LifePoint Hospitals Company Profile (NASDAQ:LPNT)

About LifePoint Hospitals

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LifePoint Health, Inc., formerly LifePoint Hospitals, Inc., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates community hospitals, regional health systems, physician practices, outpatient centers and post-acute facilities. The Company operates through healthcare services segment. The Company operates over 70 hospital campuses in over 20 states, having a total of over 8,240 licensed beds. It offers patient services at its facilities. It hospitals provide a range of medical and surgical services in hospitals in non-urban markets. Its services include general surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics, emergency room care, radiology, oncology, diagnostic care, coronary care, rehabilitation services and pediatric services, and in some of its hospitals, the Company offers specialized services, such as open-heart surgery, psychiatric care and neuro-surgery. It provides outpatient services, such as same-day surgery, laboratory, x-ray, respiratory therapy, imaging, sports medicine and lithotripsy.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Medical
Industry: Hospitals
Sub-Industry: Health Care Facilities
Exchange: NASDAQ
Symbol: LPNT
CUSIP: 53219L10

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $58.20
50 Day Moving Average: $57.38
200 Day Moving Average: $64.29
52-Week Range: $54.82 - $76.39
Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.38
Foreward P/E Ratio: 13.99
P/E Growth: 2.41
Market Cap: $2.48B
Outstanding Shares: 42,672,000
Beta: 0.82

Profitability:

Net Margins: 2.08%
Return on Equity: 7.14%
Return on Assets: 2.72%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.25%
Current Ratio: 1.94%
Quick Ratio: 1.74%

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Consensus Ratings for LifePoint Hospitals (NASDAQ:LPNT) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	1 Sell Rating, 8 Hold Ratings, 8 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Hold (Score: 2.41)
Consensus Price Target:	$72.56 (24.68% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for LifePoint Hospitals (NASDAQ:LPNT)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
8/30/2016	Credit Suisse Group AG	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$64.00
8/2/2016	Raymond James Financial Inc.	Lower Price Target	Outperform	$75.00 -> $65.00
8/1/2016	RBC Capital Markets	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$84.00 -> $77.00
8/1/2016	Wedbush	Reiterated Rating	Neutral	$80.00 -> $66.00
8/1/2016	Royal Bank Of Canada	Lower Price Target	Outperform	$84.00 -> $77.00
8/1/2016	Mizuho	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$61.50 -> $56.00
6/6/2016	Citigroup Inc.	Boost Price Target	Buy	$75.00 -> $82.00
6/1/2016	Barclays PLC	Lower Price Target	Underweight	$75.00 -> $74.00
5/16/2016	Sterne Agee CRT	Reiterated Rating	Buy
5/16/2016	Robert W. Baird	Reiterated Rating	Buy
5/2/2016	Leerink Swann	Reiterated Rating	Hold
2/19/2016	Goldman Sachs Group Inc.	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$81.00 -> $77.00
2/16/2016	SunTrust Banks Inc.	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$80.00 -> $72.00
2/16/2016	Avondale Partners	Lower Price Target	Market Outperform	$94.00 -> $88.00
2/12/2016	Cantor Fitzgerald	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$70.00
11/2/2015	Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.	Reiterated Rating	Market Perform
11/2/2015	BMO Capital Markets	Lower Price Target		$81.00 -> $74.00
10/19/2015	Susquehanna	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$85.00 -> $75.00
9/16/2015	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$79.00
6/24/2015	Deutsche Bank AG	Boost Price Target	Buy	$85.00 -> $88.00
10/27/2014	Morgan Stanley	Reiterated Rating	Buy -> Equal Weight	$76.00

(Data available from 9/30/2014 forward)

