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Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Stocks - Price & Volume

CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. stock logo
CRL
Charles River Laboratories International
$227.55
-1.1%
$253.64
$161.65
$275.00
$11.72B1.4550,575 shs707,817 shs
Exelixis, Inc. stock logo
EXEL
Exelixis
$22.49
-1.7%
$22.45
$18.08
$24.34
$6.82B0.542.30 million shs2.61 million shs
ICON Public Limited stock logo
ICLR
ICON Public
$291.82
-0.1%
$316.75
$181.92
$344.77
$24.08B1.15543,114 shs496,031 shs
PPD, Inc. stock logo
PPD
PPD
$47.28
$47.27
$31.54
$47.41
$16.61B1.961.91 million shsN/A
PRA Health Sciences, Inc. stock logo
PRAH
PRA Health Sciences
$165.21
$167.50
$93.00
$175.95
$10.70B1.31837,472 shs57 shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. stock logo
CRL
Charles River Laboratories International
-1.09%-7.11%-12.30%+11.54%+11.59%
Exelixis, Inc. stock logo
EXEL
Exelixis
+0.22%-3.42%-1.29%+2.69%+19.49%
ICON Public Limited stock logo
ICLR
ICON Public
-0.68%-6.56%-12.18%+14.86%+37.16%
PPD, Inc. stock logo
PPD
PPD
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
PRA Health Sciences, Inc. stock logo
PRAH
PRA Health Sciences
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. stock logo
CRL
Charles River Laboratories International
4.8754 of 5 stars
3.34.00.04.73.92.52.5
Exelixis, Inc. stock logo
EXEL
Exelixis
4.982 of 5 stars
3.35.00.04.31.83.34.4
ICON Public Limited stock logo
ICLR
ICON Public
3.823 of 5 stars
2.55.00.00.02.53.33.1
PPD, Inc. stock logo
PPD
PPD
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
PRA Health Sciences, Inc. stock logo
PRAH
PRA Health Sciences
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. stock logo
CRL
Charles River Laboratories International
2.64
Moderate Buy$253.2311.29% Upside
Exelixis, Inc. stock logo
EXEL
Exelixis
2.60
Moderate Buy$26.2916.88% Upside
ICON Public Limited stock logo
ICLR
ICON Public
3.00
Buy$319.459.47% Upside
PPD, Inc. stock logo
PPD
PPD
N/AN/AN/AN/A
PRA Health Sciences, Inc. stock logo
PRAH
PRA Health Sciences
N/AN/AN/AN/A

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest ICLR, CRL, PPD, EXEL, and PRAH Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
4/11/2024
Exelixis, Inc. stock logo
EXEL
Exelixis
Barclays
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DowngradeOverweight ➝ Equal Weight$25.00
4/10/2024
Exelixis, Inc. stock logo
EXEL
Exelixis
JMP Securities
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Reiterated RatingMarket Outperform ➝ Market Outperform$27.00
4/4/2024
ICON Public Limited stock logo
ICLR
ICON Public
Robert W. Baird
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$345.00 ➝ $362.00
4/4/2024
ICON Public Limited stock logo
ICLR
ICON Public
Mizuho
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$346.00
3/18/2024
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. stock logo
CRL
Charles River Laboratories International
Argus
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$240.00 ➝ $290.00
2/23/2024
ICON Public Limited stock logo
ICLR
ICON Public
Mizuho
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$315.00 ➝ $346.00
2/23/2024
ICON Public Limited stock logo
ICLR
ICON Public
Evercore ISI
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$325.00 ➝ $350.00
2/23/2024
ICON Public Limited stock logo
ICLR
ICON Public
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$325.00 ➝ $355.00
2/23/2024
ICON Public Limited stock logo
ICLR
ICON Public
Truist Financial
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$357.00 ➝ $367.00
2/15/2024
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. stock logo
CRL
Charles River Laboratories International
Evercore ISI
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$260.00 ➝ $265.00
2/15/2024
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. stock logo
CRL
Charles River Laboratories International
Citigroup
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$215.00 ➝ $250.00
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Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. stock logo
CRL
Charles River Laboratories International
$4.13B2.84$16.47 per share13.82$70.15 per share3.24
Exelixis, Inc. stock logo
EXEL
Exelixis
$1.83B3.73$0.76 per share29.63$7.47 per share3.01
ICON Public Limited stock logo
ICLR
ICON Public
$8.12B2.96$19.31 per share15.11$112.02 per share2.61
PPD, Inc. stock logo
PPD
PPD
$4.68B3.55$1.99 per share23.71($1.21) per share-39.07
PRA Health Sciences, Inc. stock logo
PRAH
PRA Health Sciences
$3.18B3.36$6.09 per share27.11$23.06 per share7.16

