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Icon Plc (NASDAQ: ICLR) closed the day trading at $212.27 up 0.04% from the previous closing price of $212.18. In other words, the price has increased by $0.04 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.35 million shares were traded. ICLR stock price reached its highest trading level at $215.602 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $210.655.
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 25.20 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 14.27. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.34 and its Current Ratio is at 1.34. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.37 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.36.
On September 18, 2024, Leerink Partners started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $379.Leerink Partners initiated its Outperform rating on September 18, 2024, with a $379 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 Aug 26 ’24 when UTE BERGER bought 11,827 shares for $320.82 per share.
DIARMAID CUNNINGHAM bought 5,969 shares of ICLR for $1,972,304 on Jul 30 ’24. On Jul 29 ’24, another insider, BRENDAN BRENNAN, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 26,064 shares for $325.99 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 17524883456 and an Enterprise Value of 20445714432. As of this moment, Icon’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.64, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.04. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.36. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.11 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.79. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.461 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.134.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, ICLR has reached a high of $347.72, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $208.65. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -22.42%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -30.36%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, ICLR traded about 940.72K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, ICLR traded about 1811190 shares per day. A total of 82.50M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 81.84M. Insiders hold about 0.87% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.11% stake in the company. Shares short for ICLR as of 1728950400 were 1749520 with a Short Ratio of 1.15, compared to 1726185600 on 1489265. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1749520 and a Short% of Float of 2.1300000999999997.