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After finishing at $155.49 in the prior trading day, Icon Plc (NASDAQ: ICLR) closed at $142.64, down -8.26%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$8.26 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.68 million shares were traded. ICLR stock price reached its highest trading level at $150.965 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $140.57.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of ICLR by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 21.38 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.44. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.26 and its Current Ratio is at 1.26. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.38 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.37.
On March 21, 2025, Goldman Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $250 to $200.
On January 07, 2025, RBC Capital Mkts started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $263.RBC Capital Mkts initiated its Outperform rating on January 07, 2025, with a $263 target price.
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 Mar 17 ’25 when RONAN MARTIN MURPHY bought 1,540 shares for $187.07 per share.
THOMAS NOEL O LEARY bought 796 shares of ICLR for $145,214 on Mar 04 ’25. On Mar 04 ’25, another insider, DIARMAID CUNNINGHAM, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 1,185 shares for $182.43 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 11528279040 and an Enterprise Value of 15478187008. As of this moment, Icon’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.96, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.23. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.08. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.39 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.21. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.869 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.062.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ICLR is 1.24, which has changed by -0.5338562 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.028231144 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ICLR has reached a high of $347.72, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $138.51. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -21.99%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -42.08%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.04M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1333620 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 80.76M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 80.19M. Insiders hold about 0.70% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.93% stake in the company. Shares short for ICLR as of 1741910400 were 1610854 with a Short Ratio of 2.20, compared to 1739491200 on 1482353. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1610854 and a Short% of Float of 2.01.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
