Icon PLC Company Profile (NASDAQ:ICLR)

About Icon PLC

ICON public limited company is a contract research organization (CRO), which is engaged in providing outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. The Company is engaged in the strategic development, management and analysis of programs that support the various stages of the clinical development process, from compound selection to Phase I-IV clinical studies. Its services include clinical trials management, biometric activities, consulting, imaging, contract staffing, informatics and laboratory services. The Company's information systems offerings include ICONIK, Firecrest, ADDPLAN, AptivAdvantage and Aptiv Insite. It conducts various laboratory tests on the patient's blood, urine and other bodily fluids at appropriate intervals during the trial. The Company offers clinical development services, including investigator recruitment, patient registries, outcomes research, clinical data management, immunoassay development and others.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Medical
Industry: Medical Laboratories & Research
Sub-Industry: N/A
Exchange: NASDAQ
Symbol: ICLR
CUSIP:

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $76.12
50 Day Moving Average: $76.21
200 Day Moving Average: $71.84
52-Week Range: $62.31 - $79.61
Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.60
Foreward P/E Ratio: 14.39
P/E Growth: 1.09
Market Cap: $4.22B
Outstanding Shares: 55,459,000
Beta: 0.92

Profitability:

Net Margins: 15.70%
Return on Equity: 29.89%
Return on Assets: 14.27%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.38%
Current Ratio: 1.99%
Quick Ratio: 1.99%

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Consensus Ratings for Icon PLC (NASDAQ:ICLR) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	1 Sell Rating, 3 Hold Ratings, 4 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Hold (Score: 2.38)
Consensus Price Target:	$78.21 (2.75% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Icon PLC (NASDAQ:ICLR)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
7/27/2016	KeyCorp	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$85.00
7/27/2016	Jefferies Group	Boost Price Target	Hold	$78.00 -> $80.00
7/26/2016	Evercore ISI	Boost Price Target	Hold	$76.00 -> $81.50
6/27/2016	Robert W. Baird	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$83.00
6/20/2016	Credit Suisse Group AG	Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$80.00
6/8/2016	Avondale Partners	Downgrade	Market Perform -> Underperform	$70.00 -> $59.00
4/27/2016	SunTrust Banks Inc.	Reiterated Rating	Buy
2/26/2016	Goldman Sachs Group Inc.	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$75.00 -> $79.00
4/24/2015	Barclays PLC	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight	$58.00 -> $70.00
10/23/2014	First Analysis	Downgrade	Overweight -> Equal Weight

(Data available from 9/30/2014 forward)

Earnings History for Icon PLC (NASDAQ:ICLR)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
10/25/2016
7/26/2016	Q216	$1.14	$1.14	$409.97 million	$411.00 million	View	Listen
4/26/2016	Q116	$1.11	$1.12	$414.35 million	$400.50 million	View	Listen
2/23/2016	Q415	$1.10	$1.11	$409.42 million	$403.00 million	View	Listen
10/27/2015	Q315	$1.01	$1.02	$399.02 million	$394.70 million	View	Listen
7/28/2015	Q215	$0.89	$0.95	$402.15 million	$389.00 million	View	Listen
4/28/2015	Q115	$0.82	$0.86	$391.11 million	$388.00 million	View	N/A
2/25/2015	Q4	$0.76	$0.87	$391.37 million	$390.10 million	View	N/A
10/22/2014	Q314	$0.70	$0.79	$391.12 million	$388.00 million	View	Listen
7/30/2014	Q2	$0.58	$0.64	$376.89 million	$376.00 million	View	Listen
4/30/2014	Q1	$0.50	$0.57	$352.14 million	$350.00 million	View	Listen
2/20/2014	Q413	$0.45	$0.53	$339.86 million	$345.00 million	View	Listen
10/24/2013	Q313	$0.41	$0.45	$332.58 million	$339.80 million	View	Listen
7/25/2013	Q2 2013	$0.38	$0.43	$321.82 million	$334.20 million	View	Listen
4/25/2013	Q1 2013	$0.34	$0.36	$300.81 million	$317.00 million	View	Listen
2/19/2013	Q4 2012	$0.33	$0.34	$291.96 million	$300.00 million	View	Listen
11/1/2012	Q312	$0.27	$0.29	$282.67 million	$286.00 million	View	N/A
7/24/2012		$0.22	$0.21			View	N/A
4/24/2012		$0.15	$0.15			View	N/A
2/16/2012		$0.08	$0.07			View	N/A
10/27/2011		$0.02	$0.02			View	N/A
7/20/2011		$0.22	$0.21			View	N/A
4/21/2011		$0.21	$0.21			View	N/A
2/24/2011		$0.36	$0.36			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Icon PLC (NASDAQ:ICLR)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $4.69 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $5.29 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	6	$1.04	$1.14	$1.10
Q2 2016	5	$1.10	$1.15	$1.13
Q3 2016	5	$1.15	$1.20	$1.18
Q4 2016	5	$1.21	$1.27	$1.25
Q1 2017	3	$1.24	$1.32	$1.27
Q2 2017	3	$1.28	$1.34	$1.32
Q3 2017	2	$1.28	$1.39	$1.34
Q4 2017	2	$1.30	$1.45	$1.38

