally through its LTACHs.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Medical
Industry: Home Health Care
Sub-Industry: Health Care Services
Exchange: NASDAQ
Symbol: LHCG
CUSIP: 50187A10

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $37.29
50 Day Moving Average: $36.826
200 Day Moving Average: $39.908
52-Week Range: $32.77 - $49.34
Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.353
Foreward P/E Ratio: 17.73
P/E Growth: 1.290
Market Cap: $671.03M
Outstanding Shares: 18,153,000
Beta: 0.78

Profitability:

Net Margins: 3.87%
Return on Equity: 9.64%
Return on Assets: 5.99%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.29%
Current Ratio: 1.90%
Quick Ratio: 1.90%

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Consensus Ratings for LHC Group (NASDAQ:LHCG) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	3 Hold Ratings, 4 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Buy (Score: 2.57)
Consensus Price Target:	$47.83 (29.70% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for LHC Group (NASDAQ:LHCG)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
9/13/2016	Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$50.00 -> $46.00
6/17/2016	Stephens	Initiated Coverage	Overweight	$55.00
5/16/2016	Robert W. Baird	Reiterated Rating	Hold
2/29/2016	Piper Jaffray Cos.	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$45.00 -> $55.00
2/16/2016	SunTrust Banks Inc.	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$51.00 -> $39.00
2/8/2016	Jefferies Group	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$45.00
11/27/2015	Royal Bank Of Canada	Boost Price Target	Sector Perform	$30.00 -> $47.00
9/1/2015	Wells Fargo & Co.	Initiated Coverage	Outperform
2/26/2015	Credit Suisse Group AG	Boost Price Target	Outperform	$32.00 -> $36.00

(Data available from 9/30/2014 forward)

Earnings History for LHC Group (NASDAQ:LHCG)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
11/2/2016
8/3/2016	Q2	$0.52	$0.52	$221.09 million	$226.00 million	View	N/A
5/5/2016	Q116	$0.37	$0.44	$214.41 million	$222.60 million	View	Listen
3/2/2016	Q415	$0.45	$0.53	$213.35 million	$219.00 million	View	N/A
11/5/2015	Q315	$0.43	$0.50	$199.40 million	$204.10 million	View	Listen
8/5/2015	Q215	$0.41	$0.51	$193.75 million	$200.20 million	View	Listen
5/6/2015	Q115	$0.35	$0.39	$188.90 million	$193.10 million	View	N/A
2/25/2015	Q414	$0.34	$0.45	$190.25 million	$193.40 million	View	Listen
11/5/2014	Q314	$0.34	$0.36	$185.00 million	$187.70 million	View	N/A
8/6/2014	Q214	$0.32	$0.35	$179.90 million	$188.90 million	View	Listen
5/7/2014	Q114	$0.27	$0.24	$166.15 million	$163.70 million	View	Listen
3/5/2014	Q413	$0.32	$0.29	$168.74 million	$165.30 million	View	Listen
11/6/2013	Q313	$0.31	$0.31	$167.61 million	$164.70 million	View	N/A
8/7/2013	Q2 2013	$0.28	$0.34	$166.50 million	$166.30 million	View	N/A
5/8/2013	Q1 2013	$0.33	$0.37	$164.68 million	$162.00 million	View	N/A
3/6/2013	Q4 2012	$0.37	$0.43	$160.93 million	$161.80 million	View	N/A
11/7/2012	Q312	$0.37	$0.36	$159.89 million	$158.90 million	View	N/A
8/6/2012		$0.39	$0.35			View	N/A
5/2/2012		$0.36	$0.44			View	N/A
2/29/2012		$0.35	$0.39			View	N/A
11/2/2011		$0.56	($2.08)			View	N/A
8/3/2011		$0.50	$0.56			View	N/A
5/5/2011		$0.36	$0.42			View	N/A
3/2/2011		$0.66	$0.63			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for LHC Group (NASDAQ:LHCG)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $1.99 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $2.08 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	6	$0.37	$0.49	$0.44
Q2 2016	4	$0.47	$0.53	$0.51
Q3 2016	4	$0.45	$0.53	$0.50
Q4 2016	3	$0.54	$0.56	$0.55
Q1 2017	2	$0.43	$0.44	$0.44
Q2 2017	2	$0.49	$0.55	$0.52
Q3 2017	2	$0.50	$0.50	$0.50
Q4 2017	2	$0.55	$0.55	$0.55

