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$255.30 +4.90 (+1.96%)
Closing price 05/18/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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LH vs. HSIC, MEDP, AMN, BIO, and CAH

Should you buy Labcorp stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Labcorp with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Labcorp include Henry Schein (HSIC), Medpace (MEDP), AMN Healthcare Services (AMN), Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO), and Cardinal Health (CAH). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector.

How does Labcorp compare to Henry Schein?

Henry Schein (NASDAQ:HSIC) and Labcorp (NYSE:LH) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.

96.6% of Henry Schein shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.9% of Labcorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Henry Schein shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Labcorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Henry Schein presently has a consensus target price of $86.83, suggesting a potential upside of 19.46%. Labcorp has a consensus target price of $308.00, suggesting a potential upside of 20.64%. Given Labcorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Labcorp is more favorable than Henry Schein.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Henry Schein
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.36
Labcorp
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73

Henry Schein has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Labcorp has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the broader market.

Labcorp has a net margin of 6.66% compared to Henry Schein's net margin of 2.95%. Labcorp's return on equity of 16.29% beat Henry Schein's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Henry Schein2.95% 15.44% 5.53%
Labcorp 6.66%16.29%7.62%

In the previous week, Labcorp had 5 more articles in the media than Henry Schein. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Labcorp and 7 mentions for Henry Schein. Henry Schein's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Labcorp's score of 1.07 indicating that Henry Schein is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Henry Schein
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Labcorp
8 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Labcorp has higher revenue and earnings than Henry Schein. Henry Schein 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
Henry Schein$13.18B0.63$398M$3.3121.96
Labcorp$13.95B1.50$876.50M$11.2922.61

Summary

Labcorp beats Henry Schein on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Labcorp compare to Medpace?

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

Labcorp has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Medpace has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Medpace had 19 more articles in the media than Labcorp. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Medpace and 12 mentions for Labcorp. Labcorp's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Medpace's score of 0.28 indicating that Labcorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Labcorp
8 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Medpace
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
26 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

95.9% of Labcorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.0% of Medpace shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Labcorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of Medpace shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Labcorp presently has a consensus target price of $308.00, suggesting a potential upside of 20.64%. Medpace has a consensus target price of $467.08, suggesting a potential upside of 11.03%. Given Labcorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Labcorp is more favorable than Medpace.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Labcorp
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73
Medpace
1 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Labcorp$13.95B1.50$876.50M$11.2922.61
Medpace$2.53B4.75$451.12M$15.9126.44

Medpace has a net margin of 17.19% compared to Labcorp's net margin of 6.66%. Medpace's return on equity of 120.89% beat Labcorp's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Labcorp6.66% 16.29% 7.62%
Medpace 17.19%120.89%24.79%

Summary

Medpace beats Labcorp on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Labcorp compare to AMN Healthcare Services?

AMN Healthcare Services (NYSE:AMN) and Labcorp (NYSE:LH) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

Labcorp has a net margin of 6.66% compared to AMN Healthcare Services' net margin of -0.95%. AMN Healthcare Services' return on equity of 18.01% beat Labcorp's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AMN Healthcare Services-0.95% 18.01% 5.19%
Labcorp 6.66%16.29%7.62%

In the previous week, Labcorp had 2 more articles in the media than AMN Healthcare Services. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Labcorp and 10 mentions for AMN Healthcare Services. Labcorp's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat AMN Healthcare Services' score of 0.27 indicating that Labcorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
AMN Healthcare Services
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Labcorp
8 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Labcorp has higher revenue and earnings than AMN Healthcare Services. AMN Healthcare Services 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
AMN Healthcare Services$3.42B0.33-$95.70M-$0.87N/A
Labcorp$13.95B1.50$876.50M$11.2922.61

AMN Healthcare Services presently has a consensus price target of $25.29, suggesting a potential downside of 12.62%. Labcorp has a consensus price target of $308.00, suggesting a potential upside of 20.64%. Given Labcorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Labcorp is more favorable than AMN Healthcare Services.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
AMN Healthcare Services
2 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.44
Labcorp
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73

99.2% of AMN Healthcare Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.9% of Labcorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of AMN Healthcare Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Labcorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

AMN Healthcare Services has a beta of 0.3, suggesting that its share price is 70% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Labcorp has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the broader market.

AMN Healthcare Services pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Labcorp pays an annual dividend of $2.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. AMN Healthcare Services pays out -137.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Labcorp pays out 25.5% 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. AMN Healthcare Services is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Labcorp beats AMN Healthcare Services on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Labcorp compare to Bio-Rad Laboratories?

