Laboratory Co. of America - LH Stock Forecast, Price & News

9 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Laboratory Co. of America in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" LH shares.
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9 Wall Street research analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Laboratory Co. of America's stock. Their LH share price forecasts range from $260.00 to $303.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $283.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 30.4% from the stock's current price.
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Laboratory Co. of America's stock was trading at $235.48 at the start of the year. Since then, LH shares have decreased by 7.7% and is now trading at $217.39.
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Laboratory Co. of America saw a increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 1,640,000 shares, an increase of 13.1% from the February 13th total of 1,450,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 631,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.6 days. Currently, 1.9% of the shares of the company are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 27th 2023.
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Laboratory Co. of America Holdings (NYSE:LH) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 16th. The medical research company reported $4.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $4.06 by $0.08. The medical research company earned $3.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.74 billion. Laboratory Co. of America had a net margin of 8.60% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 17.68%. The company's quarterly revenue was down 9.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $6.77 earnings per share.
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Laboratory Co. of America declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 12th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 23rd will be given a dividend of $0.72 per share on Monday, March 13th. This represents a $2.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.32%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 22nd.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Laboratory Co. of America (NYSE:LH) stock in their portfolio include iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF (IHF), ETFMG Treatments Testing and Advancements ETF (GERM), Global X Telemedicine & Digital Health ETF (EDOC), VictoryShares THB Mid Cap ESG ETF (MDCP), First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund (FXH), Thrivent Small-Mid Cap ESG ETF (TSME), SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Value Factor ETF (SEIV) and Schwab Ariel ESG ETF (SAEF).

Laboratory Co. of America (NYSE:LH) pays an annual dividend of $2.88 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.35%. The dividend payout ratio is 20.78%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, LH will have a dividend payout ratio of 15.34% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Laboratory Co. of America updated its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Monday, February, 20th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $16.00-$18.00 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $17.65. The company issued revenue guidance of $15.03 billion-$15.47 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $15.01 billion.

143 employees have rated Laboratory Co. of America Chief Executive Officer Adam Schechter on Glassdoor.com. Adam Schechter has an approval rating of 73% among the company's employees.

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Laboratory Co. of America trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "LH."

Laboratory Co. of America's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Geode Capital Management LLC (2.05%), Bank of America Corp DE (1.75%), Lazard Asset Management LLC (1.73%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.65%), Morgan Stanley (1.49%) and Norges Bank (1.05%). Insiders that own company stock include Amy B Summy, Brian J Caveney, Der Vaart Sandra D Van, Dwight Gary Gilliland, Glenn A Eisenberg, Jean-Luc Belingard, Mark S Schroeder, Paul R Kirchgraber, Peter J Wilkinson, Peter M Neupert and R Sanders Williams.
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Shares of LH stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of LH stock can currently be purchased for approximately $217.39.

Laboratory Co. of America (NYSE:LH) has a market capitalization of $19.24 billion and generates $14.88 billion in revenue each year. The medical research company earns $1.28 billion in net income (profit) each year or $13.86 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 80,000 workers across the globe.

Laboratory Co. of America's mailing address is 358 South Main Street, BURLINGTON NC, 27215. The official website for the company is www.labcorp.com. The medical research company can be reached via phone at (336) 229-1127, via email at investor@labcorp.com, or via fax at 336-513-4510.