Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings LH:NYSE (Common Stock)

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98.67 0.66   0.67% 416,960701.3K
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(BW) LabCorp's Acquisition of LipoScience Clears Antitrust Approval

BURLINGTON, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 15, 2014-- Laboratory Corporation of America(R) Holdings (LabCorp(R) ) (NYSE: LH) today announced that the Federal Trade Commission has granted early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 applicable to the acquisition of LipoScience, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPDX) by LabCorp.

LabCorp's Acquisition of LipoScience Clears Antitrust Approval

LabCorp's Acquisition of LipoScience Clears Antitrust Approval RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 15, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LipoScience, Inc. (Nasdaq:LPDX) today announced that the Federal Trade Commission has granted early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 applicable to the acquisition of LipoScience by Laboratory Corporation of America(R) Holdings (LabCorp(R) ) (NYSE:LH).

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Company Background

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings is a clinical laboratory company in the United States. Through a national network of laboratories, the Company offers a range of testing services used by the medical profession in routine testing, patient diagnosis, and in the monitoring and treatment of disease. In addition, it has developed specialty and niche operations based on certain types of specialized testing capabilities and client requirements, such as oncology testing, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) genotyping and phenotyping, diagnostic genetics and clinical research trials. It processes tests on approximately 470,000 patient specimens daily and provides clinical laboratory testing services in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Belgium, Japan, the United Kingdom, China, Singapore and three provinces in Canada.

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Price Open98.62
Previous Close98.01
Day High99.35
Day Low98.26
52 Week High9/9/2014 | 108.77
52 Week Low12/11/2013 | 87.01
% Off 52 Week High-9.29%
% Off 52 Week Low13.40%
Beta (5 Yr)0.68
Volatility Avg10/17/2014 | 19.20
10-Day Avg. Volume701,327
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EPS (TTM)6/30/2014 | 6.01
P/E Ratio6/30/2014 | 16.4
Market CapMid Cap | 8.4B
Shares Outstanding84.90M
Float84.6M

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Shares Short4.59M
Short Ratio9.1
Short % of Float5.42%
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Peers Information HelpLH Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings vs. Peers

Peers 
LH
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
7.99%
Quest Diagnostics Inc
9.84%
Psychemedics Corp.
-4.63%
Bio-Reference Laboratories Inc
10.57%
Covance Inc.
-12.00%
LH
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
0.00%
Quest Diagnostics Inc
2.24%
Psychemedics Corp.
4.28%
Bio-Reference Laboratories Inc
--
Covance Inc.
--
LH
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
0.67%
Quest Diagnostics Inc
1.52%
Psychemedics Corp.
0.07%
Bio-Reference Laboratories Inc
-0.70%
Covance Inc.
1.00%
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