Bio-Rad Laboratories (NYSE:BIO) and Labcorp (NYSE:LH) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

65.2% of Bio-Rad Laboratories shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.9% of Labcorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.3% of Bio-Rad Laboratories shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Labcorp 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.

Bio-Rad Laboratories currently has a consensus price target of $303.33, indicating a potential upside of 7.41%. Labcorp has a consensus price target of $308.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.64%. Given Labcorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Labcorp is more favorable than Bio-Rad Laboratories.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Bio-Rad Laboratories
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Labcorp
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73

Labcorp has a net margin of 6.66% compared to Bio-Rad Laboratories' net margin of 6.52%. Labcorp's return on equity of 16.29% beat Bio-Rad Laboratories' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Bio-Rad Laboratories6.52% 3.56% 2.49%
Labcorp 6.66%16.29%7.62%

Bio-Rad Laboratories has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Labcorp has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Labcorp had 6 more articles in the media than Bio-Rad Laboratories. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Labcorp and 6 mentions for Bio-Rad Laboratories. Bio-Rad Laboratories' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Labcorp's score of 1.07 indicating that Bio-Rad Laboratories is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Bio-Rad Laboratories
2 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Labcorp
8 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Bio-Rad Laboratories$2.59B2.92$759.90M$6.0746.52
Labcorp$13.95B1.50$876.50M$11.2922.61

Summary

Labcorp beats Bio-Rad Laboratories on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Labcorp compare to Cardinal Health?

Labcorp (NYSE:LH) and Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment.

Labcorp has a net margin of 6.66% compared to Cardinal Health's net margin of 0.62%. Labcorp's return on equity of 16.29% beat Cardinal Health's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Labcorp6.66% 16.29% 7.62%
Cardinal Health 0.62%-92.61%4.46%

In the previous week, Labcorp had 6 more articles in the media than Cardinal Health. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Labcorp and 6 mentions for Cardinal Health. Labcorp's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Cardinal Health's score of 0.58 indicating that Labcorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Labcorp
8 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Cardinal Health
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Labcorp currently has a consensus target price of $308.00, suggesting a potential upside of 20.64%. Cardinal Health has a consensus target price of $241.80, suggesting a potential upside of 20.96%. Given Cardinal Health's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cardinal Health is more favorable than Labcorp.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Labcorp
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73
Cardinal Health
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
15 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.94

Labcorp pays an annual dividend of $2.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Cardinal Health pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Labcorp pays out 25.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cardinal Health pays out 31.2% 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. Cardinal Health has raised its dividend for 29 consecutive years. Labcorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

95.9% of Labcorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.2% of Cardinal Health shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Labcorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Cardinal Health shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Labcorp$13.95B1.50$876.50M$11.2922.61
Cardinal Health$222.58B0.21$1.56B$6.5430.57

Labcorp has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cardinal Health has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its share price is 47% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Labcorp beats Cardinal Health on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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LH vs. The Competition

MetricLabcorpMedical Services IndustryMedical SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$20.53B$8.17B$6.25B$22.75B
Dividend Yield1.15%3.06%2.80%4.13%
P/E Ratio22.6122.0820.8629.86
Price / Sales1.5021.46554.8924.03
Price / Cash10.0912.2127.4818.80
Price / Book2.464.849.694.59
Net Income$876.50M$183.43M$3.56B$1.07B
7 Day Performance-0.71%-1.50%-1.64%-0.98%
1 Month Performance-5.73%-0.92%-2.60%-1.30%
1 Year Performance2.37%0.22%30.07%22.13%

Labcorp Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LH
Labcorp
4.7123 of 5 stars
$255.30
+2.0%
$308.00
+20.6%
+2.3%$20.53B$13.95B22.6171,000
HSIC
Henry Schein
3.5817 of 5 stars
$68.99
-2.6%
$86.83
+25.9%
+0.9%$8.07B$13.18B20.8425,000
MEDP
Medpace
3.2118 of 5 stars
$417.29
-1.6%
$467.08
+11.9%
+37.6%$12.11B$2.53B26.236,200
AMN
AMN Healthcare Services
1.7174 of 5 stars
$30.43
+5.0%
$23.50
-22.8%
+27.6%$1.12B$2.73BN/A2,664
BIO
Bio-Rad Laboratories
1.6877 of 5 stars
$243.48
-4.3%
$333.00
+36.8%
+13.7%$6.81B$2.58B40.117,450

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