At the time of writing, Icon Plc [ICLR] stock is trading at $149.31, up 2.97%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The ICLR shares have gain 9.15% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -16.62%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Icon Plc [NASDAQ: ICLR] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 29, 2025, when JP Morgan downgraded its rating to a Neutral but kept the price target unchanged to $150 for it. Previously, TD Cowen downgraded its rating to Hold on April 14, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $157. On April 10, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Equal Weight but maintained its price target of $165 on the stock. Goldman downgraded its rating to a Neutral and decreased its price target to $200 on March 21, 2025. RBC Capital Mkts initiated its recommendation with a Outperform and recommended $263 as its price target on January 07, 2025. Robert W. Baird downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on October 24, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $340. In a note dated October 14, 2024, Redburn Atlantic initiated an Neutral rating.
For the past year, the stock price of Icon Plc fluctuated between $133.28 and $347.72. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $309.6 within the next 12 months. Icon Plc [NASDAQ: ICLR] shares were valued at $149.31 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 107.35% based on the average ICLR price forecast.
Analyzing the ICLR fundamentals
According to Icon Plc [NASDAQ:ICLR], the company’s sales were 8.28B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -1.22% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.26% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.14%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.1%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.1%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.08 and Total Capital is 0.08. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.37.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 144.18 points at the first support level, and at 139.05 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 152.24, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 155.17.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Icon Plc [NASDAQ:ICLR] has a current ratio of 1.26. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.26, while the Cash Ratio is 0.19. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.46, the price to book ratio is 1.27 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 15.65.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved RONAN MARTIN MURPHY, Officer, that happened on Mar 17 ’25 when 1540.0 shares were purchased. Officer, THOMAS NOEL O LEARY completed a deal on Mar 04 ’25 to buy 796.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer DIARMAID CUNNINGHAM bought 1185.0 shares on Mar 04 ’25.
