ICON Public Limited Company, a clinical research organization, provides outsourced development and commercialization services in Ireland, rest of Europe, the United States, and internationally. The company specializes in the strategic development, management, and analysis of programs that support various stages of the clinical development process from compound selection to Phase I-IV clinical studies. It offers clinical development services, including product development planning, strategic consulting, study protocol preparation, clinical pharmacology, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic analysis, site feasibility, patient recruitment and retention, digital patient and site, project management, clinical operations/monitoring, patient centric monitoring, data management, and adaptive and virtual trial services. The company's clinical development services also comprise medical imaging, biostatistics, medical affairs, pharmacovigilance, strategic regulatory, electronic endpoint adjudication, medical writing and publishing, interactive response technologies, functional solutions, strategic resourcing central laboratory, bioanalytical laboratory, biomarket development, strategy and analytics, late phase research, patient centered science, and medical device and diagnostics research services, as well as access, commercialization, and communication services, and research trials for us government agencies. It serves pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries, as well as government and public health organizations. ICON has an agreement with Evergreen Therapeutics, Inc. to conduct Phase II clinical trial for COVID-19 drug candidate. The company was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.
IPO Year: 1998
Exchange: NASDAQ
Website: iconplc.com
| Date | Price Target | Rating | Analyst |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/7/2025 | $263.00 | Outperform | RBC Capital Mkts |
| 10/24/2024 | $340.00 | Outperform → Neutral | Robert W. Baird |
| 10/14/2024 | Neutral | Redburn Atlantic | |
| 9/18/2024 | $379.00 | Outperform | Leerink Partners |
| 6/6/2024 | $370.00 | Buy | Goldman |
| 12/15/2023 | $357.00 | Buy | Truist |
| 9/13/2023 | $306.00 | Outperform | TD Cowen |
| 1/17/2023 | $215.00 → $260.00 | Equal Weight → Overweight | Barclays |
| 1/13/2023 | Equal Weight → Overweight | Barclays | |
| 11/9/2022 | $265.00 → $260.00 | Neutral → Buy | BofA Securities |
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ICON plc (NASDAQ:ICLR), a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation, today announced the appointment of Barry Balfe as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Barry is a long-tenured ICON employee with over 20 years of service and brings extensive leadership experience and capability to the role of COO. He has held a number of leadership roles across both full service and functional solutions at ICON and has very successfully supported the growth of new and existing customer partnerships. His strong focus and track record on operational excellence, quality & delivery will enable the company to deliver greater value to our customers and further enhance our strategy to
ICON plc (NASDAQ:ICLR), a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation, today announced the appointment of Nigel Clerkin as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Nigel brings extensive experience and capability to the role of CFO. He commenced his career with KPMG, before joining Elan Corporation where he held a number of roles of increasing responsibility over a fifteen-year career, culminating in the role of group CFO in 2011, which he held until 2014. Nigel then moved to be CFO at ConvaTec, a global medical and technologies company, before becoming UDG Healthcare's CFO in 2018. During his tenure with UDG, he led substantial change and improvement programmes
RBC Capital Mkts initiated coverage of ICON plc with a rating of Outperform and set a new price target of $263.00
Robert W. Baird downgraded ICON plc from Outperform to Neutral and set a new price target of $340.00
Redburn Atlantic initiated coverage of ICON plc with a rating of Neutral
Leerink Partners initiated coverage of ICON plc with a rating of Outperform and set a new price target of $379.00
Goldman initiated coverage of ICON plc with a rating of Buy and set a new price target of $370.00
Truist initiated coverage of ICON plc with a rating of Buy and set a new price target of $357.00
TD Cowen initiated coverage of ICON plc with a rating of Outperform and set a new price target of $306.00
Barclays upgraded ICON plc from Equal Weight to Overweight and set a new price target of $260.00 from $215.00 previously
Barclays upgraded ICON plc from Equal Weight to Overweight
BofA Securities upgraded ICON plc from Neutral to Buy and set a new price target of $260.00 from $265.00 previously
Highlights Net business wins in the quarter of $2,328 million. Reflects a net book to bill in the quarter of 1.15, and a trailing twelve month net book to bill of 1.21. Closing backlog of $24.3 billion, an increase of 2.1% on quarter two 2024 and 9.4% on quarter three 2023. Quarter three revenue of $2,030.0 million. Quarter three adjusted EBITDA of $418.8 million or 20.6% of revenue. GAAP net income for the quarter of $197.1 million or $2.36 per diluted share, an increase of 19.8% on quarter three 2023 diluted earnings per share. Quarter three adjusted net income was $279.2 million or $3.35 per diluted share, an increase of 1.5% on quarter three 2023 adjusted diluted earnings
ICON plc (NASDAQ:ICLR), a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization, today announced that it will release its financial results for the third quarter 2024 after the market closes on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. The company will hold a conference call and webcast to discuss its financial results and performance on Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 8:00am ET. Any changes to this event and links to the live webcast will be posted on the Investor section of our website under "Events". A webcast replay of the conference call will be available approximately one hour following the conclusion of the call. About ICON plc ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligen
