NASDAQ:LHCGLHC Group Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding LHC Group, Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $162.51 +2.57 (+1.61 %) (As of 05/29/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$158.64Now: $162.51▼$164.3950-Day Range$121.01MA: $139.12▼$164.8552-Week Range$100.00Now: $162.51▼$170.46Volume447,855 shsAverage Volume367,322 shsMarket Capitalization$5.13 billionP/E Ratio51.43Dividend YieldN/ABeta0.41 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media LHC Group, Inc. provides post-acute health care services to patients through its home nursing agencies, hospices and long-term acute care hospitals. The company operates through the following business segments: Home Health Services, Hospice Services, Home & Community-Based Services, Facility-Based Services and Healthcare Innovations. The Home Health segment offers a wide range of services, including skilled nursing, private duty nursing, physical, occupational and speech therapy, medically-oriented social services and hospice care. The Hospice Services segment offer a wide range of services, including pain and symptom management, emotional and spiritual support, inpatient and respite care, homemaker services, and counseling. The Home & Community-Based Services segment are performed by paraprofessional personnel, and include assistance to the elderly, chronically ill, and disabled patients with activities of daily living. The Facility Based Services segment includes long-term acute care hospitals treats patients with severe medical conditions who require a high-level of care and frequent monitoring by physicians and other clinical personnel by operating an institutional pharmacy, which focuses on providing a full array of services to long term acute care hospitals. The Healthcare Innovations segment reports on developmental activities outside its other business segments, which provides primary medical care for patients with chronic and acute illnesses who have difficulty traveling to a doctor's office. LHC Group was founded by Keith G. Myers in September 1994 and is headquartered in Lafayette, LA.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 2.4 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingLHC Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $157.89, LHC Group has a potential downside of 2.8% from its current price of $162.51.Amount of Analyst CoverageLHC Group has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 2.4 Community Rank Outperform VotesLHC Group has received 351 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesLHC Group has received 369 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentLHC Group has received 51.25% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about LHC Group and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe LHCG will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe LHCG will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 0.0 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldLHC Group does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthLHC Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, LHC Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 4.80% of the stock of LHC Group is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions94.77% of the stock of LHC Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.3 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for LHC Group are expected to grow by 27.34% in the coming year, from $4.28 to $5.45 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of LHC Group is 51.43, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 13.14.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of LHC Group is 51.43, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Medical sector average P/E ratio of about 14.32.Price to Earnings Growth RatioLHC Group has a PEG Ratio of 2.98. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioLHC Group has a P/B Ratio of 3.41. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 2.4Community Rank: 2.4Dividend Strength: 0.0Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 1.3 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.41 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NASDAQ Industry Home health care services Sub-IndustryHealth Care Services SectorMedical Current SymbolNASDAQ:LHCG Previous Symbol CUSIP50187A10 CIK1303313 Webwww.lhcgroup.com Phone337-233-1307Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.24 Current Ratio1.74 Quick Ratio1.74Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio51.43 Forward P/E Ratio37.97 P/E Growth2.98 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$2.08 billion Price / Sales2.47 Cash Flow$6.06 per share Price / Cash Flow26.81 Book Value$47.67 per share Price / Book3.41Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$4.47 Net Income$95.73 million Net Margins4.73% Return on Equity8.89% Return on Assets6.23%Miscellaneous Employees30,399 Outstanding Shares31,590,000Market Cap$5.13 billion Next Earnings Date8/5/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable NASDAQ:LHCG Rates by TradingView Receive LHCG News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for LHCG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. LHC Group (NASDAQ:LHCG) Frequently Asked Questions How has LHC Group's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? LHC Group's stock was trading at $127.00 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, LHCG stock has increased by 28.0% and is now trading at $162.51. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of LHC Group? 