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About: Icon is a global late-stage contract research organization that provides drug development and clinical trial services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical-device firms. While the vast majority of its revenue comes from clinical research, Icon also offers ancillary services such as laboratory and imaging capabilities. The company is headquartered in Ireland.

Employees: 39,900

0
Funds holding %
of 7,463 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 9 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

103% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $18.1M | Put options by funds: $8.93M

2.38% more ownership

Funds ownership: 91.65% [Q1] → 94.03% (+2.38%) [Q2]

8% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 [Q1] → 11 (-1) [Q2]

12% less funds holding

Funds holding: 549 [Q1] → 482 (-67) [Q2]

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13.1B [Q1] → $11B (-$2.06B) [Q2]

28% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 148 | Existing positions reduced: 205

45% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 72 | Existing positions closed: 132

Research analyst outlook

9 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$175
3% upside
Avg. target
$217
27% upside
High target
$240
41% upside

9 analyst ratings

positive
67%
neutral
33%
negative
0%
Jefferies
David Windley
$175
Hold
Downgraded
9 Sep 2025
Rothschild & Co
Jamie Clark
$236
Buy
Upgraded
3 Sep 2025
Baird
Eric Coldwell
$224
Outperform
Maintained
2 Sep 2025
Citigroup
Patrick Donnelly
$200
Neutral
Downgraded
21 Aug 2025
Mizuho
Ann Hynes
$225
Outperform
Maintained
25 Jul 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 3 articles about ICLR published over the past 30 days

Neutral
Business Wire
11 days ago
ICON Announces CEO Transition
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ICON Announces CEO Transition.
ICON Announces CEO Transition
Neutral
Business Wire
13 days ago
ICON plc to Participate at Upcoming Investor Conferences
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ICON plc to Participate at Upcoming Investor Conferences.
ICON plc to Participate at Upcoming Investor Conferences
Positive
MarketBeat
14 days ago
3 Healthcare Pathbreakers With Long-Term Tailwinds
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3 Healthcare Pathbreakers With Long-Term Tailwinds
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
ICON Public Limited Company (ICLR) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
ICON Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:ICLR ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call July 24, 2025 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Barry Balfe - Chief Operating Officer Kate Haven - Vice President of Investor Relations Nigel Clerkin - Chief Financial Officer Steven A. Cutler - CEO & Director Conference Call Participants Charles Rhyee - TD Cowen, Research Division David Howard Windley - Jefferies LLC, Research Division Elizabeth Hammell Anderson - Evercore ISI Institutional Equities, Research Division Eric White Coldwell - Robert W.
ICON Public Limited Company (ICLR) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
ICON: Lower Guidance Downside And Expanded Repurchase Plan
ICON may be relatively undervalued, trading at a ~10% discount to IQVIA and offering an attractive ~7% free cash flow yield that markets seem to be responding to now. The CRO sector faces near-term headwinds from a weak biotech funding environment related to high interest rates and associated increased clinical trial cancellations and delays. Q2 is indicating to markets that there will eventually be a return to growth after the CRO industry comes off the easy-money-fueled innovation environment.
ICON: Lower Guidance Downside And Expanded Repurchase Plan
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Icon PLC (ICLR) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates
Icon PLC (ICLR) came out with quarterly earnings of $3.26 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.18 per share. This compares to earnings of $3.75 per share a year ago.
Icon PLC (ICLR) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
ICON Announces Results of Annual General Meeting
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ICON Announces Results of Annual General Meeting.
ICON Announces Results of Annual General Meeting
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
ICON Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ICON Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results.
ICON Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
2 months ago
Analysts Estimate Icon PLC (ICLR) to Report a Decline in Earnings: What to Look Out for
Icon PLC (ICLR) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Analysts Estimate Icon PLC (ICLR) to Report a Decline in Earnings: What to Look Out for
Neutral
Business Wire
2 months ago
ICON's Leadership and Performance in Phase 1 Clinical Trials Recognised in Independent Industry Benchmarking Report
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ICON plc, (NASDAQ: ICLR) a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation, has been rated as one of the top-performing contract research organisations (CRO) for phase 1 clinical trials in a benchmarking report from the independent pharmaceutical market research company Industry Standard Research (ISR). ICON outpaced the average phase 1 performance scores of other large CROs, solidifying its position as a premier partner for early phase clinical.
ICON's Leadership and Performance in Phase 1 Clinical Trials Recognised in Independent Industry Benchmarking Report
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