LHC Group Stock Price, News & Analysis (NASDAQ:LHCG)

LHC Group trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "LHCG."

LHC Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:LHCG) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August, 7th. The health services provider reported $1.07 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.06. The health services provider earned $517.84 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $524.24 million. LHC Group had a return on equity of 8.83% and a net margin of 4.20%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 3.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.84 earnings per share. View LHC Group's Earnings History.

LHC Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 30th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for LHC Group.

LHC Group updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Wednesday, August, 7th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $4.25 to $4.35 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $4.31. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.09-2.14 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.11 billion.

10 analysts have issued 1-year price targets for LHC Group's shares. Their forecasts range from $114.00 to $146.00. On average, they expect LHC Group's share price to reach $130.67 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 12.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for LHC Group.

10 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for LHC Group in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for LHC Group.

Media stories about LHCG stock have trended somewhat negative this week, according to InfoTrie. The research firm scores the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. LHC Group earned a coverage optimism score of -1.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the health services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future. View News Stories for LHC Group.

LHC Group saw a decrease in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 1,860,000 shares, a decrease of 7.0% from the August 30th total of 2,000,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 220,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 8.5 days. Currently, 6.3% of the shares of the company are sold short. View LHC Group's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to LHC Group include Chemed (CHE), Amedisys (AMED), Addus Homecare (ADUS), Civitas Solutions (CIVI), BioScrip (BIOS) and New York Health Care (BBAL).

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LHC Group's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Tributary Capital Management LLC (0.88%), Summit Creek Advisors LLC (0.51%), Copper Rock Capital Partners LLC (0.48%), Scout Investments Inc. (0.29%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.11%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.07%). 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.

LHCG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Tributary Capital Management LLC, Scout Investments Inc. and Envestnet Asset Management Inc.. Company insiders that have sold LHC Group company stock in the last year include Donald Dwayne Stelly, Jeff Reibel, John L Indest, Joshua L Proffitt, Keith G Myers, Ronald T Nixon and Tyree G Wilburn. View Insider Buying and Selling for LHC Group.

LHCG stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Copper Rock Capital Partners LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Summit Creek Advisors LLC, Tuttle Tactical Management, Redhawk Wealth Advisors Inc., NEXT Financial Group Inc and Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank . View Insider Buying and Selling for 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.

One share of LHCG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $116.53.

LHC Group has a market capitalization of $3.67 billion and generates $1.81 billion in revenue each year. The health services provider earns $63.57 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.55 on an earnings per share basis. LHC Group employs 30,985 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About LHC Group.

The official website for LHC Group is http://www.lhcgroup.com/.

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]