CorVel (CRVL) Competitors

CorVel (NASDAQ:CRVL) and Laboratory Co. of America (NYSE:LH) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment and valuation.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CRVL or LH?

Laboratory Co. of America has higher revenue and earnings than CorVel. Laboratory Co. of America is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CorVel, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CorVel	$845.64M	7.09	$76.25M	$4.71	74.37
Laboratory Co. of America	$12.71B	1.52	$418M	$5.17	44.67

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CRVL or LH?

Laboratory Co. of America received 427 more outperform votes than CorVel when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.04% of users gave Laboratory Co. of America an outperform vote while only 63.88% of users gave CorVel an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CorVel	Outperform Votes 191 63.88%	Underperform Votes 108 36.12%
Laboratory Co. of America	Outperform Votes 618 64.04%	Underperform Votes 347 35.96%

Does the media prefer CRVL or LH?

In the previous week, Laboratory Co. of America had 9 more articles in the media than CorVel. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Laboratory Co. of America and 9 mentions for CorVel. CorVel's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Laboratory Co. of America's score of 1.21 indicating that CorVel is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CorVel	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Laboratory Co. of America	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, CRVL or LH?

CorVel has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Laboratory Co. of America has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend CRVL or LH?

Laboratory Co. of America has a consensus price target of $258.62, indicating a potential upside of 11.98%. Given Laboratory Co. of America's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Laboratory Co. of America is more favorable than CorVel.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CorVel	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Laboratory Co. of America	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81

Is CRVL or LH more profitable?

CorVel has a net margin of 9.64% compared to Laboratory Co. of America's net margin of 3.43%. CorVel's return on equity of 31.73% beat Laboratory Co. of America's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CorVel	9.64%	31.73%	17.12%
Laboratory Co. of America	3.43%	15.27%	7.13%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CRVL or LH?

51.4% of CorVel shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.9% of Laboratory Co. of America shares are held by institutional investors. 47.6% of CorVel shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Laboratory Co. of America shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Laboratory Co. of America beats CorVel on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.