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. stock logo
CRL
Charles River Laboratories International
$474.62M$9.2124.7118.401.8211.49%16.53%7.02%5/9/2024 (Confirmed)
Exelixis, Inc. stock logo
EXEL
Exelixis
$207.76M$0.6435.1414.800.6011.35%8.57%6.81%4/30/2024 (Confirmed)
ICON Public Limited stock logo
ICLR
ICON Public
$612.34M$7.3839.5417.571.397.54%11.42%5.95%4/24/2024 (Confirmed)
PPD, Inc. stock logo
PPD
PPD
$153.69M$1.0047.2825.982.116.11%-89.48%7.94%N/A
PRA Health Sciences, Inc. stock logo
PRAH
PRA Health Sciences
$197.04M$3.9050.5226.31N/A6.40%20.49%7.07%N/A

Latest ICLR, CRL, PPD, EXEL, and PRAH Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
5/9/2024N/A
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. stock logo
CRL
Charles River Laboratories International
$2.05N/A-$2.05N/AN/AN/A  
4/30/2024N/A
Exelixis, Inc. stock logo
EXEL
Exelixis
$0.2940N/A-$0.2940N/AN/AN/A  
4/24/2024N/A
ICON Public Limited stock logo
ICLR
ICON Public
$3.30N/A-$3.30N/AN/AN/A  
2/21/2024Q4 2023
ICON Public Limited stock logo
ICLR
ICON Public
$3.27$3.40+$0.13$4.20$2.08 billion$2.07 billion
2/14/2024Q4 2023
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. stock logo
CRL
Charles River Laboratories International
$2.39$2.46+$0.07$1.30$991.25 million$1.01 billion      
2/6/2024Q4 2023
Exelixis, Inc. stock logo
EXEL
Exelixis
$0.25$0.27+$0.02$0.27$481.23 million$479.65 million

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. stock logo
CRL
Charles River Laboratories International
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Exelixis, Inc. stock logo
EXEL
Exelixis
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
ICON Public Limited stock logo
ICLR
ICON Public
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
PPD, Inc. stock logo
PPD
PPD
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
PRA Health Sciences, Inc. stock logo
PRAH
PRA Health Sciences
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. stock logo
CRL
Charles River Laboratories International
0.73
1.52
1.16
Exelixis, Inc. stock logo
EXEL
Exelixis
N/A
3.34
3.30
ICON Public Limited stock logo
ICLR
ICON Public
0.40
1.21
1.21
PPD, Inc. stock logo
PPD
PPD
N/A
1.23
1.23
PRA Health Sciences, Inc. stock logo
PRAH
PRA Health Sciences
0.74
1.21
1.21

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. stock logo
CRL
Charles River Laboratories International
98.91%
Exelixis, Inc. stock logo
EXEL
Exelixis
85.27%
ICON Public Limited stock logo
ICLR
ICON Public
95.61%
PPD, Inc. stock logo
PPD
PPD
87.82%
PRA Health Sciences, Inc. stock logo
PRAH
PRA Health Sciences
93.93%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. stock logo
CRL
Charles River Laboratories International
1.30%
Exelixis, Inc. stock logo
EXEL
Exelixis
2.90%
ICON Public Limited stock logo
ICLR
ICON Public
44.00%
PPD, Inc. stock logo
PPD
PPD
1.90%
PRA Health Sciences, Inc. stock logo
PRAH
PRA Health Sciences
1.30%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. stock logo
CRL
Charles River Laboratories International
21,80051.51 million50.84 millionOptionable
Exelixis, Inc. stock logo
EXEL
Exelixis
1,310303.19 million294.40 millionOptionable
ICON Public Limited stock logo
ICLR
ICON Public
41,10082.50 million46.20 millionOptionable
PPD, Inc. stock logo
PPD
PPD
26,000351.40 million344.72 millionNot Optionable
PRA Health Sciences, Inc. stock logo
PRAH
PRA Health Sciences
18,10064.80 millionN/AOptionable