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Dividend History for LHC Group (NASDAQ:LHCG)
No dividend announcements for this company have been tracked by MarketBeat.com

Insider Trading History for LHC Group (NASDAQ:LHCG)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 18.30%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 80.71%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
8/22/2016	Kenneth E Thorpe	Director	Sell	1,450	$36.88	$53,476.00
6/10/2016	Joshua L Proffitt	EVP	Sell	5,444	$42.65	$232,186.60
6/9/2016	Coliseum Capital Management, L	Director	Sell	140,000	$43.64	$6,109,600.00
6/8/2016	Donald Dwayne Stelly	COO	Sell	1,326	$43.55	$57,747.30
5/27/2016	Keith G Myers	CEO	Sell	49,000	$41.09	$2,013,410.00
5/25/2016	Keith G Myers	CEO	Sell	126,000	$41.96	$5,286,960.00
5/24/2016	Keith G Myers	CEO	Sell	75,000	$42.19	$3,164,250.00
5/23/2016	Keith G Myers	CEO	Sell	21,000	$41.16	$864,360.00
3/14/2016	Donald Dwayne Stelly	COO	Sell	12,952	$35.51	$459,925.52
2/3/2016	Keith G Myers	CEO	Sell	55,000	$36.60	$2,013,000.00
1/5/2016	Keith G Myers	CEO	Sell	55,000	$43.13	$2,372,150.00
1/4/2016	Keith G Myers	CEO	Sell	24,300	$43.47	$1,056,321.00
12/11/2015	Coliseum Capital Management, L	Director	Sell	54,000	$45.90	$2,478,600.00
12/2/2015	Coliseum Capital Management, L	Director	Sell	24,549	$46.13	$1,132,445.37
12/2/2015	Keith G Myers	CEO	Sell	55,000	$46.20	$2,541,000.00
12/1/2015	Coliseum Capital Management, L	Director	Sell	124,905	$46.09	$5,756,871.45
11/30/2015	Coliseum Capital Management, L	Director	Sell	18,580	$47.09	$874,932.20
11/27/2015	Ronald T Nixon	Director	Sell	1,695	$48.06	$81,461.70
11/18/2015	Donald Dwayne Stelly	COO	Sell	1,353	$45.36	$61,372.08
11/17/2015	Coliseum Capital Management, L	Director	Sell	56,017	$45.48	$2,547,653.16
11/12/2015	Coliseum Capital Management, L	Director	Sell	78,000	$47.24	$3,684,720.00
11/9/2015	Donald Dwayne Stelly	COO	Sell	4,732	$47.35	$224,060.20
11/2/2015	Keith G Myers	CEO	Sell	55,000	$45.67	$2,511,850.00
10/5/2015	Keith G Myers	CEO	Sell	55,000	$43.28	$2,380,400.00
9/11/2015	Coliseum Capital Management, L	Director	Sell	285,846	$46.67	$13,340,432.82
9/8/2015	Coliseum Capital Management, L	Director	Sell	147,671	$46.96	$6,934,630.16
9/1/2015	Keith G Myers	CEO	Sell	55,000	$43.54	$2,394,700.00
8/19/2015	Coliseum Capital Management, L	Director	Sell	13,818	$47.68	$658,842.24
8/17/2015	Coliseum Capital Management, L	Director	Sell	77,390	$47.56	$3,680,668.40
7/7/2015	Keith G Myers	CEO	Sell	21,651	$37.47	$811,262.97
7/2/2015	Keith G Myers	CEO	Sell	33,349	$37.31	$1,244,251.19
6/12/2015	Coliseum Capital Management, L	Director	Sell	169,987	$36.51	$6,206,225.37
6/9/2015	Coliseum Capital Management, L	Director	Sell	15,606	$36.36	$567,434.16
