NYSE:LH - Laboratory Co. of America Stock Price Target and Predictions

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Consensus Rating: Buy
Consensus Price Target: $316.57
Forecasted Upside: 13.61 %
Number of Analysts: 13
Breakdown:
0 Sell Ratings
0 Hold Ratings
13 Buy Ratings
0 Strong Buy Ratings

^$278.64 As of 10/20/2021 01:00 AM ET

▲ +2.59 (0.94%)

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Analyst Price Target for LH

^$316.57

▲ +13.61% Upside Potential

This price target is based on 13 analysts offering 12 month price targets for Laboratory Co. of America in the last 3 months. The average price target is $316.57, with a high forecast of $368.00 and a low forecast of $260.00. The average price target represents a 13.61% upside from the last price of $278.64.

Current Consensus is Buy

The current consensus among 13 investment analysts is to buy stock in Laboratory Co. of America. This Buy consensus rating has held steady for over two years.

Past Monthly Recommendations

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0 strong buy ratings
11 buy ratings
2 hold ratings
0 sell ratings

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4/28/2020

0 strong buy ratings
12 buy ratings
2 hold ratings
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7/27/2020

0 strong buy ratings
13 buy ratings
1 hold ratings
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10/25/2020

0 strong buy ratings
15 buy ratings
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1/23/2021

0 strong buy ratings
15 buy ratings
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4/23/2021

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12 buy ratings
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7/22/2021

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13 buy ratings
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9/20/2021

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13 buy ratings
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10/20/2021