Earnings History for LifePoint Hospitals (NASDAQ:LPNT)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
10/28/2016
7/29/2016	Q216	$0.90	$0.71	$1.61 billion	$1.59 billion	View	Listen
4/29/2016	Q1	$0.88	$0.87	$1.57 billion	$1.58 billion	View	Listen
2/12/2016	Q415	$1.06	$1.11	$1.39 billion	$1.37 billion	View	Listen
10/30/2015	Q315	$0.90	$0.94	$1.30 billion	$1.31 billion	View	Listen
7/31/2015	Q215	$0.98	$1.00	$1.24 billion	$1.27 billion	View	Listen
5/1/2015	Q115	$0.99	$1.00	$1.24 billion	$1.26 billion	View	Listen
2/12/2015	Q414	$0.99	$0.60	$1.25 billion	$1.26 billion	View	Listen
10/24/2014	Q314	$0.74	$0.59	$1.09 billion	$1.38 billion	View	Listen
7/25/2014	Q214	$0.55	$0.84	$1.01 billion	$1.05 billion	View	Listen
4/25/2014	Q114	$0.65	$0.78	$1,000.00 million	$1.01 billion	View	Listen
2/14/2014	Q413	$0.80	$0.75	$952.10 million	$952.60 million	View	Listen
10/25/2013	Q313	$0.66	$0.68	$891.30 million	$899.70 million	View	Listen
7/26/2013	Q2 2013	$0.72	$0.65	$911.08 million	$894.90 million	View	Listen
4/26/2013	Q1 2013	$0.81	$0.69	$924.00 million	$931.10 million	View	Listen
2/15/2013	Q4 2012	$0.65	$0.76	$863.49 million	$893.30 million	View	Listen
10/26/2012	Q312	$0.76	$0.39	$814.52 million	$820.20 million	View	N/A
7/27/2012		$0.80	$0.83			View	N/A
4/27/2012		$0.91	$0.94			View	N/A
10/28/2011		$0.71	$0.77			View	N/A
7/29/2011		$0.75	$0.77			View	N/A
4/29/2011		$0.81	$0.89			View	N/A
2/18/2011		$0.67	$0.70			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for LifePoint Hospitals (NASDAQ:LPNT)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $3.5 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $4.16 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	7	$0.84	$1.09	$0.97
Q2 2016	6	$0.87	$0.97	$0.91
Q3 2016	6	$0.78	$0.91	$0.86
Q4 2016	6	$1.00	$1.07	$1.03
Q1 2017	3	$0.89	$1.03	$0.95
Q2 2017	3	$0.97	$1.03	$0.99
Q3 2017	3	$1.02	$1.05	$1.03
Q4 2017	3	$1.17	$1.28	$1.24

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Dividend History for LifePoint Hospitals (NASDAQ:LPNT)
No dividend announcements for this company have been tracked by MarketBeat.com

Insider Trading History for LifePoint Hospitals (NASDAQ:LPNT)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 7.28%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 97.10%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
5/25/2016	John E D D S Maupin Jr	Director	Sell	3,800	$67.32	$255,816.00
2/18/2016	Gregory T Bier	Director	Sell	2,149	$63.00	$135,387.00
5/7/2015	Owen G Shell Jr	Director	Sell	7,500	$70.69	$530,175.00
3/9/2015	John E D D S Maupin Jr	Director	Sell	1,300	$72.50	$94,250.00
2/23/2015	Michael S Coggin	SVP	Sell	5,000	$70.50	$352,500.00
9/9/2014	Marguerite Kondracke	Director	Sell	1,500	$72.43	$108,645.00
7/31/2014	Leif M Murphy	CFO	Sell	100,000	$72.03	$7,203,000.00
6/12/2014	Richard H Evans	Director	Sell	1,000	$64.05	$64,050.00
5/16/2014	William Carpenter III	CEO	Sell	280,849	$58.11	$16,320,135.39
5/13/2014	Paul Gilbert	EVP	Sell	54,342	$59.21	$3,217,589.82
5/7/2014	John Bumpus	EVP	Sell	20,000	$57.20	$1,144,000.00
3/12/2014	Marguerite Kondracke	Director	Sell	2,000	$51.49	$102,980.00
12/5/2013	Paul Gilbert	EVP	Sell	12,825	$51.12	$655,614.00
10/31/2013	Michael S Coggin	SVP	Sell	2,000	$51.14	$102,280.00
10/30/2013	William F Carpenter III	CEO	Sell	40,000	$51.31	$2,052,400.00
8/1/2013	Michael Coggin	SVP	Sell	2,452	$50.00	$122,600.00
6/6/2013	Paul D Gilbert	EVP	Sell	16,667	$51.01	$850,183.67
5/20/2013	Richard H Evans	Director	Sell	4,275	$47.50	$203,062.50
2/25/2013	Michael S Coggin	SVP	Sell	6,668	$44.03	$293,592.04
2/25/2013	Richard H Evans	Director	Sell	5,000	$43.31	$216,550.00
9/14/2012	Marguerite Sallee	Director	Sell	3,000	$42.36	$127,080.00
8/21/2012	Michael S Coggin	SVP	Sell	6,666	$41.00	$273,306.00
8/21/2012	William F Carpenter III	CEO	Sell	50,000	$41.02	$2,051,000.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for LifePoint Hospitals (NASDAQ:LPNT)

