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Icon Plc (NASDAQ: ICLR) closed the day trading at $177.84 down -0.06% from the previous closing price of $177.94. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.06 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.81 million shares were traded. ICLR stock price reached its highest trading level at $178.485 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $172.9.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of ICLR, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 35.43 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.98. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.29 and its Current Ratio is at 1.29. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.37 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.37.
On July 24, 2025, Robert W. Baird Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $224. JP Morgan Downgraded its Overweight to Neutral on April 29, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $150.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 08 ’25 when BARRY EDWARD BALFE bought 381 shares for $157.46 per share.
THOMAS NOEL O’LEARY bought 1,136 shares of ICLR for $178,877 on Aug 08 ’25. On May 23 ’25, another insider, RONAN MARTIN MURPHY, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 334 shares for $126.90 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 13830988800 and an Enterprise Value of 17026263040. As of this moment, Icon’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.28, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.57. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.21. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.71 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.45. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.105 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.977.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ICLR is 1.20, which has changed by -0.43094844 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16222072 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ICLR has reached a high of $323.25, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $125.10. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 9.10%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.22%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, ICLR traded about 1.28M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, ICLR traded about 797200 shares per day. A total of 77.77M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 77.27M. Insiders hold about 0.65% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 99.77% stake in the company. Shares short for ICLR as of 1755216000 were 2174103 with a Short Ratio of 1.69, compared to 1752537600 on 2224295. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2174103 and a Short% of Float of 2.8099999.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 14.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $3.5, with high estimates of $3.77 and low estimates of $3.32.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $13.5 and $13.05 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $13.27. EPS for the following year is $14.13, with 17.0 analysts recommending between $14.56 and $13.5.
Revenue Estimates
12 analysts predict $1.99B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.04B to a low estimate of $1.91B. As of the current estimate, Icon Plc’s year-ago sales were $2.03BFor the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $2B. There is a high estimate of $2.04B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.97B.
A total of 14 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ICLR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $8.09B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $7.96B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $8.02B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $8.28BBased on 14 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $8.14B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $8.32B and the low estimate is $7.95B.