Highlights Net business wins in the quarter of $2,579 million, an increase of 6.6% on quarter two 2023. Reflects a net book to bill in the quarter of 1.22, and a trailing twelve month net book to bill of 1.24. Closing backlog of $23.8 billion, an increase of 2.0% on quarter one 2024 and 9.9% on quarter two 2023. Quarter two revenue of $2,120.2 million representing an increase of 4.9% on prior year revenue and 5.3% on a constant currency basis. Quarter two adjusted EBITDA of $450.4 million or 21.2% of revenue, an increase of 8.7% on quarter two 2023. GAAP net income for the quarter of $146.9 million or $1.76 per diluted share, an increase of 25.7% on quarter two 2023 dilut
ICON plc (NASDAQ:ICLR), a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization, today announced that it will release its financial results for the second quarter 2024 after the market closes on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. The company will hold a conference call and webcast to discuss its financial results and performance on Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 8:00am ET. Any changes to these events and links to the live webcasts (where available) will be posted on the Investor section of our website under "Events". A webcast replay of the conference call will be available approximately one hour following the conclusion of the call. About ICON plc ICON plc is a world-leading he
Highlights Net business wins in the quarter of $2,654 million; a net book to bill of 1.27, an increase of 9.9% on quarter one 2023. Closing backlog of $23.4 billion, an increase of 2.5% on quarter four 2023 and 10.1% on quarter one 2023. Quarter one revenue of $2,090.4 million representing an increase of 5.7% on prior year revenue and 5.4% on a constant currency basis. Quarter one adjusted EBITDA of $444.0 million or 21.2% of revenue, an increase of 11.3% on quarter one 2023. GAAP net income for the quarter of $187.4 million or $2.25 per diluted share, an increase of 59.6% on quarter one 2023 diluted earnings per share. Quarter one adjusted net income was $288.5 milli
ICON plc (NASDAQ:ICLR), a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization, today announced that Chief Financial Officer, Brendan Brennan, will leave his role at ICON in quarter four this year for a new opportunity outside of the CRO industry. Brendan has held the role since 2012 and will remain with the company in his current role as CFO to ensure a smooth transition to a newly appointed Chief Financial Officer. ICON has commenced a search to identify the next CFO. "On behalf of the ICON Board and Leadership Team, I want to thank Brendan for his strong contributions to ICON over his 18 years, including 12 years as CFO," said Steve Cutler, ICON's CEO. "His effectiv
ICON plc (NASDAQ:ICLR), a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization, today announced that it will release its financial results for the first quarter 2024 after the market closes on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. The company will hold a conference call and webcast to discuss its financial results and performance on Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 8:00am ET. Any changes to these events and links to the live webcasts (where available) will be posted on the Investor section of our website under "Events". A webcast replay of the conference call will be available approximately one hour following the conclusion of the call. About ICON plc ICON plc is a world-leading h
Highlights Net business wins in the quarter of $2,531 million; a net book to bill of 1.22. Full year net business wins of $9,946 million; a net book to bill of 1.22. Closing backlog of $22.8 billion, an increase of 2.4% on quarter three 2023 and an increase of 10.0% on quarter four 2022. Quarter four revenue of $2,066.2 million representing an increase of 5.3% on prior year revenue. Full year revenue of $8,120.2 million representing a year on year increase of 4.9%. Quarter four adjusted EBITDA of $448.2 million or 21.7% of revenue, an increase of 10.7% on quarter four 2022. Full year adjusted EBITDA of $1,694.1 million or 20.9% of revenue, representing a year on year increase
ICON plc, (NASDAQ:ICLR) a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization, today announced that it will release its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2023 results after the market closes on Wednesday, February 21, 2024. The company will hold a conference call and webcast to discuss its financial results and performance on Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 8:00am ET. Any changes to these events and links to the live webcasts (where available) will be posted on the Investor section of our website under "Events". A webcast replay of the conference call will be available approximately one hour following the conclusion of the call. About ICON plc
Highlights Net business wins in the quarter of $2,581 million; a net book to bill of 1.26 or 1.22 on a trailing twelve month basis and an increase of 10% on quarter three 2022. Closing backlog of $22.2 billion, an increase of 2.6% on quarter two 2023 and an increase of 10.0% on quarter three 2022. Quarter three revenue of $2,055.1 million representing an increase of 5.8% on prior year revenue. YTD revenue of $6,053.9 million representing a year on year increase of 4.8%. Quarter three adjusted EBITDA of $432.5 million or 21.0% of revenue, an increase of 13.9% on quarter three 2022. YTD adjusted EBITDA of $1,245.9 million or 20.6% of revenue, representing a year on year increas
Highlights Full year 2025 revenue guidance in the range of $8,050 - $8,650 million; midpoint of $8,350 million representing growth of approximately 1% over full year 2024 revenue guidance midpoint. Full year 2025 adjusted earnings per share* guidance in the range of $13.00 - $15.00; midpoint of $14.00, flat over full year 2024 adjusted earnings per share guidance midpoint. With respect to full year 2024, the company reaffirmed its current guidance of revenue in the range of $8,260 - $8,300 million and adjusted earnings per share* in the range of $13.90 - $14.10. In quarter four 2024, the company repurchased a total of $400 million worth of stock at an average price of $217. For