ICLR, CRL, PPD, EXEL, and PRAH Headlines

SourceHeadline
ICON plc CFO to depart, company maintains 2024 guidanceICON plc CFO to depart, company maintains 2024 guidance
investing.com - April 5 at 5:27 AM
PRA Health SciencesPRA Health Sciences
forbes.com - March 2 at 12:04 AM
College of Health Sciences & ProfessionsCollege of Health Sciences & Professions
ung.edu - December 20 at 10:33 AM
Moodys Investors Service upgrades LT- local currency credit rating of PRA Health Sciences to "Baa3" from "Ba1"Moody's Investors Service upgrades LT- local currency credit rating of PRA Health Sciences to "Baa3" from "Ba1"
cbonds.com - December 7 at 1:21 PM
Accelerating DiscoveryAccelerating Discovery
slu.edu - November 9 at 3:27 AM
PRAH Historical DataPRAH Historical Data
investing.com - October 18 at 10:30 PM
Western University of Health SciencesWestern University of Health Sciences
usnews.com - September 14 at 10:04 PM
Master Of Public HealthMaster Of Public Health
newhaven.edu - September 12 at 7:32 AM
Health Sciences Transfer PoliciesHealth Sciences Transfer Policies
uml.edu - August 6 at 5:17 PM
Interprofessional EducationInterprofessional Education
uml.edu - August 5 at 10:50 PM
Mercy College of Health SciencesMercy College of Health Sciences
usnews.com - July 31 at 9:55 AM
Department of Health Sciences, Nursing and Public HealthDepartment of Health Sciences, Nursing and Public Health
slu.edu - June 16 at 3:48 AM
Independent/Supplementary PrescribingIndependent/Supplementary Prescribing
sheffield.ac.uk - March 19 at 3:31 PM
Public Health Doctoral ProgramPublic Health Doctoral Program
uml.edu - March 14 at 11:36 AM
Health Sciences ProgramsHealth Sciences Programs
uml.edu - February 28 at 7:56 PM
UK insurers need to up their game on cyber gaps, says PRAUK insurers need to up their game on cyber gaps, says PRA
computerweekly.com - January 26 at 10:50 AM
Health sciences college takes massive Las Colinas officeHealth sciences college takes massive Las Colinas office
therealdeal.com - January 19 at 12:45 AM
Longitude Capital Expands Biotechnology Practice With Matthew Young, Former Grail COO and Jazz EVP, and Cadre of New TalentLongitude Capital Expands Biotechnology Practice With Matthew Young, Former Grail COO and Jazz EVP, and Cadre of New Talent
finance.yahoo.com - November 17 at 8:15 AM
Raleigh startup led by PRA Health veterans continues expansion streak with acquisitionsRaleigh startup led by PRA Health veterans continues expansion streak with acquisitions
bizjournals.com - October 13 at 10:19 AM
PRA forms the First Ternate Cavite Rowing AcademyPRA forms the First Ternate Cavite Rowing Academy
bworldonline.com - October 4 at 11:19 AM
28.8% Return Seen to Date on SmarTrend Pra Health Scien Call (PRAH)28.8% Return Seen to Date on SmarTrend Pra Health Scien Call (PRAH)
marketwatch.com - August 7 at 1:14 AM
Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)
br.advfn.com - January 22 at 7:22 PM
Is Maravai LifeSciences Holdings, Inc. (MRVI) Going to Burn These Hedge Funds?Is Maravai LifeSciences Holdings, Inc. (MRVI) Going to Burn These Hedge Funds?
finance.yahoo.com - October 27 at 2:22 PM
Where Do Hedge Funds Stand On Five Below Inc (FIVE)?Where Do Hedge Funds Stand On Five Below Inc (FIVE)?
finance.yahoo.com - October 6 at 2:03 PM

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Company Descriptions

Charles River Laboratories International logo

Charles River Laboratories International

NYSE:CRL
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. provides drug discovery, non-clinical development, and safety testing services in the United States, Europe, Canada, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Research Models and Services (RMS), Discovery and Safety Assessment (DSA), and Manufacturing Solutions (Manufacturing). The RMS segment produces and sells rodents, and purpose-bred rats and mice for use by researchers. This segment also provides a range of services to assist its clients in supporting the use of research models in research and screening pre-clinical drug candidates, including research models, genetically engineered models and services, insourcing solutions, and research animal diagnostic services. The DSA segment offers early and in vivo discovery services for the identification and validation of novel targets, chemical compounds, and antibodies through delivery of preclinical drug and therapeutic candidates ready for safety assessment; and safety assessment services, such as toxicology, pathology, safety pharmacology, bioanalysis, drug metabolism, and pharmacokinetics services. The Manufacturing segment provides in vitro methods for conventional and rapid quality control testing of sterile and non-sterile pharmaceuticals and consumer products. This segment also offers specialized testing of biologics that are outsourced by pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. It also provides contract vivarium operation services to biopharmaceutical clients. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts.
Exelixis logo

