ICON Public Limited Company

NasdaqGS:ICLR Stock Report

Market Cap: US$24.9b

ICON Valuation

Is ICLR undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of ICLR when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: ICLR ($301.07) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($343.23)

Significantly Below Fair Value: ICLR is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for ICLR?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

ICLR key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue3.4x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA16.7x
PEG Ratio2.6x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does ICLR's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for ICLR vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average37.2x
MTD Mettler-Toledo International
33.9x7.7%US$26.7b
WST West Pharmaceutical Services
47.2x10.3%US$26.5b
MEDP Medpace Holdings
38.7x13.8%US$12.3b
WAT Waters
29.1x6.2%US$18.7b
ICLR ICON
36.4x14.1%US$24.9b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: ICLR is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (36.4x) compared to the peer average (37.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does ICLR's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Life Sciences Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a16.5%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: ICLR is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (36.4x) compared to the Global Life Sciences industry average (31.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is ICLR's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

ICLR PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio36.4x
Fair PE Ratio26x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: ICLR is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (36.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (26x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst ICLR forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$301.07
US$354.14
+17.6%
7.7%US$385.00US$268.00n/a14
Apr ’25US$331.73
US$350.57
+5.7%
7.4%US$385.00US$268.00n/a14
Mar ’25US$325.51
US$350.57
+7.7%
7.4%US$385.00US$268.00n/a14
Feb ’25US$260.50
US$309.57
+18.8%
7.9%US$357.00US$243.00n/a14
Jan ’25US$283.07
US$298.53
+5.5%
9.6%US$357.00US$243.00n/a15
Dec ’24US$269.35
US$285.14
+5.9%
7.2%US$320.00US$243.00n/a14
Nov ’24US$250.00
US$281.57
+12.6%
8.1%US$306.00US$220.00n/a14
Oct ’24US$246.25
US$280.50
+13.9%
8.0%US$306.00US$220.00n/a14
Sep ’24US$262.69
US$278.64
+6.1%
7.6%US$300.00US$220.00n/a14
Aug ’24US$249.23
US$278.64
+11.8%
7.6%US$300.00US$220.00n/a14
Jul ’24US$250.20
US$250.21
+0.006%
8.4%US$281.00US$220.00n/a14
Jun ’24US$215.85
US$250.21
+15.9%
8.4%US$281.00US$220.00n/a14
May ’24US$195.45
US$250.21
+28.0%
8.4%US$281.00US$220.00US$301.6114
Apr ’24US$213.59
US$265.08
+24.1%
5.6%US$281.00US$234.00US$331.7313
Mar ’24US$227.50
US$265.07
+16.5%
5.6%US$285.00US$234.00US$325.5114
Feb ’24US$235.74
US$257.50
+9.2%
7.1%US$280.00US$223.00US$260.5014
Jan ’24US$194.25
US$252.64
+30.1%
7.6%US$280.00US$215.00US$283.0714
Dec ’23US$218.69
US$253.00
+15.7%
7.7%US$280.00US$215.00US$269.3514
Nov ’23US$196.34
US$260.07
+32.5%
9.5%US$295.00US$215.00US$250.0014
Oct ’23US$183.78
US$267.57
+45.6%
7.3%US$295.00US$223.00US$246.2514
Sep ’23US$208.70
US$268.92
+28.9%
7.0%US$295.00US$223.00US$262.6913
Aug ’23US$236.62
US$269.67
+14.0%
7.2%US$295.00US$223.00US$249.2312
Jul ’23US$212.71
US$274.42
+29.0%
9.9%US$315.00US$223.00US$250.2012
Jun ’23US$218.74
US$274.75
+25.6%
10.0%US$315.00US$223.00US$215.8512
May ’23US$226.21
US$273.82
+21.0%
10.4%US$315.00US$223.00US$195.4511

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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