Labcorp (NYSE:LH – Get Free Report) and Agilon Health (NYSE:AGL – Get Free Report) are both healthcare companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Labcorp and Agilon Health, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Labcorp | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2.75 |
| Agilon Health | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2.20 |
Labcorp currently has a consensus price target of $330.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.90%. Agilon Health has a consensus price target of $86.18, suggesting a potential downside of 3.00%. Given Labcorp’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Labcorp is more favorable than Agilon Health.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Labcorp | $13.95 billion | 1.88 | $876.50 million | $12.09 | 26.79 |
| Agilon Health | $5.93 billion | 0.25 | -$391.35 million | ($14.27) | -6.23 |
Labcorp has higher revenue and earnings than Agilon Health. Agilon Health is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Labcorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
95.9% of Labcorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Labcorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Agilon Health shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Labcorp and Agilon Health’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Labcorp | 6.99% | 16.74% | 7.81% |
| Agilon Health | -3.92% | -119.38% | -16.85% |
Risk and Volatility
Labcorp has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agilon Health has a beta of 3.01, meaning that its share price is 201% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Labcorp beats Agilon Health on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Labcorp
Labcorp Holdings, Inc. engages in providing medical testing services. The company was founded on April 16, 2024 and is headquartered in Burlington, NC.
About Agilon Health
agilon health, inc. provides healthcare services for seniors through primary care physicians in the communities of the United States. It offers a platform that manages the total healthcare needs of the patients by subscription-like per-member per-month. The company was formerly known as Agilon Health Topco, Inc. and changed its name to agilon health, inc. in March 2021. agilon health, inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in Austin, Texas.
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