Icon (ICLR) Competitors $150.06 -0.77 (-0.51%) Closing price 01:48 PM EasternExtended Trading$150.06 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:20 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. MEDP, CRL, IQV, TCOM, RDDT, GIB, CPAY, TOST, AER, and GRABShould you be buying Icon stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Icon include Medpace (MEDP), Charles River Laboratories International (CRL), IQVIA (IQV), Trip.com Group (TCOM), Reddit (RDDT), CGI Group (GIB), Corpay (CPAY), Toast (TOST), Aercap (AER), and Grab (GRAB). Icon vs. Its Competitors Medpace Charles River Laboratories International IQVIA Trip.com Group Reddit CGI Group Corpay Toast Aercap Grab Medpace (NASDAQ:MEDP) and Icon (NASDAQ:ICLR) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk. Is MEDP or ICLR more profitable? Medpace has a net margin of 19.31% compared to Icon's net margin of 9.25%. Medpace's return on equity of 54.36% beat Icon's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Medpace19.31% 54.36% 20.81% Icon 9.25%11.46%6.49% Which has higher earnings and valuation, MEDP or ICLR? Icon has higher revenue and earnings than Medpace. Icon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Medpace, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMedpace$2.11B4.38$404.39M$13.1024.54Icon$8.19B1.48$791.47M$9.1816.35 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MEDP or ICLR? 78.0% of Medpace shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.6% of Icon shares are held by institutional investors. 20.3% of Medpace shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 44.0% of Icon shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate MEDP or ICLR? Medpace presently has a consensus target price of $344.82, indicating a potential upside of 7.25%. Icon has a consensus target price of $213.08, indicating a potential upside of 42.00%. Given Icon's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Icon is more favorable than Medpace.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Medpace 0 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.21Icon 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Does the media favor MEDP or ICLR? In the previous week, Medpace and Medpace both had 6 articles in the media. Medpace's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Icon's score of 0.36 indicating that Medpace is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Medpace 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Icon 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, MEDP or ICLR? Medpace has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Icon has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryMedpace and Icon tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Icon 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 ICLR 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 ExcelMetricIconMedical Services IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$12.12B$7.31B$5.49B$9.01BDividend YieldN/A2.77%5.39%4.09%P/E Ratio16.3527.9427.4320.06Price / Sales1.4832.39398.25108.31Price / Cash7.4321.4136.1356.90Price / Book1.276.698.085.67Net Income$791.47M$233.06M$3.16B$248.47M7 Day Performance2.25%2.20%2.12%2.90%1 Month Performance12.18%4.93%4.43%5.75%1 Year Performance-52.81%35.84%35.62%21.36% Icon Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ICLRIcon4.3889 of 5 stars$150.06-0.5%$213.08+42.0%-52.6%$12.12B$8.19B16.3541,900MEDPMedpace4.5353 of 5 stars$313.86+1.0%$344.82+9.9%-19.4%$9.02B$2.16B23.965,900CRLCharles River Laboratories International4.0647 of 5 stars$151.64+1.1%$171.85+13.3%-21.8%$7.45B$4.05B-233.2920,100IQVIQVIA4.914 of 5 stars$157.69+0.1%$226.32+43.5%-20.6%$27.28B$15.41B21.4886,000TCOMTrip.com Group4.9223 of 5 stars$58.64-0.1%$77.25+31.7%+23.9%$38.31B$7.30B17.0033,700RDDTReddit2.2929 of 5 stars$150.74+5.4%$139.57-7.4%+116.7%$27.81B$1.30B255.502,233Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeGIBCGI Group3.9063 of 5 stars$104.93+1.5%$156.75+49.4%+3.8%$23.55B$10.79B19.1190,000Positive NewsCPAYCorpay3.9562 of 5 stars$332.07+1.5%$401.86+21.0%+25.8%$23.41B$3.97B23.2910,500Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeTOSTToast2.9338 of 5 stars$44.33+1.0%$41.21-7.0%+63.7%$22.08B$4.96B192.744,500Positive NewsAERAercap2.5844 of 5 stars$116.96-0.2%$119.25+2.0%+22.1%$21.85B$8.06B10.38740Gap UpGRABGrab1.8279 of 5 stars$5.03+2.2%$5.71+13.4%+40.0%$20.26B$2.80B251.639,490 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MEDP Alternatives CRL Alternatives IQV Alternatives TCOM Alternatives RDDT Alternatives GIB Alternatives CPAY Alternatives TOST Alternatives AER Alternatives GRAB 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 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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