NYSE:IQV - Iqvia Stock Price, Forecast & News

Iqvia trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "IQV."

Iqvia Holdings Inc (NYSE:IQV) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February, 12th. The medical research company reported $1.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.72 by $0.02. The medical research company earned $2.90 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.85 billion. Iqvia had a net margin of 1.72% and a return on equity of 17.65%. Iqvia's revenue was up 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.50 earnings per share. View Iqvia's Earnings History.

Iqvia is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May 6th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Iqvia.

Iqvia updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Wednesday, February, 12th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $7.15-7.35 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $7.22. The company issued revenue guidance of 11.775-12.000 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $11.84 billion.

16 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Iqvia's stock. Their forecasts range from $136.38 to $200.00. On average, they expect Iqvia's share price to reach $177.29 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 18.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Iqvia.

16 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Iqvia in the last year. There are currently 16 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Iqvia.

News coverage about IQV stock has trended somewhat negative this week, according to InfoTrie. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing 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 nearest to five being the most favorable. Iqvia earned a news sentiment score of -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage 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 near future. View News Stories for Iqvia.

Iqvia saw a drop in short interest in the month of February. As of February 14th, there was short interest totalling 2,420,000 shares, a drop of 25.5% from the January 30th total of 3,250,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,280,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.9 days. Approximately 1.3% of the company's stock are sold short. View Iqvia's Current Options Chain.

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Iqvia's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (4.02%), Jackson Square Partners LLC (2.68%), FMR LLC (2.16%), Janus Henderson Group PLC (2.13%), Alliancebernstein L.P. (2.02%) and Capital Research Global Investors (1.78%). Company insiders that own Iqvia stock include Ari Bousbib, Canada Pension Plan Investment, Cpp Investment Board Private H, Group Holdings (Sbs) Advis Tpg, John Connaughton, John G Danhakl, Kevin C Knightly, Michael J Evanisko, Michael R Mcdonnell, Robert Parks, Ronald A Rittenmeyer and W Richard Staub. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Iqvia.

IQV stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Farallon Capital Management LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Citigroup Inc., AMF Pensionsforsakring AB, First Trust Advisors LP, Jackson Square Partners LLC and Castleark Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Iqvia company stock in the last year include Ari Bousbib, Group Holdings (Sbs) Advis Tpg, John Connaughton, Kevin C Knightly, Michael J Evanisko and Michael R Mcdonnell. View Insider Buying and Selling for Iqvia.

IQV stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including AustralianSuper Pty Ltd, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Point72 Asset Management L.P., Loomis Sayles & Co. L P, Bessemer Group Inc., Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Alliancebernstein L.P. and State Street Corp. View Insider Buying and Selling for Iqvia.

Shares of IQV 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.

One share of IQV stock can currently be purchased for approximately $149.39.

Iqvia has a market capitalization of $28.73 billion and generates $11.09 billion in revenue each year. The medical research company earns $191 million in net income (profit) each year or $5.94 on an earnings per share basis. Iqvia employs 67,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Iqvia.

The official website for Iqvia is http://www.iqvia.com/.

Iqvia's mailing address is 4820 EMPEROR BLVD, DURHAM NC, 27703. The medical research company can be reached via phone at 919-998-2000 or via email at [email protected]