Exelixis

NASDAQ:EXEL
Exelixis, Inc., an oncology company, focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of new medicines for difficult-to-treat cancers in the United States. The company offers CABOMETYX tablets for the treatment of patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma who received prior anti-angiogenic therapy; and COMETRIQ capsules for the treatment of progressive and metastatic medullary thyroid cancer. Its CABOMETYX and COMETRIQ are derived from cabozantinib, an inhibitor of multiple tyrosine kinases, including MET, AXL, RET, and VEGF receptors. The company also offers COTELLIC, an inhibitor of MEK as a combination regimen to treat specific forms of advanced melanoma; and MINNEBRO, an oral non-steroidal selective blocker of the mineralocorticoid receptor for the treatment of hypertension in Japan. It develops zanzalintinib, a novel, potent, next-generation oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) that targets VEGF receptors, MET and the TAM kinases (TYRO3, AXL and MER); and XB002, a next-generation tissue factor (TF)-targeting ADC, administered via intravenous infusion and composed of a human monoclonal antibody (mAb) against TF that is conjugated to an auristatin-based microtubulin inhibitor (MTI) payload. It has research collaborations and license agreements with Ipsen Pharma SAS; Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd.; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.; Redwood Bioscience, Inc.; R.P. Scherer Technologies, LLC; Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc.; NBE Therapeutics AG; Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited; Iconic Therapeutics, Inc.; Invenra, Inc.; StemSynergy Therapeutics, Inc.; Genentech, Inc.; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; and Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited, as well as clinical development agreement with Sairopa B.V. for ADU-1805. The company was formerly known as Exelixis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and changed its name to Exelixis, Inc. in February 2000. Exelixis, Inc. was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Alameda, California.
ICON Public logo

ICON Public

NASDAQ:ICLR
ICON Public Limited Company, a clinical research organization, provides outsourced development and commercialization services in Ireland, rest of Europe, the United States, and internationally. The company specializes in the strategic development, management, and analysis of programs that support various stages of the clinical development process from compound selection to Phase I-IV clinical studies. It also offers clinical development services, including all phases of development, peri and post approval, data solutions, and site and patient access services; clinical trial management, consulting, and contract staffing services; and commercial services comprising clinical development strategy, planning and trial design, full study execution, and post-market commercialization. In addition, the company provides laboratory services, including bionanalytical, biomarker, vaccine, good manufacturing practice, and central laboratory services, as well as full-service and functional service partnerships to customers. Further, it offers adaptive trials, cardiac safety solutions, clinical and scientific operations, consulting and advisory, commercial positioning, decentralized and hybrid clinical trials, early clinical, laboratories, language services, medical imaging, real world intelligence, site and patient, and strategic solutions. The company serves pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries, as well as government and public health organizations. ICON Public Limited Company was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.
PPD logo

PPD

NASDAQ:PPD
PPD, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides drug development services to the biopharmaceutical industry worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Clinical Development Services and Laboratory Services. It offers clinical development services, including product development and consulting, early development, Phases II-IV clinical trial management, accelerated enrollment, peri-and post-approval, and medical communications services. The company also provides laboratory services comprising bioanalytical, biomarker, vaccine science, good manufacturing practice, and central laboratory services. It serves pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and government organizations, as well as other industry participants. The company has a collaboration with Science 37 to design, build, test, implement, and execute digital trials using Science 37's DCT SaaS-based technology platform. PPD, Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Wilmington, North Carolina.
PRA Health Sciences logo

PRA Health Sciences

NASDAQ:PRAH
PRA Health Sciences, Inc., a contract research organization, provides outsourced clinical development and data solution services to the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries worldwide. It operates in two segments, Clinical Research and Data Solutions. The Clinical Research segment offers product registration services, including clinical trial management, project management, regulatory affairs, therapeutic expertise, clinical operations, data and programming, safety and risk management, biostatistics and medical writing, quality assurance, and late phase services. It also provides strategic solutions, such as embedded, functional services provider, staff augmentation, and custom-built development solutions, as well as commercialization services; and early development services for Phase I and Phase IIa studies, as well as bioanalytical analysis. The Data Solutions segment offers data, analytics, technology, and consulting solutions to the life sciences market. Its services include market intelligence services, such as targeting and compensation, and pharmaceutical audit suite services; consulting and services comprising brand analytics, managed markets, commercial effectiveness, and scientific studies/clinical hubs; and technology-enabled products and services that allow clients to access and analyze Symphony Health and integrated third-party data. PRA Health Sciences, Inc. conducts clinical trials in the areas of pharmaceutical development, including oncology, immunology, central nervous system, inflammation, respiratory, cardiometabolic, and infectious diseases. The company was formerly known as PRA Global Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to PRA Health Sciences, Inc. in July 2014. PRA Health Sciences, Inc. was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.