Top 4 Mid-Cap Stocks In The Medical Laboratories & Research Industry With The Highest EPS Estimates (LH, DGX, CVD, ALR)

Below are the top mid-cap medical laboratories & research stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of earnings estimate for the next quarter. The earnings estimate for Laboratory Corp of America Holdings LH for the next quarter ending March, 2011 is $1.37 per share. LH's trailing-twelve-month ROE is 26.48%. Quest Diagnostics Incorporated DGX is expected to earn $0.97 per share over the next quarter ending March, 2011. DGX's trailing-twelve-month operating margin is 18.25%. Covance Inc CVD is likely to earn $0.65 per share in the next quarter ending March, 2011. CVD's trailing-twelve-month operating margin is 9.96%. Alere Inc ALR may earn $0.65 per share in the next quarter ending March, 2011. ALR's PEG ratio is 1.44. Trading Ideas.