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The price of Icon Plc (NASDAQ: ICLR) closed at $185.86 in the last session, up 2.52% from day before closing price of $181.29. In other words, the price has increased by $2.52 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.88 million shares were traded. ICLR stock price reached its highest trading level at $186.49 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $180.795.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at ICLR’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 30.27 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 14.61. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.06 and its Current Ratio is at 1.06. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.38 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.32.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, BMO Capital Markets on November 13, 2025, initiated with a Market Perform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $175.
On September 09, 2025, Jefferies Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $175.
Rothschild & Co Redburn Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on September 03, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $236.
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 Nov 03 ’25 when NIGEL CLERKIN bought 1,473 shares for $169.24 per share.
STEPHEN CUTLER bought 18,901 shares of ICLR for $3,594,781 on Oct 02 ’25. On Aug 08 ’25, another insider, BARRY EDWARD BALFE, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 381 shares for $157.46 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ICLR now has a Market Capitalization of 14454727680 and an Enterprise Value of 17294888960. As of this moment, Icon’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.13, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.83. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.88. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.75 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.52. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.134 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.362.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ICLR is 1.26, which has changed by -0.14003128 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13042927 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ICLR has reached a high of $228.29, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $125.10. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.06%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 13.47%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, ICLR traded on average about 1.00M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1124940 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 76.36M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 75.77M. Insiders hold about 0.77% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 99.80% stake in the company. Shares short for ICLR as of 1764288000 were 2788306 with a Short Ratio of 2.78, compared to 1761868800 on 1889137. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2788306 and a Short% of Float of 3.6799999999999997.
Earnings Estimates
Investors are keenly observing as 15.0 analysts analyze and rate. The current performance of Icon Plc (ICLR) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $3.24, with high estimates of $3.39 and low estimates of $3.08.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $13.18 and $13.03 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $13.08. EPS for the following year is $13.5, with 18.0 analysts recommending between $14.07 and $12.77.
Revenue Estimates
According to 13 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $2.01B. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.02B to a low estimate of $1.99B. As of. The current estimate, Icon Plc’s year-ago sales were $2.04BFor the next quarter, 13 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.01B. There is a high estimate of $2.03B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.97B.
A total of 16 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ICLR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $8.11B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $8.05B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $8.08B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $8.28BBased on 16 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $8.13B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $8.31B and the low estimate is $7.83B.
