Ramsay Health Care (OTCMKTS:RMYHY) and Labcorp (NYSE:LH) Head to Head Contrast

Ramsay Health Care (OTCMKTS:RMYHY) and Labcorp (NYSE:LH) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.

Dividends

Ramsay Health Care pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Labcorp pays an annual dividend of $2.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Labcorp pays out 31.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Risk & Volatility

Ramsay Health Care has a beta of 0.18, suggesting that its share price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Labcorp has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Ramsay Health Care and Labcorp’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ramsay Health Care	N/A	N/A	N/A
Labcorp	5.66%	15.45%	7.02%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Ramsay Health Care and Labcorp, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ramsay Health Care	0	2	0	0	2.00
Labcorp	0	4	11	0	2.73

Labcorp has a consensus target price of $296.46, indicating a potential upside of 3.78%. Given Labcorp’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Labcorp is more favorable than Ramsay Health Care.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

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

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Ramsay Health Care and Labcorp”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ramsay Health Care	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Labcorp	$13.01 billion	1.82	$746.00 million	$9.06	31.53

Labcorp has higher revenue and earnings than Ramsay Health Care.

Summary

Labcorp beats Ramsay Health Care on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ramsay Health Care

Ramsay Health Care Limited owns and operates hospitals. The company offers health care services to public and private patients. It operates facilities in approximately 530 locations in the Asia Pacific, the United Kingdom, France, and Nordics. Ramsay Health Care Limited was founded in 1964 and is based in Sydney, Australia.

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.