Why LH rose on Oct 28
Up 9% on Oct 28, and still 12% over its Oct 27 close.
- Its Oct 28 results:
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Up 9% on Oct 28, and still 12% over its Oct 27 close.
| Outperforming | Up 44% in 6 months vs the S&P's +2% |
| Latest filing | 10-Q, Oct 30 |
Labcorp Q3 Adjusted Earnings, Revenue Rise; 2026 Guidance Raised
LH closed +8.8% that day on 2.5x normal volume.
Tue Nov 24: Ex-dividend, $0.72 a shareAt the open. Pays Dec 11.
After its last 4 reports it closed +2.3% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.
Excellentfor quality, not price, 7 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
LH is #3 of 18 by Quality Score.
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Share count against a year before: LH -2.4%, GRAL +29%, GH +7.7%, DGX -1.8%.
Expected to report Tue Feb 23, before the open (in 105 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Sales of $3.8B, 7% more than a year ago; a profit of $3.22 a share, from $3.12.
| Line | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnostics | $2.9B | $2.9B | $2.8B |
Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Oct 30)
No outlook figures read from this release.
Sales held about even over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $2.88 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2026 | +4.0% | +8.8% | +6.9% |
| Jul 30, 2026 | -3.0% | +2.7% | +2.2% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | +2.9% | -0.1% | -0.1% |
Sales grew in five of the last seven years, to $14B in 2025. It made a profit in each of the eight years.
RSI 71.1, MACD above signal, above both averages. Not scored.
3 insiders sold $1.1M across 4 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
10 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: LH is under 0.1% of IVV, under 0.1% of SPY, and under 0.1% of VOO, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026 (SPY's as filed by IVV).
Labcorp is one of the nation's two largest independent clinical laboratories, with roughly 20% of the independent lab market. The company operates approximately 2,000 patient-service centers, offering a broad range of 5,000 clinical lab tests, ranging from uncomplicated routine blood and urine screens to complex oncology and genomic testing.
LH scores 16 today, which Breakaway calls Excellent. It is #3 of 18 in Services-Medical Laboratories by Quality Score, with 7 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 9% on Oct 28, and still 12% over its Oct 27 close. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
LH scores 16 today, which Breakaway calls Excellent (15 to 19). That is #3 of 18 in Services-Medical Laboratories by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind LH's 16.
3 insiders sold $1.1M across 4 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Richelle P. Parham, Director, who sold $389K on Oct 30. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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