Icon Plc (NASDAQ: ICLR)’s stock price has gone rise by 1.85 in comparison to its previous close of 143.58, however, the company has experienced a -0.58% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-06-02 that LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ICLR Investors Have Opportunity to Lead ICON Public Limited Company Securities Fraud Lawsuit with the Schall Law Firm.
Is It Worth Investing in Icon Plc (NASDAQ: ICLR) Right Now?
Icon Plc (NASDAQ: ICLR) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 15.91x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.15. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 11 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for ICLR is 80.24M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.80% of that float. On June 20, 2025, the average trading volume of ICLR was 1.49M shares.
ICLR’s Market Performance
ICLR’s stock has seen a -0.58% decrease for the week, with a 10.71% rise in the past month and a -20.51% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.21%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.38% for Icon Plc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 6.11% for ICLR’s stock, with a -27.66% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ICLR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ICLR stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for ICLR by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for ICLR in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $150 based on the research report published on April 29, 2025 of the current year 2025.
TD Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ICLR reach a price target of $157. The rating they have provided for ICLR stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on April 14th, 2025.
Barclays gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to ICLR, setting the target price at $165 in the report published on April 10th of the current year.
ICLR Trading at 4.91% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ICLR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -57.95% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ICLR starting from RONAN MARTIN MURPHY, who proposed sale 334 shares at the price of $126.90 back on May 23 ’25. After this action, RONAN MARTIN MURPHY now owns shares of Icon Plc, valued at $42,384 using the latest closing price.
EUGENE PACELLI MCCAGUE, the Officer of Icon Plc, proposed sale 334 shares at $126.90 during a trade that took place back on May 23 ’25, which means that EUGENE PACELLI MCCAGUE is holding shares at $42,384 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ICLR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.13 for the present operating margin
- 0.27 for the gross margin
The net margin for Icon Plc stands at 0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.08. Equity return is now at value 8.01, with 4.49 for asset returns.
Based on Icon Plc (ICLR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.27 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.34. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.37. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.09.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.56 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.98. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.81. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.99for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.49. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.27.
Conclusion
To sum up, Icon Plc (ICLR) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
