ICON Public (ICLR) Competitors $145.21 -6.23 (-4.11%) Closing price 05/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$146.51 +1.30 (+0.90%) As of 05/1/2025 04:37 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ICLR vs. TCOM, IQV, GIB, CPAY, GFL, AER, RBA, RDDT, GRAB, and KSPIShould you be buying ICON Public stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ICON Public include Trip.com Group (TCOM), IQVIA (IQV), CGI (GIB), Corpay (CPAY), GFL Environmental (GFL), AerCap (AER), RB Global (RBA), Reddit (RDDT), Grab (GRAB), and Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz (KSPI). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. ICON Public vs. Trip.com Group IQVIA CGI Corpay GFL Environmental AerCap RB Global Reddit Grab Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz ICON Public (NASDAQ:ICLR) and Trip.com Group (NASDAQ:TCOM) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends. Do analysts rate ICLR or TCOM? ICON Public currently has a consensus target price of $223.08, indicating a potential upside of 53.63%. Trip.com Group has a consensus target price of $77.08, indicating a potential upside of 29.81%. Given ICON Public's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ICON Public is more favorable than Trip.com Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ICON Public 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Trip.com Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.09 Is ICLR or TCOM more profitable? Trip.com Group has a net margin of 31.86% compared to ICON Public's net margin of 9.56%. Trip.com Group's return on equity of 12.04% beat ICON Public's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ICON Public9.56% 11.81% 6.65% Trip.com Group 31.86%12.04%6.70% Which has higher valuation & earnings, ICLR or TCOM? Trip.com Group has higher revenue and earnings than ICON Public. ICON Public is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trip.com Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioICON Public$8.28B1.42$612.34M$9.5315.24Trip.com Group$53.29B0.72$1.40B$3.4917.01 Which has more volatility and risk, ICLR or TCOM? ICON Public has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trip.com Group has a beta of 0.12, indicating that its share price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor ICLR or TCOM? ICON Public received 526 more outperform votes than Trip.com Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.55% of users gave ICON Public an outperform vote while only 56.67% of users gave Trip.com Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformICON PublicOutperform Votes62865.55% Underperform Votes33034.45% Trip.com GroupOutperform Votes10256.67% Underperform Votes7843.33% Do institutionals and insiders believe in ICLR or TCOM? 95.6% of ICON Public shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.4% of Trip.com Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.0% of ICON Public shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.0% of Trip.com Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor ICLR or TCOM? In the previous week, Trip.com Group had 6 more articles in the media than ICON Public. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Trip.com Group and 11 mentions for ICON Public. Trip.com Group's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat ICON Public's score of 0.26 indicating that Trip.com Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ICON Public 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Trip.com Group 12 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryTrip.com Group beats ICON Public on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get ICON Public News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ICLR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ICLR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricICON PublicCommercial physical research IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$11.73B$3.01B$5.53B$7.93BDividend YieldN/A2.70%5.11%4.22%P/E Ratio15.2490.0022.5118.54Price / Sales1.42142.71397.62103.30Price / Cash10.2934.5738.1834.62Price / Book1.262.406.734.25Net Income$612.34M$113.28M$3.22B$248.18M7 Day Performance0.17%2.71%1.38%1.03%1 Month Performance-13.92%17.10%2.79%2.70%1 Year Performance-51.77%0.60%15.41%4.05% ICON Public Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ICLRICON Public4.4946 of 5 stars$145.21-4.1%$223.08+53.6%-51.9%$11.73B$8.28B15.2441,100Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeTCOMTrip.com Group4.8759 of 5 stars$55.25+0.7%$77.08+39.5%+21.8%$35.59B$53.29B16.5433,700Positive NewsIQVIQVIA4.9553 of 5 stars$141.38-1.8%$241.50+70.8%-35.2%$24.93B$15.41B18.8586,000Upcoming EarningsGIBCGI3.8274 of 5 stars$104.47-0.7%$156.75+50.0%+5.0%$23.69B$14.86B18.8990,000Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseCPAYCorpay4.2891 of 5 stars$298.54-3.3%$400.38+34.1%+8.8%$20.97B$3.97B21.3510,500Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGFLGFL Environmental2.4748 of 5 stars$47.04-2.9%$52.00+10.5%+56.3%$18.50B$7.86B-35.3719,500News CoverageAERAerCap3.9458 of 5 stars$94.49-2.9%$117.14+24.0%+23.7%$17.65B$8.00B7.49740Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoverageRBARB Global4.0954 of 5 stars$95.10-2.3%$108.56+14.2%+40.2%$17.58B$4.28B47.314,200Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsRDDTReddit2.6925 of 5 stars$94.28-2.0%$142.22+50.8%+158.1%$17.06B$1.30B-12.202,013Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap UpGRABGrab2.9909 of 5 stars$4.07-1.0%$5.60+37.5%+36.7%$16.39B$2.80B-203.509,490KSPIJoint Stock Company Kaspi.kz4.1296 of 5 stars$82.02-4.2%$150.67+83.7%-22.8%$16.36B$2.52T7.928,772Short Interest ↑Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TCOM Alternatives IQV Alternatives GIB Alternatives CPAY Alternatives GFL Alternatives AER Alternatives RBA Alternatives RDDT Alternatives GRAB Alternatives KSPI Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ICLR) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe next market Nvidia is positioned to dominate …Robots — built by Nvidia. 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