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IQVIA Holdings Inc (NYSE: IQV) closed the day trading at $191.33 up 0.15% from the previous closing price of $191.04. In other words, the price has increased by $0.15 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.01 million shares were traded. IQV stock price reached its highest trading level at $194.48 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $189.05.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of IQV, 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 20.28 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.71. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.81 and its Current Ratio is at 0.81. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.97 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.79.
On September 04, 2024, RBC Capital Mkts started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $275.
Jefferies Downgraded its Buy to Hold on July 24, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $266 to $242.
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 27 ’24 when Sherbet Eric sold 1,300 shares for $246.33 per share. The transaction valued at 320,229 led to the insider holds 19,536 shares of the business.
Sherbet Eric bought 1,300 shares of IQV for $320,229 on Aug 27 ’24. On Mar 01 ’24, another insider, BOUSBIB ARI, who serves as the insider of the company, sold 31,678 shares for $250.53 each. As a result, the insider received 7,936,193 and left with 796,752 shares of the company.
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 34726395904 and an Enterprise Value of 46913761280. As of this moment, IQVIA’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.09, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.87. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.43. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.27 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.99. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.063 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.595.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, IQV has reached a high of $261.73, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $187.62. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -15.00%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -17.50%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, IQV traded about 1.34M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, IQV traded about 2436040 shares per day. A total of 181.50M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 180.00M. Insiders hold about 0.83% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.85% stake in the company. Shares short for IQV as of 1730332800 were 2619139 with a Short Ratio of 1.96, compared to 1727654400 on 3094542. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2619139 and a Short% of Float of 1.6500000000000001.
Earnings Estimates
Investors are eagerly awaiting the insights provided by 17.0 analysts currently analyzing and rating the stock of IQVIA Holdings Inc (IQV).The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.71, with high estimates of $2.81 and low estimates of $2.55.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $11.27 and $11.04 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $11.14. EPS for the following year is $12.17, with 23.0 analysts recommending between $13.01 and $11.52.
Revenue Estimates
15 analysts predict $3.94B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.96B to a low estimate of $3.92B. As of the current estimate, IQVIA Holdings Inc’s year-ago sales were $3.87BFor the next quarter, 15 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.89B. There is a high estimate of $3.92B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.85B.
A total of 19 analysts have provided revenue estimates for IQV’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $15.52B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $15.37B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $15.39B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $14.98BBased on 22 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $16.24B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $16.85B and the low estimate is $16.03B.