Latest Recommendations

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Date	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target	Impact on Share Price
8/31/2021	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$273.00 ➝ $368.00	Low
8/20/2021	Credit Suisse Group	Boost Price Target	Outperform	$295.00 ➝ $336.00	Low
8/19/2021	Mizuho	Boost Price Target	Buy	$318.00 ➝ $332.00	Medium
7/30/2021	Truist Securities	Boost Price Target	Positive ➝ Buy	$330.00 ➝ $350.00	Low
7/30/2021	Truist	Boost Price Target	Positive ➝ Buy	$330.00 ➝ $350.00	Low
7/30/2021	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Boost Price Target	Buy	$297.00 ➝ $330.00	Medium
7/30/2021	Mizuho	Boost Price Target	Buy	$310.00 ➝ $318.00	Medium
7/21/2021	Robert W. Baird	Set Price Target	Buy	$276.78	Low
5/20/2021	Argus	Boost Price Target	Average ➝ Buy	$270.00 ➝ $295.00	Medium
5/12/2021	Mizuho	Boost Price Target	Buy	$267.00 ➝ $310.00	Low
5/3/2021	Truist	Boost Price Target		$300.00 ➝ $320.00	Low
5/3/2021	Citigroup	Boost Price Target		$278.00 ➝ $312.00	Low
5/3/2021	Jefferies Financial Group	Boost Price Target	Buy	$300.00 ➝ $310.00	Low
4/14/2021	Truist	Boost Price Target		$280.00 ➝ $300.00	High
4/14/2021	Truist Securities	Boost Price Target	Above Average ➝ Buy	$280.00 ➝ $300.00	Medium
4/1/2021	Jefferies Financial Group	Reiterated Rating	Buy		High
2/12/2021	Citigroup	Boost Price Target	Buy	$257.00 ➝ $278.00	Low
2/12/2021	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$261.00 ➝ $279.00	Low
2/12/2021	Mizuho	Boost Price Target	Buy	$242.00 ➝ $267.00	Low
1/29/2021	Citigroup	Boost Price Target	Buy	$249.00 ➝ $257.00	Low
1/14/2021	Mizuho	Boost Price Target	Buy	$234.00 ➝ $242.00	Low
1/11/2021	Argus	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$245.00	Medium
1/8/2021	Wolfe Research	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Peer Perform		High
10/28/2020	Wells Fargo & Company	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$225.00 ➝ $260.00	Low
10/28/2020	Mizuho	Boost Price Target	Buy	$215.00 ➝ $234.00	Low
10/27/2020	William Blair	Reiterated Rating	Outperform		Low
10/14/2020	Jefferies Financial Group	Boost Price Target	Buy	$183.00 ➝ $230.00	Low
7/31/2020	Mizuho	Boost Price Target	Buy	$186.00 ➝ $215.00	Low
7/29/2020	Bank of America	Boost Price Target	Buy	$220.00 ➝ $240.00	Medium
7/29/2020	SunTrust Banks	Boost Price Target	Positive ➝ Buy	$220.00 ➝ $240.00	Medium
7/29/2020	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Boost Price Target	Buy	$210.00 ➝ $230.00	Medium
7/29/2020	Citigroup	Boost Price Target	Buy	$214.00 ➝ $249.00	Medium
7/14/2020	Bank of America	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$194.00 ➝ $220.00	High
7/13/2020	Wolfe Research	Upgrade	Peer Perform ➝ Outperform	$202.00 ➝ $217.00	High
6/10/2020	Wells Fargo & Company	Reiterated Rating	Buy		Medium
6/8/2020	Robert W. Baird	Boost Price Target	Outperform	$199.00 ➝ $219.00	Medium
6/4/2020	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$118.00 ➝ $223.00	Medium
6/2/2020	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$210.00	Medium
5/21/2020	SunTrust Banks	Boost Price Target	Buy	$200.00 ➝ $220.00	Medium
5/20/2020	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$241.00 ➝ $244.00	Low
5/15/2020	Mizuho	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$158.00 ➝ $186.00	Low
5/5/2020	UBS Group	Boost Price Target	Buy	$209.00 ➝ $218.00	Low
4/30/2020	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Boost Price Target		$149.00 ➝ $188.00	Medium
4/30/2020	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$172.00 ➝ $241.00	Medium
4/30/2020	Bank of America	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$147.00 ➝ $190.00	Medium
4/29/2020	KeyCorp	Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Sector Weight		Medium
4/27/2020	Wolfe Research	Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Market Perform	$188.00	Medium
4/27/2020	Citigroup	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$204.00 ➝ $214.00	High
4/23/2020	Barclays	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$188.00 ➝ $195.00	Medium
4/16/2020	Mizuho	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$163.00 ➝ $158.00	Medium
4/13/2020	SunTrust Banks	Lower Price Target	Buy	$225.00 ➝ $200.00	Medium
4/8/2020	Morgan Stanley	Lower Price Target	Overweight	$211.00 ➝ $172.00	High
4/2/2020	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Lower Price Target	Overweight	$182.00 ➝ $149.00	Medium
3/30/2020	Wells Fargo & Company	Lower Price Target	Overweight	$215.00 ➝ $170.00	Medium
3/30/2020	KeyCorp	Lower Price Target	Overweight	$212.00 ➝ $170.00	High
3/26/2020	Barclays	Lower Price Target	Overweight	$212.00 ➝ $188.00	Low
