Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Competitors $170.46 -7.79 (-4.37%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$170.43 -0.03 (-0.01%) As of 06:54 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock DGX vs. LH, DVA, CHE, CRVL, AMED, MD, AMN, CCRN, NTRA, and EXASShould you be buying Quest Diagnostics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Quest Diagnostics include Laboratory Co. of America (LH), DaVita (DVA), Chemed (CHE), CorVel (CRVL), Amedisys (AMED), Pediatrix Medical Group (MD), AMN Healthcare Services (AMN), Cross Country Healthcare (CCRN), Natera (NTRA), and Exact Sciences (EXAS). Quest Diagnostics vs. Laboratory Co. of America DaVita Chemed CorVel Amedisys Pediatrix Medical Group AMN Healthcare Services Cross Country Healthcare Natera Exact Sciences Laboratory Co. of America (NYSE:LH) and Quest Diagnostics (NYSE:DGX) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk. Does the media favor LH or DGX? In the previous week, Quest Diagnostics had 11 more articles in the media than Laboratory Co. of America. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Quest Diagnostics and 19 mentions for Laboratory Co. of America. Laboratory Co. of America's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Quest Diagnostics' score of 1.23 indicating that Laboratory Co. of America is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Laboratory Co. of America 17 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Quest Diagnostics 17 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is LH or DGX more profitable? Quest Diagnostics has a net margin of 8.80% compared to Laboratory Co. of America's net margin of 5.73%. Laboratory Co. of America's return on equity of 15.29% beat Quest Diagnostics' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Laboratory Co. of America5.73% 15.29% 7.01% Quest Diagnostics 8.80%15.07%6.72% Which has higher valuation and earnings, LH or DGX? Quest Diagnostics has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Laboratory Co. of America. Quest Diagnostics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Laboratory Co. of America, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLaboratory Co. of America$13.18B1.53$746M$8.6527.89Quest Diagnostics$10.16B1.87$871M$7.9121.55 Which has more volatility & risk, LH or DGX? Laboratory Co. of America has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quest Diagnostics has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer LH or DGX? Laboratory Co. of America presently has a consensus price target of $270.62, suggesting a potential upside of 12.17%. Quest Diagnostics has a consensus price target of $185.73, suggesting a potential upside of 8.96%. Given Laboratory Co. of America's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Laboratory Co. of America is more favorable than Quest Diagnostics.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Laboratory Co. of America 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.87Quest Diagnostics 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.69 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LH or DGX? Laboratory Co. of America received 84 more outperform votes than Quest Diagnostics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.89% of users gave Laboratory Co. of America an outperform vote while only 49.10% of users gave Quest Diagnostics an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLaboratory Co. of AmericaOutperform Votes62863.89% Underperform Votes35536.11% Quest DiagnosticsOutperform Votes54449.10% Underperform Votes56450.90% Is LH or DGX a better dividend stock? Laboratory Co. of America pays an annual dividend of $2.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Quest Diagnostics pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Laboratory Co. of America pays out 33.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Quest Diagnostics pays out 40.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Quest Diagnostics has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Quest Diagnostics is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of LH or DGX? 95.9% of Laboratory Co. of America shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.1% of Quest Diagnostics shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Laboratory Co. of America shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Quest Diagnostics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryLaboratory Co. of America beats Quest Diagnostics on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Quest Diagnostics News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DGX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart DGX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricQuest DiagnosticsMedical laboratories IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$19.03B$2.90B$5.35B$19.37BDividend Yield1.81%31.24%5.22%3.84%P/E Ratio22.1712.8826.5834.23Price / Sales1.87160.59391.6934.85Price / Cash12.8257.5638.2517.51Price / Book2.794.276.794.69Net Income$871M-$22.21M$3.23B$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.05%3.30%4.03%-1.34%1 Month Performance5.37%5.89%12.50%9.79%1 Year Performance18.92%1.64%16.73%3.27% Quest Diagnostics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DGXQuest Diagnostics4.8485 of 5 stars$170.46-4.4%$185.73+9.0%+23.6%$19.03B$10.16B22.1749,000News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeLHLaboratory Co. of America4.7478 of 5 stars$249.39-0.1%$270.62+8.5%+21.2%$20.87B$13.18B28.2875,500Positive NewsDVADaVita4.0126 of 5 stars$144.83-0.4%$164.50+13.6%+3.3%$10.93B$12.97B13.4970,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCHEChemed4.6955 of 5 stars$577.57-0.4%$674.00+16.7%+2.9%$8.45B$2.49B29.1814,200Dividend AnnouncementInsider TradeCRVLCorVel1.0573 of 5 stars$114.45+0.7%N/A+23.3%$5.88B$871.31M67.324,230Positive NewsAMEDAmedisys2.5731 of 5 stars$94.20-0.4%$100.75+7.0%-1.4%$3.09B$2.37B37.3820,000Positive NewsMDPediatrix Medical Group0.7909 of 5 stars$14.84-0.6%$16.67+12.3%+103.4%$1.27B$1.98B-12.377,850Gap DownAMNAMN Healthcare Services4.5356 of 5 stars$22.40-1.3%$32.08+43.2%-61.5%$857.58M$2.85B-5.824,230Positive NewsCCRNCross Country Healthcare3.9076 of 5 stars$13.97-0.1%$17.93+28.3%-4.8%$457.98M$1.26B-279.342,700Positive NewsNTRANatera3.2662 of 5 stars$153.26+0.4%$182.12+18.8%+45.4%$20.93B$1.83B-87.083,020Positive NewsEXASExact Sciences4.2843 of 5 stars$56.89+0.8%$70.90+24.6%+13.4%$10.73B$2.83B-10.216,400Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Laboratory Co. of America Alternatives DaVita Alternatives Chemed Alternatives CorVel Alternatives Amedisys Alternatives Pediatrix Medical Group Alternatives AMN Healthcare Services Alternatives Cross Country Healthcare Alternatives Natera Alternatives Exact Sciences Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:DGX) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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