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ICON PLC

ICLR
166.130USD
+0.180+0.11%
Close 10/29, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
12.69BMarket Cap
21.16P/E TTM

ICON PLC

166.130
+0.180+0.11%
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of ICON PLC

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-29

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively healthy. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. Despite a weak stock market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

ICON PLC's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
60 / 407
Overall Ranking
158 / 4623
Industry
Biotechnology & Medical Research

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 18 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
208.400
Target Price
+17.26%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

ICON PLC Highlights

StrengthsRisks
ICON Public Limited Company is a healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. The Company is engaged in providing outsourced services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and government and public health organizations. It offers a range of specialized services to assist pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies to bring new drugs and devices to market faster. The Company's services include clinical research services, commercial positioning, consulting, early phase, strategic solutions, laboratories, language services, medical imaging, real world intelligence, site and patient solutions, COVID-19 clinical operation and decentralized and hybrid clinical solutions. It also provides its full range of clinical, consulting and commercial services across several sectors, which include biosimilars, biotechnology, government and public health solutions, medical devices and pharmaceuticals.
Industry Leader
The company's revenue leads the industry, with the latest annual revenue totaling USD 8.28B.
High Profit Growth
The company's net income leads the industry, with the latest annual income totaling USD 8.28B.
Overvalued
The company’s latest PE is 22.23, at a high 3-year percentile range.
Undervalued
The company’s latest PE is 22.23, at a low 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 79.77M shares, decreasing 9.49% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by Ruane Cunniff
Star Investor Ruane Cunniff holds 1.71M shares of this stock.
Lower Market Activity
The company has less investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of 0.06.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-29

The company's current financial score is 8.40, which is higher than the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry's average of 6.92. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is high. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 2.04B, representing a year-over-year increase of 0.63%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 98.81%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.40
Change
0

Financials

6.11

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
No Data

Quality of Earnings

8.21

Operational Efficiency

10.00

Growth Potential

10.00

Shareholder Returns

7.71

ICON PLC's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-29

The company’s current valuation score is 5.32, which is lower than the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry's average of 7.05. Its current P/E ratio is 22.23, which is 105.14% below the recent high of 45.61 and 38.36% above the recent low of 13.70.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
5.32
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 60/407
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-29

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 7.47, which is lower than the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry's average of 8.01. The average price target for ICON PLC is 220.00, with a high of 236.00 and a low of 172.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.47
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 18 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
208.400
Target Price
+17.26%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

520
Total
6
Median
6
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
ICON PLC
ICLR
18
CRISPR Therapeutics AG
CRSP
30
Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc
IONS
25
argenx SE
ARGX
25
Intellia Therapeutics Inc
NTLA
25
IQVIA Holdings Inc
IQV
25
1
2
3
...
104

Financial Forecasting

EPS
Revenue
Net Profit
EBIT
No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-29

The company’s current price momentum score is 6.28, which is lower than the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry's average of 6.58. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 187.80 and the support level at 154.60, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.49
Change
-0.21

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(2)
Neutral(2)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-4.889
Neutral
RSI(14)
36.197
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
14.038
Sell
ATR(14)
8.745
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
-204.917
Oversold
Williams %R
97.440
Oversold
TRIX(12,20)
0.125
Sell
StochRSI(14)
0.000
Oversold
Moving Average
Sell(6)
Neutral(0)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
176.764
Sell
MA10
183.165
Sell
MA20
185.654
Sell
MA50
178.494
Sell
MA100
167.966
Sell
MA200
167.613
Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-29

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 10.00, which is higher than the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry's average of 5.21. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 102.56%, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of 7.39%. The largest institutional shareholder is Ruane Cunniff, holding a total of 1.71M shares, representing 2.24% of shares outstanding, with 42.75% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
10.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership
7.18M
+67.44%
Wellington Management Company, LLP
3.66M
-0.85%
MFS Investment Management
3.42M
+21.19%
Ninety One UK Limited
2.99M
+2.59%
Invesco Advisers, Inc.
2.53M
+2.00%
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.
2.43M
+46.47%
Citadel Advisors LLC
1.95M
+175.92%
Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb L.P.
Star Investors
1.71M
+36.18%
Templeton Investment Counsel, L.L.C.
1.69M
-7.01%
Harris Associates L.P.
Star Investors
1.64M
+12752.56%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-29

The company’s current risk assessment score is 5.55, which is higher than the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry's average of 3.47. The company's beta value is 1.22. This indicates that the stock tends to outperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences larger declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
5.55
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
1.22
VaR
+3.55%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+43.11%
240-Day Volatility
+49.41%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+9.89%
120 days
+16.15%
5 years
+16.15%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-6.63%
120 days
-6.78%
5 years
-21.03%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+0.29
120 days
+0.95
5 years
+0.04

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+43.11%
3 years
+63.43%
5 years
+63.43%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
-0.51
3 years
-0.08
5 years
-0.08
Skewness
240 days
+1.27
3 years
+0.02
5 years
+0.10

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+49.41%
5 years
+41.06%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+4.11%
5 years
+4.62%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+179.84%
240 days
+179.84%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+33.19%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+35.27%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+1.65%
120 days
+1.76%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
+5.63%
60 days
+47.18%
120 days
+57.10%

Peer Comparison

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