ICON plc, (NASDAQ:ICLR) a world-leading clinical research organisation powered by healthcare intelligence, today released the findings of a survey of over 120 biotech and pharma professionals developing treatments for neurodegenerative disorders. The findings indicate that, despite recent successes in developing disease modifying treatments for Alzheimer's, persistent challenges that remain in neurodegenerative clinical trials can be mitigated by underutilised trial methodologies. ICON outlines how these innovations, including increased use of biomarkers and innovative trial designs, can be implemented in its new whitepaper: ‘Early, precise and efficient: The methods and technologies adva
ICON plc, (NASDAQ:ICLR) a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation, today announced that Dr. Steve Cutler, CEO of ICON plc, will present at the 43rd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 3.45pm PST. Any changes to this event and links to the live webcast will be posted on the Investor section of our website under "Events". About ICON plc ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation. From molecule to medicine, we advance clinical research providing outsourced services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and government and public health organisations. We develop
ICON plc, (NASDAQ:ICLR) a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation, has been honoured with numerous awards in the second half of 2024. On TIME Magazine's 2024 list of World's Best Companies ICON was ranked as the highest clinical research organisation out of 1,000 companies for the second year in a row, and in its 2025 list of World's Best Companies in Sustainable Growth it was featured at number 57 out of 500 companies. ICON was also announced as a winner of the Best Practices Recognition award from the Frost and Sullivan Institute's Enlightened Growth Leadership awards. ICON was also honoured with a 2024 Scrip award for Best Contract Research Organisati
ICON plc (NASDAQ:ICLR), a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation, today announced the appointment of Barry Balfe as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Barry is a long-tenured ICON employee with over 20 years of service and brings extensive leadership experience and capability to the role of COO. He has held a number of leadership roles across both full service and functional solutions at ICON and has very successfully supported the growth of new and existing customer partnerships. His strong focus and track record on operational excellence, quality & delivery will enable the company to deliver greater value to our customers and further enhance our strategy to
Survey spotlights shifting expectations and more measured pace of innovation as use of digital solutions matures within the biotech and pharma industry ICON plc, (NASDAQ:ICLR) a world-leading clinical research organisation powered by healthcare intelligence, today announced results from a recent global survey of 101 biotech and pharma professionals across Europe and North America to understand the trajectory of AI and digital innovation adoption within clinical research. Respondents revealed that attitudes towards the potential impact of digital tools and AI solutions remain relatively positive. Sponsors' optimism about their potential to improve R&D productivity has grown +5% since 201
ICON plc, (NASDAQ:ICLR) a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation, today announced that Dr. Steve Cutler, CEO of ICON plc and Mr. Nigel Clerkin, CFO of ICON plc will present at the Jefferies London Healthcare Conference on Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 8:00am GMT. Any changes to this event and links to the live webcast will be posted on the Investor section of our website under "Events". About ICON plc ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation. From molecule to medicine, we advance clinical research providing outsourced services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and government and public heal
Highlights Net business wins in the quarter of $2,328 million. Reflects a net book to bill in the quarter of 1.15, and a trailing twelve month net book to bill of 1.21. Closing backlog of $24.3 billion, an increase of 2.1% on quarter two 2024 and 9.4% on quarter three 2023. Quarter three revenue of $2,030.0 million. Quarter three adjusted EBITDA of $418.8 million or 20.6% of revenue. GAAP net income for the quarter of $197.1 million or $2.36 per diluted share, an increase of 19.8% on quarter three 2023 diluted earnings per share. Quarter three adjusted net income was $279.2 million or $3.35 per diluted share, an increase of 1.5% on quarter three 2023 adjusted diluted earnings
ICON plc (NASDAQ:ICLR), a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization, today announced that it will release its financial results for the third quarter 2024 after the market closes on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. The company will hold a conference call and webcast to discuss its financial results and performance on Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 8:00am ET. Any changes to this event and links to the live webcast will be posted on the Investor section of our website under "Events". A webcast replay of the conference call will be available approximately one hour following the conclusion of the call. About ICON plc ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligen
Collaboration with industry partners critical to support effective translation of new therapeutic approaches to the clinic ICON plc, (NASDAQ:ICLR) a world-leading clinical research organisation powered by healthcare intelligence, today announced results from a recent survey of over 100 professionals engaged in oncology drug development to understand the current state of emerging oncology treatment development, including the associated clinical trial dynamics. Respondents acknowledged that much focus has been accorded to emerging oncology treatments; however, as of yet, there are varied views on the degree to which these precision approaches will improve patient outcomes. Significant inves