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Headquartered in Burlington, NC, Labcorp Holdings, Inc. or Labcorp, is a leading healthcare diagnostics company, providing comprehensive clinical laboratory services and end-to-end drug development support. In 2015, Labcorp acquired NJ based Covance, a drug development services company providing a wide range of early stage and late-stage product development services on a worldwide basis primarily to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

LH boasts a Growth Style Score of A and VGM Score of A, and holds a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) rating. Its bottom-line is projected to rise 11.1% year-over-year for 2025, while Wall Street anticipates its top line to improve by 7.4%

Four analysts revised their earnings upwards in the last 60 days for fiscal 2025. The Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.13 to $16.18 per share. LH boasts an average earnings surprise of 2.5%.

Labcorp Holdings is also cash rich. The company has generated cash flow growth of 2%, and is expected to report cash flow expansion of 8.6% in 2025.

Investors should take the time to consider LH for their portfolios due to its solid Zacks Rank rating, notable growth metrics, and impressive Growth and VGM Style Scores.

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