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Dividend History for Icon PLC (NASDAQ:ICLR)
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Insider Trading History for Icon PLC (NASDAQ:ICLR)
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Latest Headlines for Icon PLC (NASDAQ:ICLR)

Date	Headline
	ICON plc (NASDAQ:ICLR) EPS Projection For FY2016 At $4.99 (NASDAQ:ICLR) www.stocksdaily.net - September 29 at 5:26 PM
	Broker Roundup For ICON Plc (NASDAQ:ICLR) - The De Soto Edge (NASDAQ:ICLR) desotoedge.com - September 29 at 10:37 AM
	ICON plc (NASDAQ:ICLR) Consensus Rating At 2.2 - Investor Newswire (NASDAQ:ICLR) www.investornewswire.com - September 28 at 5:22 PM
	Notable 13F Report: As Icon Plc (ICLR) Stock Declined, Todd Asset Management LLC Lifted Its Holding by $4.13 Million - Chester News (NASDAQ:ICLR) www.chesterindependent.com - September 26 at 10:12 AM
	How To Avoid Breakout Traps And Painful Reversals (NASDAQ:ICLR) www.investors.com - September 24 at 10:03 AM
	Icon Plc (ICLR) Receives Hold Rating from Jefferies Group - DailyQuint (NASDAQ:ICLR) dailyquint.com - September 22 at 3:35 PM
	Sell-side Consensus Sees ICON plc (NASDAQ:ICLR) Going Where Near-Term? - Frisco Fastball (NASDAQ:ICLR) friscofastball.com - September 22 at 8:43 AM
	ICON Plc – Value Analysis (NASDAQ:ICLR) : September 21, 2016 (NASDAQ:ICLR) www.capitalcube.com - September 21 at 3:47 PM
	Icon Plc Ord (NASDAQ:ICLR) Shorted Shares Decreased By 1.5% - Post News (NASDAQ:ICLR) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 21 at 9:45 AM
	Jefferies Group Downgrades Icon Plc (ICLR) to Hold - DailyQuint (NASDAQ:ICLR) dailyquint.com - September 20 at 10:40 AM
	ICON plc (ICLR) Announces Completion of Clinical Research Management Acquisition - StreetInsider.com (NASDAQ:ICLR) www.streetinsider.com - September 20 at 10:40 AM
	ICON Plc breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : ICLR-US : September 20, 2016 (NASDAQ:ICLR) www.capitalcube.com - September 20 at 10:40 AM
	ICON plc (ICLR) Announces Completion of Clinical Research Management Acquisition (NASDAQ:ICLR) www.streetinsider.com - September 19 at 10:06 AM
	ICON Completes the Acquisition of Clinical Research Management, Inc. (NASDAQ:ICLR) www.publicnow.com - September 19 at 10:06 AM
	ICON plc (NASDAQ:ICLR) Rating At 2.2 (NASDAQ:ICLR) www.stocksdaily.net - September 16 at 5:24 PM
	ICON plc (NASDAQ:ICLR) Rating At 2.2 - Stocks Daily (NASDAQ:ICLR) www.stocksdaily.net - September 15 at 5:55 PM
	Apex Capital Management Increased Icon Plc (NASDAQ:ICLR) by $5.19 Million as Shares Rose - Chester News (NASDAQ:ICLR) www.chesterindependent.com - September 15 at 8:42 AM
	ICON plc (NASDAQ:ICLR) EPS Projection At $1.34 - Investor Newswire (NASDAQ:ICLR) www.investornewswire.com - September 14 at 9:47 AM
	Expected For ICON plc (NASDAQ:ICLR) Sales Of $2201 - Investor Newswire (NASDAQ:ICLR) www.investornewswire.com - September 14 at 9:47 AM
	What Is Mean Rating On ICON plc (NASDAQ:ICLR)? - Stocks Daily (NASDAQ:ICLR) www.stocksdaily.net - September 9 at 5:22 PM
	Icon PLC (ICLR) Shares Down 2.3% - NewsDen (NASDAQ:ICLR) newsden.net - September 7 at 8:59 AM
	What Is Mean Rating On ICON plc (NASDAQ:ICLR)? (NASDAQ:ICLR) www.stocksdaily.net - August 23 at 9:56 AM
	ICON plc (NASDAQ:ICLR) Outlook & Price Targets - Post News (NASDAQ:ICLR) www.kentuckypostnews.com - August 18 at 5:35 PM
