← ANALYST RATINGS · TIPRANKS

Labcorp Holdings (LH): analyst forecast and price target

$318 −2.19% close 16.10.26 · market cap $26.4B · Healthcare · Medical - Diagnostics & Research SPY 0.04%
Price targets and ratings of

Analyst consensus

Strong Buy

9 Buy3 Hold0 Sell

Ratings of 12 analysts in the last 3 months · top analysts only

12-month forecast

$342+7.5% upside

Based on 12 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $342, the highest $380, the lowest $306. The average is +7.5% from the last price of $318.

$250$300$350Jan 26AprJulOctJan 27AprJulOctHigh$380Average$342Low$306
Highest target $380 Average target $342 Lowest target $306
AnalystFirmPrice target RatingUpsideAction Date Move vs SPY
Lu Li★★★★★★★★★★#5185 · hits 80% · avg +11.8% UBS $360 Buy +13.2% Reiterated 15.10.26on TipRanks Oct 16 04:55 +2.2%next day −1.1%
Luke Sergott★★★★★★★★★★#1255 · hits 49% · avg +9.8% Barclays $330 Hold +3.8% Reiterated 07.10.26on TipRanks 04:00 +0.3%next day +1.1% · 5 days +2.7%
Michael Cherny★★★★★★★★★★#2074 · hits 57% · avg +5.7% Leerink Partners — Buy — Reiterated 23.09.26on TipRanks Sep 25 05:00 −1.7%next day +1.7% · 5 days +2.0%
David S Macdonald★★★★★★★★★★#400 · hits 63% · avg +13.2% Truist Financial $350 → $365+4.3% Buy +14.8% Reiterated 21.09.26on TipRanks 07:25 −1.5%next day −2.9% · 5 days −2.5%
Elizabeth Anderson CFA★★★★★★★★★★#2664 · hits 55% · avg +4.4% Evercore ISI $340 Buy +6.9% Reiterated 11.09.26on TipRanks 09:45 +0.6%next day +1.7% · 5 days +3.0%
Kevin Caliendo★★★★★★★★★★#2646 · hits 56% · avg +5.6% UBS $361 → $380+5.3% Buy +19.5% Reiterated 11.09.26on TipRanks 08:10 +0.6%next day +1.7% · 5 days +3.0%
Jared Haase★★★★★★★★★★#1700 · hits 89% · avg +24.8% William Blair — Buy — Reiterated 11.09.26on TipRanks 07:35 +0.6%next day +1.7% · 5 days +3.0%
Luke Sergott★★★★★★★★★★#1255 · hits 49% · avg +9.8% Barclays $320 → $330+3.1% Hold +3.8% Reiterated 11.09.26on TipRanks 05:15 +0.6%next day +1.7% · 5 days +3.0%
Lisa Gill★★★★★★★★★★#1237 · hits 58% · avg +9.0% J.P. Morgan — Buy — Reiterated 26.08.26on TipRanks 10:15 −0.6%next day −0.4% · 5 days −0.9%
Ann Hynes★★★★★★★★★★#1003 · hits 59% · avg +8.1% Mizuho Securities $320 → $355+10.9% Buy +11.7% Reiterated 10.08.26on TipRanks 07:25 +0.7%next day +0.7% · 5 days +0.7%
David Westenberg★★★★★★★★★★#602 · hits 56% · avg +17.3% Piper Sandler $300 → $309+3.0% Hold −2.8% Reiterated 04.08.26on TipRanks 07:45 −0.2%next day +0.7% · 5 days +3.3%
Pito Chickering★★★★★★★★★★#1500 · hits 61% · avg +9.8% Deutsche Bank $276 → $306+10.9% Hold −3.8% Assigned 31.07.26on TipRanks 09:00 −2.7%next day −2.0% · 5 days −0.3%
Erin Wright★★★★★★★★★★#354 · hits 64% · avg +15.1% Morgan Stanley $308 → $338+9.7% Buy +6.3% Reiterated 31.07.26on TipRanks 08:18 −2.7%next day −2.0% · 5 days −0.3%
Eric Coldwell★★★★★★★★★★#1091 · hits 59% · avg +7.7% Robert W. Baird $338 → $352+4.1% Buy +10.7% Reiterated 31.07.26on TipRanks 07:35 −2.7%next day −2.0% · 5 days −0.3%
Michael Ryskin★★★★★★★★★★#1994 · hits 58% · avg +5.1% Bank of America Securities $320 → $360+12.5% Buy +13.2% Reiterated 30.07.26on TipRanks Jul 31 05:42 +1.1%next day −2.7% · 5 days −3.3%
David Toung★★★★★★★★★★#1098 · hits 63% · avg +9.1% Argus Research $310 Buy −2.5% Reiterated 02.06.26on TipRanks 10:35 +0.2%next day +1.2% · 5 days +8.2%
Patrick B Donnelly★★★★★★★★★★#2106 · hits 54% · avg +6.0% Citi $325 Buy +2.2% Reiterated 02.01.26on TipRanks Jan 5 07:30 +0.1%next day −0.1% · 5 days −1.5%

