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IQVIA (IQV) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$161.94 -5.96 (-3.55%)
As of 03:58 PM Eastern

About IQVIA Stock (NYSE:IQV)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$161.75
$167.09
50-Day Range
$156.42
$178.95
52-Week Range
$136.41
$247.04
Volume
2.01 million shs
Average Volume
1.92 million shs
Market Capitalization
$27.03 billion
P/E Ratio
20.07
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$225.69
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

IQVIA Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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93rd Percentile Overall Score

IQV MarketRank™: 

IQVIA scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 46th out of 867 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    IQVIA has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 13 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    IQVIA has a consensus price target of $225.69, representing about 38.9% upside from its current price of $162.54.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    IQVIA has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about IQVIA's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for IQVIA are expected to grow by 11.67% in the coming year, from $11.57 to $12.92 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of IQVIA is 20.14, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.08.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of IQVIA is 20.14, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Medical sector average P/E ratio of about 20.76.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    IQVIA has a PEG Ratio of 1.61. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    IQVIA has a P/B Ratio of 4.27. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about IQVIA's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.02% of the float of IQVIA has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    IQVIA has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.18, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in IQVIA has recently increased by 3.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    IQVIA does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    IQVIA does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • News Sentiment

    IQVIA has a news sentiment score of 0.70. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.47 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for IQVIA this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    14 people have searched for IQV on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 133% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    3 people have added IQVIA to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, IQVIA insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    1.70% of the stock of IQVIA is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    89.62% of the stock of IQVIA is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about IQVIA's insider trading history.
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IQV Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

IQVIA's stock was trading at $225.40 at the beginning of the year. Since then, IQV stock has decreased by 27.9% and is now trading at $162.54.

IQVIA Holdings Inc. (NYSE:IQV) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May, 5th. The medical research company reported $2.90 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.83 by $0.07. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 8.4% on a year-over-year basis.
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IQVIA's board approved a stock buyback program on Thursday, May 7th 2026, which permits the company to repurchase $2,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could purchase up to 6.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

IQVIA subsidiaries include these companies: Q2 Solutions, Linguamatics, Advanced Health Media LLC, DrugDev, Aileron Solutions, Novella Clinical LLC, 159 Solutions LLC, and more.

IQVIA (IQV) raised $900 million in an initial public offering on Thursday, May 9th 2013. The company issued 23,684,210 shares at a price of $36.00-$40.00 per share.

IQVIA's top institutional shareholders include Lazard Asset Management LLC (1.11%), Cantillon Capital Management LLC (1.01%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.98%) and Bank of America Corp DE (0.78%). Insiders that own company stock include Ari Bousbib, Eric Sherbet, Constantinos Panagos, Kevin C Knightly, Keriann Cherofsky and John G Danhakl.
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Shares of IQV stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that IQVIA investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Chevron (CVX), Meta Platforms (META), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO) and McKesson (MCK).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/05/2026
Today
5/26/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/28/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Medical
Industry
MED INSTRUMENTS
Sub-Industry
Business Services
Current Symbol
NYSE:IQV
CIK
1478242
Fax
N/A
Employees
93,000
Year Founded
2016

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$258.00
Low Price Target
$185.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+39.4%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
17 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$8.07
Trailing P/E Ratio
20.07
Forward P/E Ratio
14.00
P/E Growth
1.61
Net Income
$1.36 billion
Net Margins
8.33%
Pretax Margin
9.60%
Return on Equity
30.50%
Return on Assets
6.53%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
2.20
Current Ratio
0.75
Quick Ratio
0.75

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$16.31 billion
Price / Sales
1.66
Cash Flow
$17.23 per share
Price / Cash Flow
9.40
Book Value
$38.04 per share
Price / Book
4.26

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
166,900,000
Free Float
164,063,000
Market Cap
$27.03 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.18

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This page (NYSE:IQV) was last updated on 5/26/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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