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In the latest session, Labcorp Holdings Inc (NYSE: LH) closed at $256.98 down -0.66% from its previous closing price of $258.7. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.66 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.93 million shares were traded. LH stock price reached its highest trading level at $260.91 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $254.87.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Labcorp Holdings Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 58.21 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.66. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.60 and its Current Ratio is at 1.84. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.78 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.76.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Redburn Atlantic on April 02, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $276.
On March 04, 2025, Citigroup Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $250 to $300.
Evercore ISI Upgraded its In-line to Outperform on January 07, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $260 to $265.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 11 ’25 when ANDERSON KERRII B sold 500 shares for $260.00 per share. The transaction valued at 130,000 led to the insider holds 12,666 shares of the business.
KERRII ANDERSON bought 1,000 shares of LH for $259,370 on Jun 11 ’25. On Jun 03 ’25, another insider, Caveney Brian J, who serves as the EVP, Pres of ED, CMO & CSO of the company, sold 2,000 shares for $247.00 each. As a result, the insider received 494,000 and left with 30,067 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, LH now has a Market Capitalization of 21653186560 and an Enterprise Value of 27738726400. As of this moment, Labcorp’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 29.64, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.59. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.99. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.63 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.59. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.105 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.153.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LH is 0.82, which has changed by 0.26273894 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12463009 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LH has reached a high of $264.03, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $198.96. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.41%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 8.48%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, LH has traded an average of 798.22K shares per day and 691680 over the past ten days. A total of 83.80M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 83.38M. Insiders hold about 0.34% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.48% stake in the company. Shares short for LH as of 1749772800 were 3440413 with a Short Ratio of 4.31, compared to 1747267200 on 2802154. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3440413 and a Short% of Float of 5.3400002.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for LH is 2.88, from 2.88 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.011132586The current Payout Ratio is 32.58% for LH, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-29 with an ex-dividend date of 1748476800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2023-07-03 when the company split stock in a 1164:1000 ratio.
