NYSE:IQVIqvia Stock Price, Forecast & News

Iqvia's stock was trading at $125.42 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, IQV stock has increased by 13.2% and is now trading at $141.94. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

17 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Iqvia in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 16 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Iqvia.

Iqvia is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 22nd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Iqvia.

Iqvia Holdings Inc (NYSE:IQV) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April, 28th. The medical research company reported $1.50 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.48 by $0.02. The medical research company earned $2.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.74 billion. Iqvia had a net margin of 1.93% and a return on equity of 18.48%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 2.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.53 EPS. View Iqvia's earnings history.

Iqvia updated its second quarter earnings guidance on Tuesday, April, 28th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $1.00 to $1.09 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $1.15. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.365 billion to $2.440 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.47 billion.

17 brokerages have issued 1 year price objectives for Iqvia's shares. Their forecasts range from $110.00 to $195.00. On average, they expect Iqvia's share price to reach $153.65 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 8.2% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Iqvia.

Media headlines about IQV stock have trended negative on Wednesday, InfoTrie reports. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Iqvia earned a media sentiment score of -2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news 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 effect on the company's share price in the near term. View the latest news about Iqvia.

Iqvia saw a drop in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,600,000 shares, a drop of 5.8% from the June 15th total of 2,760,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,500,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.7 days. Currently, 1.4% of the company's stock are sold short. View Iqvia's Current Options Chain.

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

Iqvia's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%) and Fulton Bank N. A. (0.00%). Company insiders that own Iqvia stock include Ari Bousbib, Canada Pension Plan Investment, 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 State of Alaska Department of Revenue. 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 activity for Iqvia.

IQV stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Fulton Bank N. A.. View insider buying and selling activity 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 $141.94.

Iqvia has a market capitalization of $27.11 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.

The official website for Iqvia is 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]