3/24/2020	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Lower Price Target	Overweight	$204.00 ➝ $182.00	High
2/25/2020	Mizuho	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$174.00 ➝ $190.00	High
2/18/2020	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$199.00 ➝ $211.00	Medium
2/14/2020	Evercore ISI	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$215.00	Medium
2/14/2020	Citigroup	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$179.00 ➝ $204.00	Low
2/13/2020	Piper Sandler	Boost Price Target		$177.00 ➝ $219.00	Low
1/7/2020	Wells Fargo & Company	Initiated Coverage	Overweight	$210.00	High
1/3/2020	Bank of America	Downgrade	Neutral ➝ Underperform		Low
10/24/2019	Canaccord Genuity	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$170.00	Low
10/21/2019	UBS Group	Lower Price Target	Buy	$204.00 ➝ $200.00	Low
8/23/2019	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$190.00 ➝ $201.00	Medium
8/8/2019	KeyCorp	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$172.00 ➝ $192.00	Medium
7/26/2019	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$175.00 ➝ $190.00	High
7/16/2019	Bank of America	Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Neutral	$174.60	Low
7/15/2019	Barclays	Set Price Target	Buy	$200.00	Low
6/20/2019	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$180.00 ➝ $220.00	High
5/20/2019	Mizuho	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$150.00 ➝ $174.00	Low
5/2/2019	Canaccord Genuity	Boost Price Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$155.00 ➝ $165.00	Low
5/1/2019	Citigroup	Boost Price Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$157.00 ➝ $176.00	Low
5/1/2019	UBS Group	Boost Price Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$178.00 ➝ $195.00	Low
4/2/2019	Wolfe Research	Initiated Coverage	Underperform		Low
4/2/2019	Jefferies Financial Group	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$154.00 ➝ $190.00	Medium
3/18/2019	Barclays	Boost Price Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$165.00 ➝ $173.00	Low
2/27/2019	Credit Suisse Group	Boost Price Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$160.00 ➝ $164.00	Low
2/22/2019	Morgan Stanley	Set Price Target	Buy	$175.00	Low
2/8/2019	UBS Group	Set Price Target	Buy	$178.00	Low
1/17/2019	UBS Group	Initiated Coverage	Buy ➝ Buy	$169.00	High
1/3/2019	Bank of America	Downgrade	Neutral ➝ Underperform		Medium
12/20/2018	Morgan Stanley	Set Price Target	Buy	$177.00	Medium
12/9/2018	The Goldman Sachs Group	Lower Price Target		$190.00 ➝ $180.00	Low
12/9/2018	Morgan Stanley	Lower Price Target		$202.00 ➝ $180.00	Low
12/6/2018	KeyCorp	Lower Price Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$210.00 ➝ $165.00	Low
12/3/2018	SunTrust Banks	Lower Price Target	Buy	$175.00	Low
12/3/2018	Barclays	Lower Price Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$205.00 ➝ $165.00	Medium
12/3/2018	Citigroup	Lower Price Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$171.00 ➝ $160.00	Medium
12/3/2018	William Blair	Reiterated Rating	Buy		Medium
12/3/2018	Morgan Stanley	Lower Price Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$202.00 ➝ $180.00	Medium
12/3/2018	Bank of America	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral		Medium
12/3/2018	Craig Hallum	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold		Medium
12/2/2018	Canaccord Genuity	Reiterated Rating	Hold ➝ Hold	$162.00 ➝ $155.00	Medium
12/2/2018	The Goldman Sachs Group	Lower Price Target		$190.00	Medium
11/30/2018	The Goldman Sachs Group	Downgrade	Conviction-Buy ➝ Buy	$190.00 ➝ $180.00	High
10/30/2018	Argus	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold		Low
10/25/2018	Robert W. Baird	Lower Price Target	Outperform	$205.00 ➝ $190.00	Low
10/25/2018	Citigroup	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$184.00 ➝ $171.00	Low
10/25/2018	Mizuho	Set Price Target	Hold	$169.00	Low
10/25/2018	Canaccord Genuity	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$190.00 ➝ $162.00	Low
10/24/2018	William Blair	Reiterated Rating	Outperform		Medium
10/19/2018	Bank of America	Initiated Coverage	Buy ➝ Buy		Low
10/3/2018	Craig Hallum	Lower Price Target	Buy	$201.00 ➝ $193.00	Low
9/19/2018	Mizuho	Reiterated Rating	Neutral		Low
9/10/2018	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Overweight ➝ Buy	$192.00 ➝ $202.00	Low
9/4/2018	Credit Suisse Group	Lower Price Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$197.00 ➝ $195.00	Medium
8/22/2018	Argus	Reiterated Rating	Buy		Low
8/20/2018	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Lower Price Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$195.00 ➝ $190.00	Medium
7/26/2018	Mizuho	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$189.00	Low
