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IQVIA Holdings Inc (NYSE: IQV) closed the day trading at $143.61 up 1.69% from the previous closing price of $141.22. In other words, the price has increased by $1.69 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.73 million shares were traded. IQV stock price reached its highest trading level at $143.845 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $137.785.
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 13.74 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.98. 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 2.39 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.18.
On December 20, 2024, Stephens started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $250.Stephens initiated its Overweight rating on December 20, 2024, with a $250 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 Dec 03 ’24 when DANHAKL JOHN G bought 1,275 shares for $200.58 per share. The transaction valued at 255,740 led to the insider holds 1,275 shares of the business.
Sherbet Eric sold 1,300 shares of IQV for $320,229 on Aug 27 ’24. The insider now owns 19,536 shares after completing the transaction at $246.33 per share. On Aug 27 ’24, another insider, Sherbet Eric, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 1,300 shares for $246.33 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 25373446144 and an Enterprise Value of 37930721280. As of this moment, IQVIA’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.16, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.93. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.09. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.64 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.17. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.462 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.986.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for IQV is 1.39, which has changed by -0.40371203 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.042615533 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, IQV has reached a high of $252.88, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $135.97. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -19.11%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -31.47%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, IQV traded about 1.77M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, IQV traded about 2703490 shares per day. A total of 176.10M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 174.79M. Insiders hold about 0.87% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.19% stake in the company. Shares short for IQV as of 1743379200 were 3152567 with a Short Ratio of 1.78, compared to 1740700800 on 3505956. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3152567 and a Short% of Float of 2.07.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
