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 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
7% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 15 [Q3] → 16 (+1) [Q4]
1.51% less ownership
Funds ownership: 93.56% [Q3] → 92.05% (-1.51%) [Q4]
11% less funds holding
Funds holding: 653 [Q3] → 581 (-72) [Q4]
26% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 184 | Existing positions reduced: 250
28% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $22.1B [Q3] → $15.9B (-$6.11B) [Q4]
42% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 88 | Existing positions closed: 152
66% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $33.1M | Put options by funds: $96.4M
Research analyst outlook
8 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
8 analyst ratings
Barclays Luke Sergott 33% 1-year accuracy 21 / 63 met price target | 16%upside $155 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 2 May 2025 |
Goldman Sachs Matthew Sykes 43% 1-year accuracy 15 / 35 met price target | 20%upside $160 | Neutral Maintained | 2 May 2025 |
Baird Eric Coldwell 38% 1-year accuracy 3 / 8 met price target | 20%upside $160 | Neutral Maintained | 2 May 2025 |
JP Morgan Casey Woodring 0% 1-year accuracy 0 / 6 met price target | 12%upside $150 | Neutral Downgraded | 29 Apr 2025 |
TD Cowen Charles Rhyee 0% 1-year accuracy 0 / 3 met price target | 17%upside $157 | Hold Downgraded | 14 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 12 articles about ICLR published over the past 30 days









