Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, post-acute health-care services provider LHC Group
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at LHC's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
LHC facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Lafayette, La. (1994) |
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Market Cap |
$422.6 million |
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Industry |
Health-care services |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$651.65 million |
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Management |
Co-Founder/Chairman/CEO Keith Myers President/COO Donald Stelly |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
25.3% |
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Cash/Debt |
$388,000 / $0 |
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Competitors |
Amedisys Gentiva Health Services |
Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 97% of the 265 members who have rated LHC believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include All-Star BuffettJunior1 and ParkPlace616.
Just last week, BuffettJunior1 tapped LHC as a healthy bargain: "This stock is dirt cheap! The aging baby-boomer population will provide this company with steady growth for a very long time."
LHC's three-year average return on equity of 25.3% even tops that of industry peers such as Amedisys (16.7%), Gentiva (19.7%), and Almost Family
CAPS member ParkPlace616 expands on the outperform argument:
LHC continues to rack up great numbers and build new partnerships even in the face of government regulations and Medicare tightening. A company like LHC is well positioned to survive this new world as their types of services will become increasingly important.
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