7/26/2018	Jefferies Financial Group	Reiterated Rating	Hold ➝ Neutral	$180.00	Low
7/24/2018	Canaccord Genuity	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$200.00	High
7/20/2018	SunTrust Banks	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$220.00	Low
6/27/2018	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$172.00	Medium
6/7/2018	KeyCorp	Upgrade	Sector Weight ➝ Overweight	$210.00	Low
5/25/2018	Barclays	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight ➝ Overweight	$210.00 ➝ $220.00	High
5/25/2018	Mizuho	Reiterated Rating	Hold		High
5/1/2018	Robert W. Baird	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Outperform	$183.00 ➝ $203.00	Low
3/23/2018	Argus	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$202.00	High
3/8/2018	Credit Suisse Group	Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$192.00 ➝ $195.00	Low
3/6/2018	Jefferies Financial Group	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$176.00	Medium
3/1/2018	Credit Suisse Group	Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$190.00 ➝ $192.00	Medium
2/28/2018	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$182.00 ➝ $192.00	Medium
2/28/2018	Canaccord Genuity	Boost Price Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$190.00 ➝ $195.00	Medium
2/26/2018	Barclays	Boost Price Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$195.00 ➝ $210.00	Medium
2/9/2018	Citigroup	Boost Price Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$161.00 ➝ $184.00	Medium
2/8/2018	Robert W. Baird	Set Price Target	Neutral ➝ Hold	$150.00 ➝ $183.00	High
2/7/2018	Craig Hallum	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$180.00 ➝ $204.00	Low
1/29/2018	The Goldman Sachs Group	Initiated Coverage	Neutral ➝ Buy	$128.00 ➝ $205.00	Low
1/24/2018	Mizuho	Set Price Target	Hold	$178.00	Low
1/4/2018	Evercore ISI	Initiated Coverage	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$176.00	High
12/13/2017	Barclays	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$195.00	Low
12/1/2017	Mizuho	Set Price Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$160.00 ➝ $165.00	Medium
11/24/2017	Jefferies Financial Group	Set Price Target	Hold	$167.00	Low
10/27/2017	Robert W. Baird	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$150.00	N/A
10/26/2017	Barclays	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$183.00 ➝ $190.00	N/A
10/26/2017	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Boost Price Target	Buy	$170.00 ➝ $172.00	N/A
10/26/2017	Craig Hallum	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$175.00 ➝ $180.00	N/A
10/20/2017	Jefferies Financial Group	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$170.00	N/A
10/17/2017	Robert W. Baird	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$166.00	N/A
10/12/2017	SunTrust Banks	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$190.00	N/A
10/12/2017	Wells Fargo & Company	Initiated Coverage	Market Perform ➝ Outperform	$175.00	N/A
9/26/2017	KeyCorp	Reiterated Rating	Hold		Low
9/17/2017	Robert W. Baird	Reiterated Rating	Neutral ➝ Hold		Low
9/13/2017	Jefferies Financial Group	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$157.00 ➝ $170.00	Medium
9/11/2017	Canaccord Genuity	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$175.00 ➝ $180.00	Medium
8/10/2017	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$154.00 ➝ $166.00	Low
7/27/2017	Barclays	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$182.00 ➝ $183.00	Low
7/27/2017	Craig Hallum	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$157.00 ➝ $179.00	Medium
7/17/2017	Barclays	Reiterated Rating	Overweight	$175.00 ➝ $182.00	Low
7/13/2017	Credit Suisse Group	Downgrade	Hold	$146.00	Low
5/28/2017	Credit Suisse Group	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$146.00	Medium
4/28/2017	Jefferies Financial Group	Lower Price Target	Hold	$159.00 ➝ $157.00	Low
3/7/2017	Barclays	Boost Price Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$165.00 ➝ $175.00	N/A
2/18/2017	Barclays	Set Price Target	Buy	$165.00	N/A
2/17/2017	Jefferies Financial Group	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$159.00	N/A
2/17/2017	Canaccord Genuity	Boost Price Target	Buy	$140.00 ➝ $150.00	N/A
2/17/2017	Mizuho	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$135.00 ➝ $139.00	N/A
2/6/2017	Robert W. Baird	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Neutral	$138.00	N/A
1/23/2017	Canaccord Genuity	Set Price Target	Buy	$140.00	N/A
1/18/2017	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$170.00	N/A
1/17/2017	Canaccord Genuity	Set Price Target	Buy	$140.00	N/A
10/30/2016	Canaccord Genuity	Set Price Target	Buy	$140.00	N/A
10/25/2016	Gabelli	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$180.00	N/A