6/9/2015	Donald Dwayne Stelly	COO	Sell	1,724	$36.20	$62,408.80
6/5/2015	Coliseum Capital Management, L	Director	Sell	88,494	$36.29	$3,211,447.26
6/4/2015	Ronald T Nixon	Director	Sell	4,000	$36.25	$145,000.00
6/3/2015	Keith G Myers	CEO	Sell	16,800	$36.04	$605,472.00
6/2/2015	Keith G Myers	CEO	Sell	38,200	$36.96	$1,411,872.00
5/6/2015	Keith G Myers	CEO	Sell	17,505	$30.09	$526,725.45
5/5/2015	Keith G Myers	CEO	Sell	37,495	$31.22	$1,170,593.90
3/12/2015	Donald Dwayne Stelly	COO	Sell	11,753	$32.27	$379,269.31
3/12/2015	Joshua L Proffitt	EVP	Sell	3,317	$32.37	$107,371.29
9/8/2014	Donald Dwayne Stelly	COO	Sell	4,732	$24.98	$118,205.36
8/27/2014	Keith G Myers	CEO	Sell	48,018	$25.66	$1,232,141.88
8/22/2014	Keith G Myers	CEO	Sell	24,234	$25.24	$611,666.16
8/21/2014	John L Indest	Director	Sell	4,200	$25.22	$105,924.00
8/21/2014	Keith G Myers	CEO	Sell	44,631	$25.23	$1,126,040.13
8/20/2014	Coliseum Capital Management, L	Director	Sell	62,000	$25.32	$1,569,840.00
8/20/2014	Keith G Myers	CEO	Sell	77,351	$25.33	$1,959,300.83
8/18/2014	Coliseum Capital Management, L	Director	Sell	158,011	$25.60	$4,045,081.60
8/18/2014	Donald Dwayne Stelly	COO	Sell	1,725	$25.62	$44,194.50
8/18/2014	Joshua L Proffitt	EVP	Sell	1,294	$25.58	$33,100.52
5/13/2014	Donald Dwayne Stelly	COO	Sell	10,472	$21.08	$220,749.76
5/12/2014	Joshua Proffitt	EVP	Sell	1,908	$21.13	$40,316.04
3/14/2014	Ted Hoyt	Director	Sell	5,000	$21.85	$109,250.00
3/10/2014	Ted Hoyt	Director	Sell	5,000	$22.35	$111,750.00
9/10/2013	Donald Dwayne Stelly	COO	Sell	1,354	$23.05	$31,209.70
8/13/2013	Donald Dwayne Stelly	COO	Sell	1,723	$26.08	$44,935.84
8/12/2013	Ted Hoyt	Director	Sell	1,000	$26.36	$26,360.00
6/13/2013	Keith G Myers	CEO	Sell	9,662	$22.91	$221,356.42
6/12/2013	Keith G Myers	CEO	Sell	61,500	$22.44	$1,380,060.00
6/11/2013	Coliseum Capital Management, L	Director	Buy	14,000	$22.20	$310,800.00
6/7/2013	Keith G Myers	CEO	Sell	11,547	$22.08	$254,957.76
6/4/2013	Keith G Myers	CEO	Sell	33,000	$22.45	$740,850.00
5/30/2013	Keith G Myers	CEO	Sell	32,738	$22.51	$736,932.38
5/24/2013	Keith G Myers	CEO	Sell	26,553	$22.54	$598,504.62
5/13/2013	John L Indest	Director	Sell	5,900	$22.76	$134,284.00
3/15/2013	Coliseum Capital Management, L	Director	Buy	27,201	$21.18	$576,117.18
3/12/2013	Coliseum Capital Management, L	Director	Buy	128,400	$19.89	$2,553,876.00
12/14/2012	Coliseum Capital Management, L	Director	Buy	44,100	$20.49	$903,609.00
12/4/2012	Donald Dwayne Stelly	COO	Sell	4,117	$19.52	$80,363.84
11/29/2012	Coliseum Capital Management, L	Director	Buy	101,200	$18.75	$1,897,500.00
9/5/2012	Coliseum Capital Management, L	Major Shareholder	Buy	34,947	$17.45	$609,825.15
8/8/2012	Coliseum Capital Management, L	Major Shareholder	Buy	84,546	$16.54	$1,398,390.84

