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LH vs. HOLX, HSIC, MEDP, AMN, CAH, CHE, DGX, MCK, TMO, and WST

Should you be buying Labcorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Labcorp include Hologic (HOLX), Henry Schein (HSIC), Medpace (MEDP), AMN Healthcare Services (AMN), Cardinal Health (CAH), Chemed (CHE), Quest Diagnostics (DGX), McKesson (MCK), Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO), and West Pharmaceutical Services (WST). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector.

Labcorp vs. Its Competitors

Labcorp (NYSE:LH) and Hologic (NASDAQ:HOLX) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and media sentiment.

Hologic has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Labcorp. Hologic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Labcorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Labcorp$13.01B1.68$746M$9.0628.85
Hologic$4.03B3.65$789.50M$2.3727.86

In the previous week, Labcorp had 34 more articles in the media than Hologic. MarketBeat recorded 54 mentions for Labcorp and 20 mentions for Hologic. Hologic's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Labcorp's score of 0.96 indicating that Hologic is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Labcorp
23 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
15 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Hologic
14 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Labcorp presently has a consensus price target of $285.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.04%. Hologic has a consensus price target of $77.33, indicating a potential upside of 17.10%. Given Hologic's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hologic is more favorable than Labcorp.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Labcorp
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57
Hologic
0 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.47

Hologic has a net margin of 13.83% compared to Labcorp's net margin of 5.66%. Hologic's return on equity of 19.71% beat Labcorp's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Labcorp5.66% 15.45% 7.02%
Hologic 13.83%19.71%10.87%

Labcorp has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hologic has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

95.9% of Labcorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.7% of Hologic shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Labcorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Hologic shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Hologic beats Labcorp on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding LH and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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LH vs. The Competition

MetricLabcorpMedical Services IndustryMedical SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$21.92B$7.31B$5.70B$21.03B
Dividend Yield1.10%2.81%4.71%3.60%
P/E Ratio28.8524.5928.1927.92
Price / Sales1.6834.83391.9468.05
Price / Cash11.6926.9436.3223.29
Price / Book2.588.858.284.54
Net Income$746M$239.96M$3.25B$993.24M
7 Day Performance4.13%-4.69%-2.00%-1.51%
1 Month Performance-0.39%0.86%8.67%3.16%
1 Year Performance22.67%10.27%34.65%9.14%

Labcorp Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LH
Labcorp
4.2323 of 5 stars
$261.36
-0.2%
$285.00
+9.0%
+24.0%$21.92B$13.01B28.8570,000Earnings Report
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
HOLX
Hologic
4.8073 of 5 stars
$63.69
-0.5%
$77.33
+21.4%
-17.1%$14.19B$4.03B26.877,063Positive News
HSIC
Henry Schein
4.2703 of 5 stars
$69.07
0.0%
$78.36
+13.5%
-2.0%$8.41B$12.67B21.5825,000Upcoming Earnings
MEDP
Medpace
3.8283 of 5 stars
$308.88
-1.0%
$344.82
+11.6%
+16.3%$8.88B$2.11B23.585,900Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
High Trading Volume
AMN
AMN Healthcare Services
4.3899 of 5 stars
$18.52
-6.6%
$32.08
+73.3%
-70.0%$708.83M$2.98B-4.282,968Positive News
CAH
Cardinal Health
4.8751 of 5 stars
$158.66
-0.6%
$158.07
-0.4%
+60.2%$37.87B$222.29B24.7548,900Positive News
CHE
Chemed
4.9858 of 5 stars
$450.09
-0.3%
$645.00
+43.3%
-15.8%$6.58B$2.43B21.9215,695
DGX
Quest Diagnostics
4.9438 of 5 stars
$166.93
+0.0%
$186.07
+11.5%
+18.1%$18.64B$9.87B21.1056,000
MCK
McKesson
4.3561 of 5 stars
$711.19
+0.2%
$710.17
-0.1%
+17.4%$88.98B$359.05B27.5345,000Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
TMO
Thermo Fisher Scientific
4.9461 of 5 stars
$405.15
-2.3%
$599.30
+47.9%
-20.1%$152.94B$42.88B23.76125,000Trending News
Earnings Report
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
WST
West Pharmaceutical Services
4.7675 of 5 stars
$210.56
-0.2%
$320.00
+52.0%
-12.3%$15.13B$2.89B33.0510,600Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Increase
Analyst Revision

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