Jefferies Cuts Numbers on Laboratory Corporation (LH); Low Growth And Uncertain Reimbursement Make For A Good Hold

October 21, 2011 10:01 AM EDT
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Price: $333.46 +0.91%

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    Up: 10 | Down: 12 | New: 20
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Jefferies maintains a 'Hold' on Laboratory Corporation of America (NYSE: LH) price target lowered from $98 to $91.

Jefferies analyst says, "Despite the pullback in LH's stock price, we see little reason why the stock should move materially higher given uncertain and anemic volumes and heightened reimbursement risk." (Jefferies loweres FY11 EPS estimate from $6.34 to $6.29 and FY12 from $7.17 to $7.04)

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Shares of Laboratory Corporation of America closed at $81.23 yesterday.


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