NYSE:IQV - Iqvia Stock Price, Forecast & News

Iqvia's stock was trading at $125.42 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, IQV shares have decreased by 13.6% and is now trading at $108.37. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus.

17 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Iqvia in the last year. There are currently 17 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, May 6th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Iqvia.

Iqvia Holdings Inc (NYSE:IQV) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 12th. The medical research company reported $1.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.72 by $0.02. The medical research company earned $2.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.85 billion. Iqvia had a net margin of 1.72% and a return on equity of 17.65%. Iqvia's quarterly revenue was up 7.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.50 earnings per share. View Iqvia's earnings history.

Iqvia updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Wednesday, February, 12th. The company provided earnings per share 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.

17 brokers have issued 12 month price targets for Iqvia's stock. Their forecasts range from $110.00 to $200.00. On average, they anticipate Iqvia's stock price to reach $163.56 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 50.9% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Iqvia.

News coverage about IQV stock has been trending negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Iqvia earned a daily sentiment score of -2.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the medical research company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days. View the latest news aboutIqvia.

Iqvia saw a decrease in short interest during the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 2,777,500 shares, a decrease of 22.2% from the February 27th total of 3,570,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,500,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.9 days. Approximately 1.5% of the company's shares 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."

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One share of IQV stock can currently be purchased for approximately $108.37.

Iqvia has a market capitalization of $20.84 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]