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for LHC Group (NASDAQ:LHCG)

Date	Headline
	LHC : Scales Back $1 Billion Pipeline (NASDAQ:LHCG) www.4-traders.com - September 18 at 5:37 PM
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	LHC Group to Present at 2016 Wells Fargo Healthcare Conference (NASDAQ:LHCG) finance.yahoo.com - September 1 at 5:46 PM
	ETF’s with exposure to LHC Group, Inc. : August 18, 2016 (NASDAQ:LHCG) www.capitalcube.com - August 19 at 8:57 AM
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	ETF’s with exposure to LHC Group, Inc. : August 8, 2016 (NASDAQ:LHCG) www.capitalcube.com - August 8 at 6:09 PM
	Edited Transcript of LHCG earnings conference call or presentation 4-Aug-16 3:00pm GMT (NASDAQ:LHCG) finance.yahoo.com - August 5 at 6:07 PM
	LHC Group, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : LHCG-US : August 5, 2016 (NASDAQ:LHCG) www.capitalcube.com - August 5 at 8:58 AM
	LHC misses 2Q profit forecasts (NASDAQ:LHCG) sg.finance.yahoo.com - August 4 at 9:01 AM
	LHC Group announces second quarter earnings per diluted share of $0.54 and adjusted earnings per diluted share of $0.52 (NASDAQ:LHCG) www.publicnow.com - August 3 at 6:15 PM
	Q2 2016 LHC Group Inc Earnings Release - After Market Close (NASDAQ:LHCG) biz.yahoo.com - August 3 at 9:10 AM
	Altria Group (MO) Announces Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.01 EPS (NASDAQ:LHCG) lovingfutbol.com - July 28 at 9:00 AM
	LHC Group Announces Second Quarter 2016 Earnings Release and Conference Call Dates (NASDAQ:LHCG) finance.yahoo.com - July 20 at 10:00 AM
	Louisiana HomeCare of Miss-Lou consolidates Jonesville and Vidalia offices (NASDAQ:LHCG) www.publicnow.com - July 8 at 10:21 AM
	Amedisys: Home Health, Hospice Solid, Reimbursement Worries (NASDAQ:LHCG) finance.yahoo.com - July 7 at 8:07 AM
	Zacks.com featured highlights: Post, Smith & Wesson, LHC Group, EnerSys and Ryerson (NASDAQ:LHCG) finance.yahoo.com - July 5 at 9:30 AM
	New Market Research Report: LHC Group, Inc. (LHCG) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review (NASDAQ:LHCG) www.live-pr.com - June 29 at 5:49 PM
	LHC Group, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : LHCG-US : June 28, 2016 (NASDAQ:LHCG) www.capitalcube.com - June 28 at 9:06 AM
	ETF’s with exposure to LHC Group, Inc. : June 20, 2016 (NASDAQ:LHCG) www.capitalcube.com - June 20 at 2:44 PM
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	BRIEF-LHC Group announces two definitive purchase agreements for home health, hospice (NASDAQ:LHCG) www.reuters.com - June 8 at 6:17 PM
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	LHC Group announces two definitive purchase agreements for home health, hospice and community based services agencies producing approximately $44 million in annualized revenue (NASDAQ:LHCG) www.publicnow.com - June 7 at 11:08 AM
