IconICLR
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: 41,250
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
0.56% less ownership
Funds ownership: 92.07% [Q4 2024] → 91.51% (-0.56%) [Q1 2025]
7% less funds holding
Funds holding: 585 [Q4 2024] → 544 (-41) [Q1 2025]
15% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 186 | Existing positions reduced: 219
18% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $15.9B [Q4 2024] → $13.1B (-$2.87B) [Q1 2025]
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 16 [Q4 2024] → 12 (-4) [Q1 2025]
25% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 71 | Existing positions closed: 95
39% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $14.9M | Put options by funds: $24.6M
Research analyst outlook
8 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
8 analyst ratings
Mizuho Ann Hynes | 19%upside $173 | Outperform Maintained | 15 May 2025 |
Barclays Luke Sergott | 6%upside $155 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 2 May 2025 |
Goldman Sachs Matthew Sykes | 10%upside $160 | Neutral Maintained | 2 May 2025 |
Baird Eric Coldwell | 10%upside $160 | Neutral Maintained | 2 May 2025 |
JP Morgan Casey Woodring | 3%upside $150 | Neutral Downgraded | 29 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 9 articles about ICLR published over the past 30 days









