Why Is Testing Giant Labcorp Stock Surging On Thursday?

Core Insights - Laboratory Corp reported second-quarter 2025 adjusted earnings per share of $4.35, an increase from $3.94 a year ago, surpassing the consensus estimate of $4.17 [1] - Sales rose 9.5% year-over-year to $3.53 billion, exceeding the consensus of $3.485 billion, driven by organic revenue growth of 5.4%, acquisitions net of divestitures of 3.5%, and foreign currency translation of 0.6% [1] - Adjusted operating income for the quarter was $531.6 million, representing 15.1% of revenue [1] Financial Guidance - LabCorp raised its fiscal year 2025 adjusted earnings guidance from $15.70-$16.40 to $16.05-$16.50, compared to the consensus of $16.09 [3] - The company also increased 2025 sales guidance from $13.978 billion-$14.148 billion to $14.08 billion-$14.23 billion, compared to the consensus of $13.897 billion [3] - Forecasted sales growth for 2025 is now 7.5%-8.6%, up from prior guidance of 6.7%-8% [3] Segment Performance - The guidance includes 2025 Diagnostics Laboratories sales growth of 7%-8%, an increase from prior guidance of 6.5%-7.7% [4] - Biopharma Laboratory Services sales growth is now projected at 6.1%-7.5%, compared to prior guidance of 3.0%-5.0% [4] Market Reaction - Laboratory Corp's stock increased by 11.3% to $278.91 following the earnings report [5] - Organic growth trends in Labcorp's diagnostics segment improved quarter-over-quarter, although slightly below consensus expectations [5] Acquisitions - Labcorp announced an agreement to acquire select assets of Incyte Diagnostics' clinical and anatomic pathology testing businesses in the Pacific Northwest [7] - The company is progressing with the acquisition of select oncology and clinical testing assets from BioReference Health [7] - Labcorp acquired select assets of the outreach business from Community Health Systems across 13 states for $195 million in cash [7]