ICON PLC

ICON PLC (ICLR) Stock Analysis

$168.970

+4.765 (+2.82%)At close

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High
170.320
Open
163.540
VWAP
167.48
Volume
629.66K
Mkt Cap
25.93B
Low
163.140
Amount
105.45M
EV/EBITDA, TTM
13.00

ICON Public Limited Company is a healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. The Company is engaged in providing outsourced services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and government and public health organizations. It offers a range of specialized services to assist pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies to bring new drugs and devices to market faster. The Company's services include clinical research services, commercial positioning, consulting, early phase, strategic solutions, laboratories, language services, medical imaging, real world intelligence, site and patient solutions, COVID-19 clinical operation and decentralized and hybrid clinical solutions. It also provides its full range of clinical, consulting and commercial services across several sectors, which include biosimilars, biotechnology, government and public health solutions, medical devices and pharmaceuticals.

AI analysis of ICON PLC (ICLR)

Hold

Currently, ICON PLC (ICLR) is trading at $164.17, which is below the analyst price targets of $185 and $195, indicating potential upside. However, the RSI is at 44.96, suggesting it is nearing oversold territory but not yet a strong buy signal. The forward P/E ratio of 14.75 is attractive compared to its current P/E of 38.59, indicating better value going forward. The main risk is the recent negative earnings report with a net income drop to -110.14 million in Q4 2025, which raises concerns about profitability.

Analyst Ratings (15)

+19.94% upside
Buy
10 Buy
5 Hold
0 Sell
Current: 168.97
Low
172.00
Average
202.67
High
222.00

BofA

2026-10-09

Price Target

$185

Neutral

UBS

2026-09-30

Price Target

$195

Neutral

Citi

2026-09-18

Price Target

$175

Neutral

BofA

2026-07-31

Price Target

$160

Underperform

Baird

2026-07-31

Price Target

$194

Outperform

Valuation Metrics

The current forward P/E ratio for ICON PLC (ICLR) is 14.75, compared to its 5-year average forward P/E of 16.59.

Forward P/E

Fair
5Y Average P/E
16.59
Current P/E
14.75
Overvalued
20.47
Undervalued
12.70

Forward EV/EBITDA

Fair
5Y Average EV/EBITDA
13.38
Current EV/EBITDA
13.00
Overvalued
16.10
Undervalued
10.65

Forward P/S

Undervalued
5Y Average P/S
2.15
Current P/S
1.50
Overvalued
2.73
Undervalued
1.58

Alphio AI Price Scenarios for ICLR

Scenario prices are the last monthly forecast band of the current year. Probabilities are fixed model weights (25 / 50 / 25), not guarantees.

B

Bull

Bull · 25%ICLR

$145.23

Scenario price

B

Base

Base · 50%ICLR

$122.77

Scenario price

B

Bear

Bear · 25%ICLR

$116.18

Scenario price

Whales holding ICLR

Z

Zurich Insurance Group AG

+ HoldingICLR

+6.16%

3M Return

T

Trinity Street Asset Management LLP

+ HoldingICLR

+4.02%

3M Return

L

Lakewood Capital Management, LP

+ HoldingICLR

+3.60%

3M Return

V

Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management N.V.

+ HoldingICLR

+2.02%

3M Return

R

Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb L.P.

+ HoldingICLR

+1.69%

3M Return

F

First Pacific Advisors, LP

+ HoldingICLR

+0.20%

3M Return

Events Timeline

2026-08-04 (ET)

09:00:00

ICON Plans to Issue Senior Notes to Repay Debt

2026-07-29 (ET)

16:30:00

Company Reaffirms FY26 Revenue Outlook of $7.85B to $8.15B

16:30:00

ICON Reports Q2 Revenue of $2.063B, Beating Consensus

2026-07-28 (ET)

07:30:00

ICON Partners with Anthropic to Enhance AI in Clinical Trials

News

ICLR FAQ — answered by Alphio AI

ICON Public Limited Company is a healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. The Company is engaged in providing outsourced services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and government and public health organizations. It offers a range of specialized services to assist pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies to bring new drugs and devices to market faster. The Company's services include clinical research services, commercial positioning, consulting, early phase, strategic solutions, laboratories, language services, medical imaging, real world intelligence, site and patient solutions, COVID-19 clinical operation and decentralized and hybrid clinical solutions. It also provides its full range of clinical, consulting and commercial services across several sectors, which include biosimilars, biotechnology, government and public health solutions, medical devices and pharmaceuticals. It operates in the Healthcare sector (COMMERCIAL PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH industry).

Currently, ICON PLC (ICLR) is trading at $164.17, which is below the analyst price targets of $185 and $195, indicating potential upside. However, the RSI is at 44.96, suggesting it is nearing oversold territory but not yet a strong buy signal. The forward P/E ratio of 14.75 is attractive compared to its current P/E of 38.59, indicating better value going forward. The main risk is the recent negative earnings report with a net income drop to -110.14 million in Q4 2025, which raises concerns about profitability.

15 analysts cover ICLR: 10 rate it Buy, 5 Hold and 0 Sell. The average price target is 202.67.

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