	Fiera Capital Corp Sells A Lot More ICON plc (ICLR) Stock In The Last Quarter - Finance Daily (NASDAQ:ICLR) www.fidaily.com - August 16 at 5:43 PM
	The Consensus Weighing in on ICON plc (NASDAQ:ICLR) - Post News (NASDAQ:ICLR) www.kentuckypostnews.com - August 16 at 5:43 PM
	Analysts See Sales Of $2201 For ICON plc (NASDAQ:ICLR) - Investor Newswire (NASDAQ:ICLR) www.investornewswire.com - August 16 at 5:43 PM
	Alliancebernstein L.P. Significantly Increases Its Position in ICON plc (ICLR) (NASDAQ:ICLR) www.fidaily.com - August 11 at 5:48 PM
	William Blair Investment Management, LLC Sold A Little More ICON plc (ICLR) Stock - Finance Daily (NASDAQ:ICLR) www.fidaily.com - August 8 at 10:17 AM
	ICON plc (ICLR) Shares are Down -1.58% - Trade Calls (NASDAQ:ICLR) www.tradecalls.org - August 8 at 10:17 AM
	American Capital Management Inc Bought A Little More ICON plc ... - Finance Daily (NASDAQ:ICLR) www.fidaily.com - August 3 at 5:54 PM
	ICON Plc (NASDAQ:ICLR) Updated Price Targets - FTSE News.co.uk - FTSE News (NASDAQ:ICLR) www.ftsenews.co.uk - August 3 at 5:54 PM
	Jefferies Maintains ICON PLC to Hold with Price Target $80.00 - Trade Calls (NASDAQ:ICLR) www.tradecalls.org - August 3 at 5:54 PM
	Will ICON plc (NASDAQ:ICLR) Surprise This Quarter? - Investor Newswire (NASDAQ:ICLR) www.investornewswire.com - August 3 at 8:48 AM
	What Is Mean Rating On ICON plc (NASDAQ:ICLR)? \| Stocks Daily - Stocks Daily (NASDAQ:ICLR) www.stocksdaily.net - August 1 at 5:28 PM
	Icon Reaches Analyst Target Price (NASDAQ:ICLR) www.nasdaq.com - July 28 at 5:44 PM
	ICON plc (ICLR): 4 Key Insights - Jefferies - StreetInsider.com - StreetInsider.com (NASDAQ:ICLR) www.streetinsider.com - July 28 at 8:34 AM
	ICON : Reports Second Quarter 2016 Results (NASDAQ:ICLR) www.4-traders.com - July 27 at 5:51 PM
	Analysts Watching Stocks Update: Cesca Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:KOOL) , ICON plc (NASDAQ:ICLR) - Street Updates (NASDAQ:ICLR) www.streetupdates.com - July 27 at 8:21 AM
	ICON Plc (ICLR) Ciaran Murray on Q2 2016 Results - Earnings Call Transcript - Seeking Alpha (NASDAQ:ICLR) seekingalpha.com - July 27 at 8:21 AM
	Edited Transcript of ICLR earnings conference call or presentation 26-Jul-16 1:00pm GMT (NASDAQ:ICLR) finance.yahoo.com - July 26 at 1:54 PM
	ICON plc (ICLR) Reports In-Line Q2 EPS (NASDAQ:ICLR) www.streetinsider.com - July 26 at 8:30 AM
	ICON PLC Earnings Call scheduled for 9:00 am ET today (NASDAQ:ICLR) biz.yahoo.com - July 26 at 7:14 AM
	Q2 2016 ICON PLC Earnings Release - Time Not Supplied (NASDAQ:ICLR) biz.yahoo.com - July 26 at 7:07 AM
	6:10 am ICON plc reports EPS in-line, revs in-line; reaffirms FY16 EPS guidance, revs guidance (NASDAQ:ICLR) finance.yahoo.com - July 26 at 6:10 AM
	ICON Reports Second Quarter 2016 Results (NASDAQ:ICLR) www.publicnow.com - July 26 at 6:08 AM
	Icon PLC beats Street 2Q forecasts (NASDAQ:ICLR) sg.finance.yahoo.com - July 26 at 6:07 AM
	Healthcare Earnings Scheduled on Jul 26: CNC, ICLR, UHS (NASDAQ:ICLR) www.zacks.com - July 25 at 10:07 AM
	ICON Shareholders Vote in Favour of All Resolutions at its Annual General Meeting (NASDAQ:ICLR) www.publicnow.com - July 25 at 6:18 AM
	Ranger Investment Management LP Increased Icon Plc Ads (NASDAQ:ICLR) by $7.30 Million as Shares Rose - Press Telegraph (NASDAQ:ICLR) presstelegraph.com - July 22 at 5:31 PM
	Broker Outlook For ICON Plc (NASDAQ:ICLR) - Fiscal Standard (NASDAQ:ICLR) www.fiscalstandard.com - July 22 at 8:32 AM