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
- Symbol: NASDAQ:ICLR
- CUSIP: N/A
- Web: www.iconplc.com
Capitalization:- Market Cap: $4.93 billion
- Outstanding Shares: 53,775,000
Average Prices:- 50 Day Moving Avg: $84.22
- 200 Day Moving Avg: $81.05
- 52 Week Range: $63.94 - $91.94
P/E:- Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.04
- Foreward P/E Ratio: 16.06
- P/E Growth: 1.21
Sales & Book Value:- Annual Revenue: $1.7 billion
- Price / Sales: 2.90
- Book Value: $17.56 per share
- Price / Book: 5.22
Profitability:- EBIDTA: $388.4 million
- Net Margins: 15.60%
- Return on Equity: 29.47%
- Return on Assets: 14.43%
Debt:- Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.40%
- Current Ratio: 2.20%
- Quick Ratio: 2.20%
Misc:- Average Volume: 424,131 shs.
- Beta: 0.63
- Short Ratio: 3.47
Frequently Asked Questions for Icon Plc (NASDAQ:ICLR)
What is Icon Plc's stock symbol?
Icon Plc trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "ICLR."
How were Icon Plc's earnings last quarter?
Icon Plc (NASDAQ:ICLR) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 27th. The company reported $1.29 EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.27 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $432 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $432.21 million. Icon Plc had a net margin of 15.60% and a return on equity of 29.47%. The firm's revenue was up 7.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.12 earnings per share. View Icon Plc's Earnings History.
What guidance has Icon Plc issued on next quarter's earnings?
Icon Plc updated its FY17 earnings guidance on Thursday, April, 27th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $5.06-5.26 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $5.09. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.70-1.75 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.72 billion.
Where is Icon Plc's stock going? Where will Icon Plc's stock price be in 2017?
9 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Icon Plc's stock. Their forecasts range from $59.00 to $92.00. On average, they anticipate Icon Plc's share price to reach $80.11 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Icon Plc.
Who are some of Icon Plc's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Icon Plc include PerkinElmer (PKI), Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO), DexCom (DXCM), PRA Health Sciences (PRAH), Charles River Laboratories Intl. (CRL), VWR Corp (VWR), Bruker (BRKR), Alere (ALR), PAREXEL International (PRXL), EXACT Sciences (EXAS), WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) (WX), Accelerate Diagnostics (AXDX), Abaxis (ABAX), Genomic Health (GHDX), Analogic (ALOG), BioTelemetry (BEAT), Heska Corp (HSKA) and China Cord Blood Corp (CO).
Who are Icon Plc's key executives?
Icon Plc's management team includes the folowing people:
- Ciaran Murray, Chairman of the Board
- Steve Cutler, Chief Executive Officer, Director
- Brendan Brennan, Chief Financial Officer
- Diarmaid Cunningham, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
- Hugh Brady, Non-Executive Director
- John Climax, Non-Executive Director
- William W. Hall M.D., Ph.D., Non-Executive Director
- Ronan Lambe Ph.D., Non-Executive Director
- Mary K. Pendergast J.D., Non-Executive Director
Who owns Icon Plc stock?
Icon Plc's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Legato Capital Management LLC (11.15%), WCM Investment Management CA (6.81%), Wellington Management Group LLP (6.59%), Earnest Partners LLC (5.92%), Alliancebernstein L.P. (5.48%) and Acadian Asset Management LLC (4.05%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Icon Plc.
Who sold Icon Plc stock? Who is selling Icon Plc stock?
Icon Plc's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including William Blair Investment Management LLC, Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings LLC., Globeflex Capital L P, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Acadian Asset Management LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Summit Creek Advisors LLC and Earnest Partners LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Icon Plc.
Who bought Icon Plc stock? Who is buying Icon Plc stock?
Icon Plc's stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Legato Capital Management LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Baird Financial Group Inc., Point72 Asset Management L.P., WCM Investment Management CA, Alliancebernstein L.P., Bank of Montreal Can and MARSHALL WACE ASIA Ltd. View Insider Buying and Selling for Icon Plc.
How do I buy Icon Plc stock?
Shares of Icon Plc can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Icon Plc's stock price today?
One share of Icon Plc stock can currently be purchased for approximately $91.73.