	9:02 am LHC Group to acquire number of locations providing home health, hospice or community based services; expected to be accretive to 2017 EPS (NASDAQ:LHCG) finance.yahoo.com - June 7 at 9:02 AM
	LHC GROUP, INC Files SEC form 8-K, Change in Directors or Principal Officers, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Secu (NASDAQ:LHCG) biz.yahoo.com - June 3 at 4:48 PM
	Massive Insider Selling at Apple Inc. (AAPL) & LHC Group Inc. (LHCG), Plus 3 Companies with Notable Insider Buying - Insider Monkey (blog) (NASDAQ:LHCG) www.insidermonkey.com - May 26 at 2:55 PM
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	LHC Group to present at the UBS Global Healthcare Conference (NASDAQ:LHCG) www.publicnow.com - May 19 at 12:42 PM
	Edited Transcript of LHCG earnings conference call or presentation 5-May-16 3:00pm GMT (NASDAQ:LHCG) finance.yahoo.com - May 6 at 3:54 PM
	LHC GROUP, INC Files SEC form 10-Q, Quarterly Report (NASDAQ:LHCG) biz.yahoo.com - May 5 at 4:56 PM
	LHC Group announces earnings per diluted share of $0.44 for first quarter 2016, up 12.8% from first quarter 2015 (NASDAQ:LHCG) www.publicnow.com - May 5 at 11:31 AM
	LHC Group Inc Earnings Call scheduled for 11:00 am ET today (NASDAQ:LHCG) biz.yahoo.com - May 5 at 11:00 AM
	LHC GROUP, INC Files SEC form 8-K, Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits (NASDAQ:LHCG) biz.yahoo.com - May 4 at 5:05 PM
	Q1 2016 LHC Group Inc Earnings Release - After Market Close (NASDAQ:LHCG) biz.yahoo.com - May 4 at 7:07 AM
	LHC Group announces first quarter 2016 earnings release and conference call dates (NASDAQ:LHCG) www.publicnow.com - April 20 at 11:31 AM
	Establishes Financial Guidance for 2016 (NASDAQ:LHCG) www.nasdaq.com - March 2 at 5:32 PM
	Were Analysts Bullish LHC Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:LHCG) This Week? - Business Standard Tribune (NASDAQ:LHCG) www.standardtrib.com - February 26 at 1:26 PM
	LHC Group Announces Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2015 Earnings Release and Conference Call Dates (NASDAQ:LHCG) finance.yahoo.com - February 17 at 10:00 AM
	LHC Group and Baton Rouge General Announce Joint Venture (NASDAQ:LHCG) finance.yahoo.com - February 10 at 1:15 PM
	LHC Group names Sarah Myers Vice President of Governmental Affairs (NASDAQ:LHCG) finance.yahoo.com - February 8 at 1:19 PM
	Coverage initiated on LHC Group by Jefferies (NASDAQ:LHCG) finance.yahoo.com - February 5 at 7:15 AM
	Partnership for Medicaid Home-Based Care Welcomes New Members LHC Group, Inc. and CareCentrix, Inc. (NASDAQ:LHCG) www.prnewswire.com - February 3 at 2:20 PM
	Gulfport's Deaconess HomeCare earns accreditation (NASDAQ:LHCG) www.sunherald.com - February 2 at 2:29 PM
	Company Shares of LHC Group (NASDAQ:LHCG) Drops by -1.4% - Bull Report (NASDAQ:LHCG) www.bullreport.news - February 1 at 2:15 PM
	LHC Group (NASDAQ:LHCG) Analyst Rating Update - Investor Newswire (NASDAQ:LHCG) www.investornewswire.com - January 17 at 7:45 PM