(Data available from 10/20/2016 forward)

News Sentiment Rating

0.13 (Hold)

Our news sentiment rating is based on the average sentiment of articles about this company published in the media in the last 30 days of headlines and can range from 2 (very positive sentiment) to -2 (very negative sentiment).

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9/20/2021

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Current Sentiment

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Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings operates as a life sciences company, which engages in the provision of vital information to help health professionals make clear and confident decisions. It operates through the Drug Development and Diagnostics segments. The Drug Development segment consists of lead optimization, preclinical safety assessment, analytical services, clinical trials, central laboratories, biomarkers, and companion diagnostics, market access, and technology solutions. The Diagnostics segment includes primary care, women's health, specialty medicine, oncology, ACOs, and hospitals and health systems. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Burlington, NC.

Today's Range

Now: $278.64

$276.79

$280.70

50 Day Range

MA: $293.88

$271.60

$308.34

52 Week Range

Now: $278.64

$192.79

$309.60

Volume

472,043 shs

Average Volume

662,471 shs

Market Capitalization

$26.86 billion

P/E Ratio

9.51

Dividend Yield

N/A

Beta

1.04

Frequently Asked Questions

What sell-side analysts currently cover shares of Laboratory Co. of America?: The following sell-side analysts have issued stock ratings on Laboratory Co. of America in the last year: Argus, Citigroup Inc., Credit Suisse Group AG, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, Robert W. Baird, Truist, Truist Securities, Wells Fargo & Company, William Blair, Wolfe Research, and Zacks Investment Research.
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What is the current price target for Laboratory Co. of America?: 12 Wall Street analysts have set twelve-month price targets for Laboratory Co. of America in the last year. Their average twelve-month price target is $316.57, suggesting a possible upside of 13.6%. Morgan Stanley has the highest price target set, predicting LH will reach $368.00 in the next twelve months. Wells Fargo & Company has the lowest price target set, forecasting a price of $260.00 for Laboratory Co. of America in the next year.
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What is the current consensus analyst rating for Laboratory Co. of America?: Laboratory Co. of America currently has 13 buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. The stock has a consensus analyst rating of "Buy." A "buy" rating indicates that analysts believe LH will outperform the market and that investors should add to their positions of Laboratory Co. of America.
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What other companies compete with Laboratory Co. of America?: Other companies that are similar to Laboratory Co. of America include Quest Diagnostics, DaVita, Chemed, R1 RCM, Amedisys, LHC Group, AMN Healthcare Services, CorVel, MEDNAX, Tivity Health and Cross Country Healthcare.
How do I contact Laboratory Co. of America's investor relations team?: Laboratory Co. of America's physical mailing address is 358 South Main Street, BURLINGTON NC, 27215. The medical research company's listed phone number is (336) 229-1127 and its investor relations email address is [email protected] The official website for Laboratory Co. of America is www.labcorp.com.

NYSE:LH - Laboratory Co. of America Stock Price Target and Predictions

Analyst Price Target for LH

Current Consensus is Buy

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Latest Recommendations

News Sentiment Rating

0.13 (Hold)

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Frequently Asked Questions

What sell-side analysts currently cover shares of Laboratory Co. of America?

What is the current price target for Laboratory Co. of America?

What is the current consensus analyst rating for Laboratory Co. of America?

What other companies compete with Laboratory Co. of America?

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