PRA Health Sciences, Inc, a contract research organization, provides outsourced clinical development and data solution services to the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Clinical Research and Data Solutions. The Clinical Research segment offers product registration services, including clinical trial management, project management, regulatory affairs, therapeutic expertise, clinical operations, data and programming, safety and risk management, biostatistics and medical writing, quality assurance, and late phase services.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Commercial physical research
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorMedical
Phone919-786-8200
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$3.07 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees16,400
Next Earnings Date5/6/2020 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
PRA Health Sciences (NASDAQ:PRAH) Frequently Asked Questions
What is PRA Health Sciences' stock symbol?
PRA Health Sciences trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "PRAH."
How were PRA Health Sciences' earnings last quarter?
PRA Health Sciences Inc (NASDAQ:PRAH) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 20th. The medical research company reported $1.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.22. The medical research company had revenue of $800.24 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $794.91 million. PRA Health Sciences had a return on equity of 28.52% and a net margin of 7.93%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 9.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.31 EPS. View PRA Health Sciences' Earnings History.
When is PRA Health Sciences' next earnings date?
What guidance has PRA Health Sciences issued on next quarter's earnings?
PRA Health Sciences issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance on Thursday, February, 20th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $5.77-5.97 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $5.81. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.23-3.36 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.32 billion.
What price target have analysts set for PRAH?
10 brokerages have issued 12 month price targets for PRA Health Sciences' shares. Their forecasts range from $100.00 to $128.00. On average, they expect PRA Health Sciences' stock price to reach $117.11 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 17.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for PRA Health Sciences.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for PRA Health Sciences?
10 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for PRA Health Sciences in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for PRA Health Sciences.
Has PRA Health Sciences been receiving favorable news coverage?
Media headlines about PRAH stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. PRA Health Sciences earned a media sentiment score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the medical research company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for PRA Health Sciences.
Are investors shorting PRA Health Sciences?
PRA Health Sciences saw a increase in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 2,460,000 shares, an increase of 17.7% from the January 15th total of 2,090,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 523,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 4.7 days. Currently, 3.9% of the company's shares are sold short. View PRA Health Sciences' Current Options Chain.
Who are some of PRA Health Sciences' key competitors?
Some companies that are related to PRA Health Sciences include Incyte (INCY), EXACT Sciences (EXAS), PPD (PPD), Icon (ICLR), Charles River Laboratories Intl. (CRL), Syneos Health (SYNH), Exelixis (EXEL), BTG (BTGGF), Medpace (MEDP), National Research (NRC), Intrexon (XON), Sorrento Therapeutics (SRNE), STARPHARMA HOLD/S (SPHRY), Anavex Life Sciences (AVXL) and Auxly Cannabis Group (CBWTF).
What other stocks do shareholders of PRA Health Sciences own?
Who are PRA Health Sciences' key executives?
PRA Health Sciences' management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Colin Shannon, Chairman, CEO & Pres (Age 60)
- Mr. Michael J. Bonello, Exec. VP, CFO & Corp. Sec. (Age 49)
- Mr. Kent Thoelke, Exec. VP & Chief Scientific Officer
- Mr. Thomas Byrne, VP of Legal Affairs
- Christine Rogers, Director of PR & Corp. Communications
When did PRA Health Sciences IPO?
(PRAH) raised $306 million in an IPO on Thursday, November 13th 2014. The company issued 17,000,000 shares at $18.00 per share. Jefferies, Citigroup, KKR, UBS Investment Bank, Credit Suisse and Wells Fargo Securities served as the underwriters for the IPO and Baird and William Blair were co-managers.
Who are PRA Health Sciences' major shareholders?
PRA Health Sciences' stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Capital Research Global Investors (4.07%), Janus Henderson Group PLC (3.10%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (2.70%), State Street Corp (2.27%), Pendal Group Ltd (1.52%) and Standard Life Aberdeen plc (1.23%). Company insiders that own PRA Health Sciences stock include Fund Holdings LP Kkr and Pra Investors LP Kkr. View Institutional Ownership Trends for PRA Health Sciences.
Which institutional investors are selling PRA Health Sciences stock?
PRAH stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Standard Life Aberdeen plc, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, AQR Capital Management LLC, Pictet Asset Management Ltd., Capital Research Global Investors, Artemis Investment Management LLP, Acadian Asset Management LLC and Strs Ohio. View Insider Buying and Selling for PRA Health Sciences.
Which institutional investors are buying PRA Health Sciences stock?
PRAH stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Janus Henderson Group PLC, Captrust Financial Advisors, FMR LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Mackay Shields LLC, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. and Franklin Resources Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for PRA Health Sciences.
How do I buy shares of PRA Health Sciences?
Shares of PRAH can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is PRA Health Sciences' stock price today?
One share of PRAH stock can currently be purchased for approximately $99.64.
How big of a company is PRA Health Sciences?
PRA Health Sciences has a market capitalization of $6.30 billion and generates $3.07 billion in revenue each year. The medical research company earns $243.02 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.80 on an earnings per share basis. PRA Health Sciences employs 16,400 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About PRA Health Sciences.
What is PRA Health Sciences' official website?
How can I contact PRA Health Sciences?
PRA Health Sciences' mailing address is 4130 PARKLAKE AVENUE SUITE 400, RALEIGH NC, 27612. The medical research company can be reached via phone at 919-786-8200 or via email at [email protected]
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