Every rating the collector has kept for the last 12 months, including the earlier ones of the same analyst. Latest of each analyst

Best analysts covering Labcorp Holdings

TipRanks picks them by their record on this stock; the figures under the name are their record across all their ratings.

Most accurate

3 months Erin Wright★★★★★★★★★★Morgan Stanley · #354
Hits 64%302 of 472 Average return +15.1%
1 year Erin Wright★★★★★★★★★★Morgan Stanley · #354
Hits 64%302 of 472 Average return +15.1%
2 years Erin Wright★★★★★★★★★★Morgan Stanley · #354
Hits 64%302 of 472 Average return +15.1%

Most profitable

3 months Erin Wright★★★★★★★★★★Morgan Stanley · #354
Hits 64%302 of 472 Average return +15.1%
1 year Erin Wright★★★★★★★★★★Morgan Stanley · #354
Hits 64%302 of 472 Average return +15.1%
2 years Erin Wright★★★★★★★★★★Morgan Stanley · #354
Hits 64%302 of 472 Average return +15.1%

How the average price target moved

The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 01.10.26: target $344 at a price of $308 (+11.5%); now: $344 at $318 (+8.0%).

$320$340Sep 15Oct 1Oct 15Top analysts$342Average target$344Price$318

PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target

Recommendation trend · top analysts

01020133Oct 25133Nov154Dec62Jan 26133Feb112Mar113Apr72May82Jun123Jul113Aug174Sep103Oct

Strong BuyBuyHoldSell

Rating05.2606.2607.2608.2609.2610.26
Strong Buy000000
Buy7812111710
Hold223343
Sell000000

Earnings and sales forecast

Next report: 28.10.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)

Earnings per share

Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $4.65 (from $4.49 to $4.73). Last quarter: $4.99.

Sales

Next quarter’s sales estimate — $3.8B (from $3.7B to $3.8B). Last quarter: $3.7B.

Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Healthcare

AXGNAxoGen
MDWDMediwound
OCULOcular Therapeutix
OVIDOvid Therapeutics
ZYMEZymeworks
About Labcorp Holdings
  • CEO: Adam H. Schechter
  • Employees: 71,000
  • 358 South Main Street, Burlington, NC, 27215, US
  • www.labcorp.com

Labcorp Holdings, Inc. offers vital diagnostic laboratory services, enabling medical professionals, healthcare facilities, pharmaceutical firms, scientific investigators, and patients to make well-informed and confident choices. The company commenced operations on April 16, 2024, and its main office is situated in Burlington, NC.

Data from the stock’s TipRanks forecast page, read 15 min ago. It is read again as soon as a new rating appears and at least every 8 hours. TipRanks ↗