MarketBeat Community Rating for Icon Plc (NASDAQ ICLR)MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Icon Plc and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.
Earnings History for Icon Plc (NASDAQ:ICLR)Earnings History by Quarter for Icon Plc (NASDAQ:ICLR)| Date | Quarter | Consensus Estimate | Actual EPS | Revenue Estimate | Actual Revenue | Release Link | Conference Call | Details |
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| 4/27/2017 | 3/31/2017 | $1.27 | $1.29 | $432.21 million | $432.00 million | View | N/A |  |
| 2/16/2017 | Q416 | $1.26 | $1.33 | $440.78 million | $435.00 million | View | Listen | |
| 10/20/2016 | Q316 | $1.18 | $1.19 | $420.14 million | $420.20 million | View | Listen | |
| 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 | $0.90 | $0.95 | $402.15 million | $389.00 million | View | Listen | |
| 4/28/2015 | Q115 | $0.81 | $0.90 | $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)2017 EPS Consensus Estimate: $5.14
| Quarter | Number of Estimates | Low Estimate | High Estimate | Average Estimate |
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| Q1 2017 | 5 | $1.22 | $1.34 | $1.27 |
| Q2 2017 | 5 | $1.26 | $1.35 | $1.30 |
| Q3 2017 | 5 | $1.21 | $1.26 | $1.24 |
| Q4 2017 | 5 | $1.29 | $1.35 | $1.32 |
| Q1 2018 | 1 | $1.36 | $1.36 | $1.36 |
(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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Headline Trends for Icon Plc (NASDAQ:ICLR)
Latest Headlines for Icon Plc (NASDAQ:ICLR)
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 | Icon Plc (ICLR) Receives Consensus Rating of "Hold" from Brokerages
www.americanbankingnews.com - May 27 at 12:46 AM |
 | ETFs with exposure to ICON Plc : May 22, 2017
finance.yahoo.com - May 22 at 5:21 PM |
| Jefferies Group LLC Reaffirms "Hold" Rating for Icon Plc (ICLR)
www.americanbankingnews.com - May 11 at 10:36 AM |
| Icon Plc (ICLR) Expected to Post Quarterly Sales of $429.92 Million
www.americanbankingnews.com - May 6 at 9:26 AM |
| ETFs with exposure to ICON Plc : May 4, 2017
finance.yahoo.com - May 4 at 5:59 PM |
| Icon Plc (ICLR) Expected to Announce Earnings of $1.30 Per Share
www.americanbankingnews.com - May 4 at 8:42 AM |
| ICON Plc :ICLR-US: Earnings Analysis: Q1, 2017 By the Numbers : May 2, 2017
finance.yahoo.com - May 2 at 4:17 PM |
| First Analysis Equities Analysts Raise Earnings Estimates for Icon Plc (ICLR)
www.americanbankingnews.com - May 2 at 9:16 AM |
| Icon Plc (ICLR) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" by Brokerages
www.americanbankingnews.com - May 2 at 12:28 AM |
| ICON Plc – Value Analysis (NASDAQ:ICLR) : May 1, 2017
finance.yahoo.com - May 1 at 6:24 PM |
| FY2018 EPS Estimates for Icon Plc (ICLR) Increased by Analyst
www.americanbankingnews.com - May 1 at 1:58 PM |
| Icon Plc (ICLR) to Post Q3 2017 Earnings of $1.23 Per Share, Jefferies Group Forecasts
www.americanbankingnews.com - May 1 at 9:01 AM |
| Q3 2017 Earnings Estimate for Icon Plc (ICLR) Issued By KeyCorp
www.americanbankingnews.com - May 1 at 9:01 AM |
| Icon Plc Forecasted to Earn Q2 2017 Earnings of $1.26 Per Share (ICLR)
www.americanbankingnews.com - May 1 at 8:11 AM |
| Somewhat Positive Media Coverage Likely to Impact Icon Plc (ICLR) Share Price
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 30 at 12:23 AM |
| Edited Transcript of ICLR earnings conference call or presentation 27-Apr-17 1:00pm GMT
finance.yahoo.com - April 29 at 9:20 AM |
| Icon Plc (ICLR) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.02 EPS
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 29 at 1:21 AM |
| Icon Plc (ICLR) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.02 EPS
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 29 at 1:01 AM |
