Deeper Dive: Understanding IQVIA Holdings Inc (IQV) Through its Various Ratios

Kevin Freeman

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The price of IQVIA Holdings Inc (NYSE: IQV) closed at $203.79 in the last session, up 7.29% from day before closing price of $189.94. In other words, the price has increased by $7.29 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.57 million shares were traded. IQV stock price reached its highest trading level at $204.25 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $190.625.

Ratios:

We take a closer look at IQV’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 15.83 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.24. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.84 and its Current Ratio is at 0.84. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.72 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.49.

On April 25, 2025, HSBC Securities Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $160.

Barclays Downgraded its Overweight to Equal Weight on April 10, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $170.

Insider Transactions:

An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 23 ’25 when Cherofsky Keriann sold 549 shares for $191.53 per share. The transaction valued at 105,150 led to the insider holds 2,910 shares of the business.

Sherbet Eric sold 5,800 shares of IQV for $1,102,290 on Jul 23 ’25. The insider now owns 27,178 shares after completing the transaction at $190.05 per share. On Jul 23 ’25, another insider, ERIC SHERBET, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 5,800 shares for $190.05 each.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, IQV now has a Market Capitalization of 34644299776 and an Enterprise Value of 48209301504. As of this moment, IQVIA’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 29.52, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.83. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.51. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.21 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.00. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.071 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.493.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for IQV is 1.33, which has changed by -0.16473174 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17342639 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, IQV has reached a high of $237.34, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $134.65. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 8.56%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 15.20%.

Shares Statistics:

According to the various share statistics, IQV traded on average about 1.58M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1153140 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 170.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 168.53M. Insiders hold about 0.86% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 101.07% stake in the company. Shares short for IQV as of 1757894400 were 4675274 with a Short Ratio of 2.95, compared to 1755216000 on 5710671. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4675274 and a Short% of Float of 3.2.

Earnings Estimates

Investors are keenly observing as 18.0 analysts analyze and rate. The current performance of IQVIA Holdings Inc (IQV) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $3.39, with high estimates of $3.53 and low estimates of $3.29.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $11.95 and $11.78 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $11.86. EPS for the following year is $12.89, with 22.0 analysts recommending between $13.25 and $12.35.

Revenue Estimates

According to 15 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $4.07B. It ranges from a high estimate of $4.11B to a low estimate of $4.03B. As of. The current estimate, IQVIA Holdings Inc’s year-ago sales were $3.9BFor the next quarter, 15 analysts are estimating revenue of $4.23B. There is a high estimate of $4.3B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $4.15B.

A total of 18 analysts have provided revenue estimates for IQV’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $16.21B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $16.05B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $16.16B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $15.4BBased on 19 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $16.95B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $17.26B and the low estimate is $16.59B.

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