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Labcorp (LH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$279.60 +8.13 (+2.99%)
Closing price 06/29/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$280.76 +1.16 (+0.42%)
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About Labcorp Stock (NYSE:LH)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$268.54
$280.00
50-Day Range
$250.30
$279.60
52-Week Range
$241.81
$293.72
Volume
869,832 shs
Average Volume
587,300 shs
Market Capitalization
$22.93 billion
P/E Ratio
24.77
Dividend Yield
1.03%
Price Target
$308.00
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Labcorp Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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85th Percentile Overall Score

LH MarketRank™: 

Labcorp scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 69th out of 851 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Labcorp has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.73, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 8 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Labcorp has a consensus price target of $308.00, representing about 10.2% upside from its current price of $279.60.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Labcorp has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Labcorp's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Labcorp are expected to grow by 7.39% in the coming year, from $18.00 to $19.33 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Labcorp is 24.77, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.97.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Labcorp is 24.77, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Medical sector average P/E ratio of about 26.02.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Labcorp has a PEG Ratio of 1.90. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Labcorp has a P/B Ratio of 2.69. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Labcorp's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.01% of the float of Labcorp has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Labcorp has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.99.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Labcorp has recently decreased by 4.73%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Labcorp pays a meaningful dividend of 1.06%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Labcorp does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Labcorp is 25.51%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Labcorp will have a dividend payout ratio of 14.90% next year. This indicates that Labcorp will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Labcorp's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Labcorp has a news sentiment score of 1.05. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.87 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Labcorp this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 5 people have searched for LH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -44% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    6 people have added Labcorp to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 500% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Labcorp insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,703,398.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.84% of the stock of Labcorp is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    95.94% of the stock of Labcorp is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Labcorp's insider trading history.
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LH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Labcorp's stock was trading at $250.87 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, LH stock has increased by 11.5% and is now trading at $279.5980.

Labcorp Holdings Inc. (NYSE:LH) released its earnings results on Thursday, April, 30th. The medical research company reported $4.25 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $4.09 by $0.16. The company's revenue was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Labcorp subsidiaries include Clinical Outreach Laboratory Services, Personal Genome Diagnostics Inc., Toxikon Corporation, Myriad Autoimmune’s Vectra Testing Business, Ovia Health, Visiun, Envigo's nonclinical contract research services business, and others.

Shares of LH stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Labcorp investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), ServiceNow (NOW) and Arista Networks (ANET).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
4/30/2026
Record date for 6/11 Dividend
5/29/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/11 Dividend
5/29/2026
Dividend Payable
6/11/2026
Today
6/30/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/23/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Medical
Industry
Medical Services
Sub-Industry
Health Care Services
Current Symbol
NYSE:LH
Previous Symbol
NYSE:LH?
CIK
920148
Employees
71,000
Year Founded
1995

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$334.00
Low Price Target
$260.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+10.2%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.73
Research Coverage
11 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$11.29
Trailing P/E Ratio
24.77
Forward P/E Ratio
15.53
P/E Growth
1.9
Net Income
$876.50 million
Net Margins
6.66%
Pretax Margin
8.14%
Return on Equity
16.29%
Return on Assets
7.62%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.68
Current Ratio
1.73
Quick Ratio
1.54

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$13.95 billion
Price / Sales
1.64
Cash Flow
$25.58 per share
Price / Cash Flow
10.93
Book Value
$103.98 per share
Price / Book
2.69

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
82,000,000
Free Float
81,311,000
Market Cap
$22.93 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.90

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This page (NYSE:LH) was last updated on 6/30/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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