Date	Headline
	LifePoint Health, Inc. – Value Analysis (NASDAQ:LPNT) : September 27, 2016 (NASDAQ:LPNT) www.capitalcube.com - September 27 at 5:54 PM
	LifePoint Health, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : LPNT-US : September 26, 2016 (NASDAQ:LPNT) www.capitalcube.com - September 26 at 10:38 AM
	LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (LPNT) PT Raised to $82.00 at Citigroup Inc. - DailyQuint (NASDAQ:LPNT) dailyquint.com - September 21 at 4:13 PM
	Community Health Draws Interest as Hospital Sector Appears Ripe for LBO Wave (NASDAQ:LPNT) www.thestreet.com - September 20 at 11:05 AM
	LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (LPNT) PT Lowered to $74.00 - Daily Quint ... - DailyQuint (NASDAQ:LPNT) dailyquint.com - September 19 at 5:57 PM
	LIFEPOINT HEALTH, INC. Files SEC form 8-K, Change in Directors or Principal Officers, Other Events (NASDAQ:LPNT) biz.yahoo.com - September 19 at 5:57 PM
	What is the Street Saying About LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPNT)? - Frisco Fastball (NASDAQ:LPNT) friscofastball.com - September 15 at 9:22 AM
	Investor Scope: Checking in on Shares of LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPNT) - Post News (NASDAQ:LPNT) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 14 at 6:04 PM
	Analysts Place LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPNT) Under the Lens of the Microscope - Post News (NASDAQ:LPNT) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 14 at 6:04 PM
	Broker Price Targets: LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPNT) - National Daily Press (NASDAQ:LPNT) www.nationaldailypress.com - September 14 at 6:04 PM
	Market Review: Watching Session Activity of LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPNT) Shares - Post News (NASDAQ:LPNT) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 9 at 5:46 PM
	Market Review: Watching Session Activity of LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPNT) Shares - Post News (NASDAQ:LPNT) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 9 at 5:46 PM
	The Sell-side Consensus is in on LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPNT); Earnings & Target Updates - National Daily Press (NASDAQ:LPNT) www.nationaldailypress.com - September 9 at 5:46 PM
	The Sell-side Consensus is in on LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPNT); Earnings & Target Updates - National Daily Press (NASDAQ:LPNT) www.nationaldailypress.com - September 9 at 5:46 PM
	Trading Update: Following Activity of LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPNT) Shares During the Current Session - Post News (NASDAQ:LPNT) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 7 at 6:09 PM
	LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPNT): What is the Sell-side Making of this Stock? - Post News (NASDAQ:LPNT) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 6 at 5:57 PM
	LIFEPOINT HEALTH, INC. Files SEC form 8-K, Change in Directors or Principal Officers, Regulation FD Disclosure, Finan (NASDAQ:LPNT) biz.yahoo.com - September 6 at 5:57 PM
	LifePoint Health Appoints Michael S. Coggin as Chief Financial Officer (NASDAQ:LPNT) www.publicnow.com - September 6 at 10:44 AM
	Ratings Watch - LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPNT) - Investor Newswire (NASDAQ:LPNT) www.investornewswire.com - September 3 at 10:27 AM
	Market Checkup: Performance Review on Shares of LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPNT) - Post News (NASDAQ:LPNT) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 1 at 5:51 PM
	LifePoint Health to Participate in the 2016 Wells Fargo Healthcare Conference (NASDAQ:LPNT) finance.yahoo.com - September 1 at 5:51 PM
	LifePoint Health to Participate in Baird 2016 Healthcare Conference (NASDAQ:LPNT) finance.yahoo.com - September 1 at 9:03 AM
	LIFEPOINT HEALTH, INC. Files SEC form 8-K, Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits (NASDAQ:LPNT) biz.yahoo.com - September 1 at 9:03 AM
