Analyzing Labcorp (NYSE:LH) & Ryman Healthcare (OTCMKTS:RYHTY)

Ryman Healthcare (OTCMKTS:RYHTY) and Labcorp (NYSE:LH) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Ryman Healthcare and Labcorp”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ryman Healthcare	$502.59 million	2.47	-$100.65 million	N/A	N/A
Labcorp	$14.14 billion	1.72	$876.50 million	$11.29	26.28

Labcorp has higher revenue and earnings than Ryman Healthcare.

Risk and Volatility

Ryman Healthcare has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Labcorp has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Ryman Healthcare and Labcorp’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ryman Healthcare	N/A	N/A	N/A
Labcorp	6.66%	16.29%	7.62%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Ryman Healthcare and Labcorp, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ryman Healthcare	0	0	0	0	0.00
Labcorp	0	2	9	0	2.82

Labcorp has a consensus price target of $314.40, indicating a potential upside of 5.96%. Given Labcorp’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Labcorp is more favorable than Ryman Healthcare.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

95.9% of Labcorp shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Labcorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Labcorp beats Ryman Healthcare on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ryman Healthcare

Ryman Healthcare Limited develops, owns, and operates integrated retirement villages, rest homes, and hospitals for the elderly in New Zealand and Australia. The company's villages provide a range of retirement living and care options, such as independent townhouses and apartments, and serviced apartments, as well as a care center, which offers rest homes, hospitals, dementia-level care, and respite and day care services. Its villages also provide all-weather bowling green, indoor heated swimming pool and spa, gym, internal atrium, beauty and hair salons, library, dining area, bar, lounges, croquet laws, shops, and movie theatre facilities. The company owns and operates retirement village units and care units. The company was founded in 1984 and is based in Christchurch, New Zealand.

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.