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In the latest session, IQVIA Holdings Inc (NYSE: IQV) closed at $181.24 down -2.79% from its previous closing price of $186.45. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.79 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.94 million shares were traded. IQV stock price reached its highest trading level at $187.7723 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $180.61.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of IQVIA Holdings Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 14.08 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.33. 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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. 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 30810800128 and an Enterprise Value of 44375801856. As of this moment, IQVIA’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.25, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.08. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.11. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.96 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.33. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.826 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.182.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for IQV is 1.33, which has changed by -0.23278159 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15535986 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, IQV has reached a high of $241.88, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $134.65. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.39%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.21%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, IQV has traded an average of 1.68M shares per day and 1146500 over the past ten 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 101.06% stake in the company. Shares short for IQV as of 1756425600 were 4935282 with a Short Ratio of 2.94, compared to 1753920000 on 6804786. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4935282 and a Short% of Float of 3.3800002000000005.
Earnings Estimates
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 18.0 analysts. 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
A total of 15 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $4.07B this quarter.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.
