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Q2 Earnings Forecast for Medpace Issued By Leerink Partnrs

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Medpace Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MEDP - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Leerink Partnrs boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Medpace in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, July 8th. Leerink Partnrs analyst M. Cherny now anticipates that the company will earn $2.93 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.76. Leerink Partnrs has a "Hold" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Medpace's current full-year earnings is $12.29 per share. Leerink Partnrs also issued estimates for Medpace's Q4 2025 earnings at $3.11 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $15.92 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on MEDP. TD Cowen lowered Medpace from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $370.00 to $328.00 in a report on Monday, April 14th. William Blair reiterated a "market perform" rating on shares of Medpace in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Robert W. Baird reduced their price target on Medpace from $340.00 to $313.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Mizuho reduced their price target on Medpace from $400.00 to $355.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, Barclays initiated coverage on Medpace in a research report on Tuesday, June 24th. They issued an "equal weight" rating and a $300.00 price objective on the stock. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $344.82.

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Medpace Stock Performance

NASDAQ:MEDP traded down $4.12 during trading on Thursday, reaching $324.12. The company's stock had a trading volume of 149,737 shares, compared to its average volume of 376,845. Medpace has a 12 month low of $250.05 and a 12 month high of $459.77. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $305.25 and a 200-day moving average of $318.99. The firm has a market cap of $9.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.77 and a beta of 1.47.

Medpace (NASDAQ:MEDP - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 21st. The company reported $3.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.06 by $0.61. The firm had revenue of $558.57 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $528.38 million. Medpace had a return on equity of 54.36% and a net margin of 19.31%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $3.20 EPS.

Insider Transactions at Medpace

In other news, Director Fred B. Davenport, Jr. sold 1,712 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $301.82, for a total value of $516,715.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 2,998 shares in the company, valued at $904,856.36. The trade was a 36.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Insiders own 20.30% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of MEDP. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Medpace in the first quarter worth $212,131,000. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in Medpace by 91.8% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,084,753 shares of the company's stock valued at $360,387,000 after acquiring an additional 519,186 shares during the last quarter. Vulcan Value Partners LLC increased its position in Medpace by 221.6% during the first quarter. Vulcan Value Partners LLC now owns 325,916 shares of the company's stock valued at $99,159,000 after acquiring an additional 224,578 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Medpace during the fourth quarter valued at $69,859,000. Finally, Fundsmith LLP purchased a new stake in Medpace during the fourth quarter valued at $42,372,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 77.98% of the company's stock.

About Medpace

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Medpace Holdings, Inc engages in the provision of outsourced clinical development services to the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical device industries. Its services include medical department, clinical trial management, data-driven feasibility, study-start-up, clinical monitoring, regulatory affairs, patient recruitment and retention, medical writing, biometrics and data sciences, pharmacovigilance, core laboratory, laboratories, clinics, and quality assurance.

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