	LifePoint Hospitals Inc. (NASDAQ: LPNT) Buy Rating Reiterated at Credit Suisse Group AG - BNB Daily (blog) (NASDAQ:LPNT) www.baseball-news-blog.com - August 31 at 10:49 AM
	Monitoring the Consensus for LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPNT) - Post News (NASDAQ:LPNT) www.kentuckypostnews.com - August 17 at 9:03 AM
	Will LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPNT) Surprise This Quarter? - Investor Newswire (NASDAQ:LPNT) www.investornewswire.com - August 12 at 6:06 PM
	LifePoint Health, Inc. :LPNT-US: Earnings Analysis: Q2, 2016 By the Numbers : August 8, 2016 (NASDAQ:LPNT) www.capitalcube.com - August 8 at 6:13 PM
	LIFEPOINT HEALTH, INC. Financials (NASDAQ:LPNT) finance.yahoo.com - August 5 at 6:09 PM
	LifePoint Health Inc. (LPNT) is Trading Lower on Unusual Volume for August 01 (NASDAQ:LPNT) www.equities.com - August 3 at 9:18 AM
	Lifepoint Hospitals (NASDAQ:LPNT) target price bumped down to $77 as announced today by RBC Capital Markets (NASDAQ:LPNT) breakingfinancenews.com - August 2 at 10:50 AM
	A statement released earlier today by Mizuho Securities about Lifepoint Hospitals(NASDAQ:LPNT) lowers the target price to $56 (NASDAQ:LPNT) breakingfinancenews.com - August 1 at 10:44 AM
	LifePoint Hospitals Inc.: LifePoint Health Reports Second Quarter 2016 Results (NASDAQ:LPNT) www.twst.com - July 30 at 8:53 AM
	6:37 am Lifepoint Hospitals misses by $0.19, reports revs in-line; lowers FY16 guidance (NASDAQ:LPNT) finance.yahoo.com - July 30 at 6:37 AM
	LifePoint Health misses profit views, cuts outlook (NASDAQ:LPNT) www.marketwatch.com - July 29 at 6:09 PM
	LifePoint Health (LPNT) Stock Closed Sharply Lower on Q2 Miss, Outlook (NASDAQ:LPNT) www.thestreet.com - July 29 at 5:13 PM
	[$$] LifePoint Health Profit Falls on Doctor Losses (NASDAQ:LPNT) www.wsj.com - July 29 at 12:14 PM
	Form 8-K LIFEPOINT HEALTH, INC. For: Jul 29 (NASDAQ:LPNT) www.streetinsider.com - July 29 at 8:57 AM
	Q2 2016 LifePoint Health Inc Earnings Release - Before Market Open (NASDAQ:LPNT) biz.yahoo.com - July 29 at 7:07 AM
	LifePoint Health Reports Second Quarter 2016 Results (NASDAQ:LPNT) www.publicnow.com - July 29 at 6:58 AM
	LIFEPOINT HEALTH, INC. Files SEC form 8-K, Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Ex (NASDAQ:LPNT) biz.yahoo.com - July 29 at 6:46 AM
	LifePoint misses Street 2Q forecasts (NASDAQ:LPNT) sg.finance.yahoo.com - July 29 at 6:40 AM
	DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, NC -- Moody's assigns Aa2 to Duke University Health System's (NC) Series 2016D; Outlook Stable (NASDAQ:LPNT) www.moodys.com - July 21 at 2:42 PM
	Equity Roundup: Stock Performance Focus on LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPNT) - Press Telegraph (NASDAQ:LPNT) presstelegraph.com - July 21 at 12:10 PM
	LifePoint Health to Broadcast Its Second Quarter 2016 Conference Call Live on the Internet (NASDAQ:LPNT) www.4-traders.com - July 15 at 5:03 PM
	Analyst Target and Average Rating Watch: LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPNT) - Press Telegraph (NASDAQ:LPNT) presstelegraph.com - July 15 at 10:14 AM
	LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPNT) Earnings Concentration and Analyst Target Watch - Engelwood Daily (NASDAQ:LPNT) www.engelwooddaily.com - July 15 at 10:14 AM
	Analysts are Watching Shares of: LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPNT) - Telanagana Press (NASDAQ:LPNT) telanaganapress.com - July 14 at 6:16 PM
	Trading Performance and Target Watch for LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPNT) - Press Telegraph (NASDAQ:LPNT) presstelegraph.com - July 14 at 6:16 PM
	LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPNT): Stock Review and Performance Update - Press Telegraph (NASDAQ:LPNT) presstelegraph.com - July 14 at 6:16 PM
	Broker Outlook For LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPNT) - Fiscal Standard (NASDAQ:LPNT) www.fiscalstandard.com - July 14 at 6:16 PM