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In the latest session, Icon Plc (NASDAQ: ICLR) closed at $146.74 up 1.87% from its previous closing price of $144.04. In other words, the price has increased by $1.87 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.29 million shares were traded. ICLR stock price reached its highest trading level at $148.22 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $143.02.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Icon Plc’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 22.00 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.74. 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 April 10, 2025, Barclays Downgraded its rating to Equal Weight which previously was Overweight but kept the price unchanged to $165.
Goldman Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on March 21, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $250 to $200.
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 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 11859644416 and an Enterprise Value of 14914504704. As of this moment, Icon’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.39, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.57. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.27. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.43 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.24. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.801 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.732.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ICLR is 1.26, which has changed by -0.5009353 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07019031 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 -18.77%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -40.01%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, ICLR has traded an average of 1.06M shares per day and 1354050 over the past ten days. 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 96.94% stake in the company. Shares short for ICLR as of 1743379200 were 2284980 with a Short Ratio of 2.15, compared to 1740700800 on 1687586. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2284980 and a Short% of Float of 2.8499998.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
