# Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings – Consensus ‘buy’ rating and 15.5% Upside Potential

- Link: https://www.directorstalkinterviews.com/laboratory-corporation-of-america-holdings-consensus-buy-rating-and-15.5-upside-potential/4121133037
- Published: 2023-11-16T15:13:07+00:00
- Author: Charlotte Edwards

**Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings** which can be found using ticker (
LH) now have 13 market analysts covering the stock. The analyst consensus now points
to a rating of ‘buy’. The target price High/Low ranges between $270.00 and $210.00
calculating the mean target price we have $240.38. Given that the stocks previous
close was at $208.04 this would imply there is now a potential upside of 15.5%. 
The 50 day moving average now sits at $202.99 and the 200 day moving average is 
$202.31. The market capitalization for the company is 17.82B. The current share 
price for the company is: $209.92 USD

 The potential market cap would be $20,592,685,825 based on the market consensus.

The company is not paying dividends at this time.

Other points of data to note are a P/E ratio of 21.6, revenue per share of $171.07
and a 5.33% return on assets.

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings is a global life sciences company. The
Company provides information to help doctors, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies,
researchers, and patients make decisions. The Company’s segments include Labcorp
Diagnostics (Dx) and Labcorp Drug Development (DD). The Dx segment is an independent
clinical laboratory business. It offers a menu of frequently requested and specialty
diagnostic tests through an integrated network of primary and specialty laboratories
across the United States. In addition to diagnostic testing along with occupational
and wellness testing for employers and forensic DNA analysis, Dx segment also offers
a range of other testing services. The DD segment is a contract research organizations
business that provides end-to-end drug development services. The DD segment provides
these services predominantly to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device
companies across the world. It serves clients in more than 100 countries.

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