| Icon Plc (ICLR) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 29 at 12:36 AM |
| Icon Plc (ICLR) Issues FY17 Earnings Guidance
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 28 at 7:34 PM |
| Icon Plc (ICLR) Earns "Outperform" Rating from Evercore ISI
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 28 at 5:48 PM |
| Icon Plc (ICLR) Forecasted to Earn Q3 2017 Earnings of $1.26 Per Share
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 28 at 1:24 PM |
| ICON Plc breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : ICLR-US : April 28, 2017
finance.yahoo.com - April 28 at 10:05 AM |
| Icon Plc (ICLR) Releases FY17 Earnings Guidance
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 28 at 1:03 AM |
 | Icon's (ICLR) CEO Steve Cutler on Q1 2017 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
seekingalpha.com - April 27 at 6:25 PM |
| ICON Reports First Quarter 2017 Results
finance.yahoo.com - April 27 at 8:41 AM |
 | Interesting ICLR Put And Call Options For June 16th
www.nasdaq.com - April 26 at 7:29 PM |
| Somewhat Favorable News Coverage Unlikely to Impact Icon Plc (ICLR) Share Price
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 23 at 7:21 PM |
| ICON PLC:
seekingalpha.com - April 19 at 5:44 PM |
| Icon Plc (ICLR) Earning Somewhat Favorable Media Coverage, Report Finds
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 17 at 11:03 PM |
| $433.14 Million in Sales Expected for Icon Plc (ICLR) This Quarter
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 15 at 9:33 AM |
| Somewhat Positive Media Coverage Unlikely to Effect Icon Plc (ICLR) Share Price
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 14 at 8:47 PM |
| Brokerages Expect Icon Plc (ICLR) Will Post Earnings of $1.27 Per Share
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 13 at 8:17 AM |
 | ICON Awarded Best CRO at World Vaccine Congress 2017 - Business Wire (press release)
www.businesswire.com - April 12 at 11:01 PM |
| ICON Awarded Best CRO at World Vaccine Congress 2017
finance.yahoo.com - April 12 at 9:15 AM |
| Parexel Is Discovering the Drugs of the Future
finance.yahoo.com - April 10 at 5:33 PM |
| Icon Plc (ICLR) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 10 at 11:23 AM |
| ETFs with exposure to ICON Plc : April 7, 2017
finance.yahoo.com - April 7 at 5:41 PM |
| Icon Plc (ICLR) Receives Average Rating of "Buy" from Analysts
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 4 at 10:58 PM |
| Icon Plc (ICLR) Coverage Initiated by Analysts at Mizuho
www.americanbankingnews.com - March 29 at 8:08 AM |
| Icon Plc (ICLR) Earns Neutral Rating from Analysts at Mizuho
www.americanbankingnews.com - March 23 at 6:25 PM |
| Post Earnings Coverage as DexCom's Q4 Top-line Surged 31%; Outshined Forecasts
finance.yahoo.com - March 16 at 4:28 PM |
| ICON PLC (ICLR) Presents At The Raymond James 38th Annual Institutional Investors Conference 2017
seekingalpha.com - March 8 at 6:38 PM |
| ICON PLC Financials
finance.yahoo.com - March 4 at 6:03 PM |
| Parexel Investors: Swimming With the Whales
finance.yahoo.com - March 3 at 5:48 PM |
| Icon: Further Operational Improvements Achieved, Steady Growth Continues
seekingalpha.com - February 22 at 12:44 PM |
 | ICON Selected by the FDA to Validate Patient-Reported Outcome Endpoints for Antibacterial Drug Trials
uk.finance.yahoo.com - February 20 at 10:41 AM |
| Edited Transcript of ICLR earnings conference call or presentation 16-Feb-17 2:00pm GMT
finance.yahoo.com - February 17 at 5:36 PM |
| Full Year 2016 ICON PLC Earnings Call scheduled for 9:00 am ET today
biz.yahoo.com - February 16 at 9:42 PM |
| Full Year 2016 ICON PLC Earnings Call scheduled for 9:00 am ET today
biz.yahoo.com - February 16 at 9:42 PM |
Icon Plc (ICLR) Chart for Monday, May, 29, 2017