10 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for LHC Group in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for LHC Group. When is LHC Group's next earnings date? LHC Group is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August 5th 2020. View our earnings forecast for LHC Group. How were LHC Group's earnings last quarter? LHC Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:LHCG) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 7th. The health services provider reported $0.75 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.69 by $0.06. The health services provider earned $512.90 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $504.41 million. LHC Group had a return on equity of 8.89% and a net margin of 4.73%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 2.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.98 earnings per share. View LHC Group's earnings history. What price target have analysts set for LHCG? 10 brokerages have issued 1-year price targets for LHC Group's stock. Their forecasts range from $120.00 to $200.00. On average, they expect LHC Group's stock price to reach $157.89 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 2.8%. View analysts' price targets for LHC Group. Has LHC Group been receiving favorable news coverage? News stories about LHCG stock have trended somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. LHC Group earned a media sentiment score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the health services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View the latest news aboutLHC Group. Are investors shorting LHC Group? LHC Group saw a drop in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,240,000 shares, a drop of 12.7% from the April 30th total of 1,420,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 461,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.7 days. Approximately 4.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View LHC Group's Current Options Chain. Who are some of LHC Group's key competitors? Some companies that are related to LHC Group include Laboratory Corp. of America (LH), Quest Diagnostics (DGX), Davita (DVA), Chemed (CHE), Amedisys (AMED), AMN Healthcare Services (AMN), MEDNAX (MD), CorVel (CRVL), R1 RCM (RCM), The Providence Service (PRSC), Tivity Health (TVTY), Cross Country Healthcare (CCRN) and Interpace Diagnostics Group (IDXG). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of LHC Group own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other LHC Group investors own include Verizon Communications (VZ), Home Depot (HD), Alibaba Group (BABA), Cisco Systems (CSCO), CVS Health (CVS), Chevron (CVX), Honeywell International (HON), Intel (INTC), Visa (V) and Walt Disney (DIS). Who are LHC Group's key executives? LHC Group's management team includes the following people: Keith G. Myers, Chairman & Chief Executive OfficerDonald Dwayne Stelly, President & Chief Operating OfficerJoshua L. Proffitt, Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice PresidentAngie M. Begnaud, Chief Clinical Officer & Executive Vice PresidentBenjamin Doga, Chief Medical Officer What is LHC Group's stock symbol? LHC Group trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "LHCG." Who are LHC Group's major shareholders? LHC Group's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (16.98%), Invesco Ltd. (5.61%), Wellington Management Group LLP (3.49%), State Street Corp (2.95%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.09%) and Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.09%). Company insiders that own LHC Group stock include Donald Dwayne Stelly, Jeff Reibel, John L Indest, Joshua L Proffitt, Keith G Myers, Ronald T Nixon and Tyree G Wilburn. View institutional ownership trends for LHC Group. Which major investors are selling LHC Group stock? LHCG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Janus Henderson Group PLC, Alliancebernstein L.P., GW&K Investment Management LLC, Magnetar Financial LLC, Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley, Summit Creek Advisors LLC, and Rothschild & Co. Asset Management US Inc.. Company insiders that have sold LHC Group company stock in the last year include Donald Dwayne Stelly, and John L Indest. View insider buying and selling activity for LHC Group. Which major investors are buying LHC Group stock? LHCG stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Invesco Ltd., Eagle Asset Management Inc., Eaton Vance Management, BlackRock Inc., TimesSquare Capital Management LLC, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Wellington Management Group LLP, and Ziegler Capital Management LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for LHC Group. How do I buy shares of LHC Group? Shares of LHCG can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is LHC Group's stock price today? One share of LHCG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $162.51. How big of a company is LHC Group? LHC Group has a market capitalization of $5.13 billion and generates $2.08 billion in revenue each year. The health services provider earns $95.73 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.47 on an earnings per share basis. LHC Group employs 30,399 workers across the globe. What is LHC Group's official website? The official website for LHC Group is www.lhcgroup.com. How can I contact LHC Group? LHC Group's mailing address is 901 HUGH WALLIS ROAD SOUTH, LAFAYETTE LA, 70508. The health services provider can be reached via phone at 337-233-1307 or via email at [email protected] This page was last updated on 5/31/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff
