Corrected: BUZZ-Jefferies sees growth for Ramsay Health Care but flags labour cost risks
CORRECTED-BUZZ-Jefferies sees growth for Ramsay Health Care but flags labour cost risks Corrects company name to Ramsay Health Care, from Ramsay Healthcare, in headline and text; corrects syntax in bullet 2
** Jefferies sees activity growth and higher acuity for Australia's Ramsay Health Care RHC.AX in the second half of FY26
** Forecasts remain unchanged, with the brokerage estimating ~25% of co's historical Australian annual revenue expansion to come from treatment prices
** Sees labour cost pressures from Australia ops in CY26, along with a negative EBIT impact of A$37 million ($26.53 million) on contract for Joondalup, Western Australia
** Keeps price target and rating unchanged at A$40.50 and 'Hold'
** Four of 15 analysts rate the stock "buy" or higher, 10 "hold", and one "sell"; their median price target is A$41.95, as per data compiled by LSEG
** Up 8% YTD, as of last close
($1 = 1.3949 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Anjali Singh in Bengaluru)
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