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After finishing at $166.44 in the prior trading day, Icon Plc (NASDAQ: ICLR) closed at $164.8, down -0.99%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.99 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.71 million shares were traded. ICLR stock price reached its highest trading level at $166.895 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $163.81.
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 32.83 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.95. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.29 and its Current Ratio is at 1.29. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.37 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.37.
On April 29, 2025, JP Morgan Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Overweight but kept the price unchanged to $150.
TD Cowen Downgraded its Buy to Hold on April 14, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $157.
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 May 23 ’25 when RONAN MARTIN MURPHY bought 334 shares for $126.90 per share.
EUGENE PACELLI MCCAGUE bought 334 shares of ICLR for $42,384 on May 23 ’25. On May 23 ’25, another insider, LINDA SUE GRAIS, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 334 shares for $126.90 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 12816841728 and an Enterprise Value of 16012113920. As of this moment, Icon’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.94, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.59. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.46. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.58 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.34. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.979 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.323.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ICLR is 1.20, which has changed by -0.47269064 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.20799685 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ICLR has reached a high of $328.35, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $125.10. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 10.24%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.16%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.50M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2168400 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 77.77M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 77.27M. Insiders hold about 0.65% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.24% stake in the company. Shares short for ICLR as of 1752537600 were 2224295 with a Short Ratio of 1.48, compared to 1749772800 on 1734599. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2224295 and a Short% of Float of 2.8800000999999997.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
