$210.74
2.78% today
Nasdaq, Nov 26, 04:50 pm CET
ISIN
IE0005711209
Symbol
ICLR
Sector
Industry

ICON Plc Target price 2024 - Analyst rating & recommendation

ICON Plc Classifications & Recommendation:

Buy
74%
Hold
26%

ICON Plc Price Target

Target Price $275.88
Price $216.76
Potential
Number of Estimates 16
16 Analysts have issued a price target ICON Plc 2025 . The average ICON Plc target price is $275.88. This is higher than the current stock price. The highest price target is , the lowest is .
A rating was issued by 19 analysts: 14 Analysts recommend ICON Plc to buy, 5 to hold and 0 to sell.
Analysts don't have a crystal ball either, but they do represent the opinion of the market quite well. You should not take the price potential and the ratings as a recommendation to act. Rather, they serve as an additional building block for your own opinion or stock analysis.
Analyst Estimates: Analysts believe that the ICON Plc stock has an average upside potential 2025 of . Most analysts recommend the ICON Plc stock at Purchase.

Sales and Margin forecast 2024, 2025 to 2028

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Quarter Annually
Dec '23 2024
Estimates
Revenue Billion $ 8.12 8.28
4.89% 1.91%
EBITDA Margin 20.76% 20.90%
10.49% 0.65%
Net Margin 7.52% 8.76%
13.79% 16.43%

16 Analysts have issued a sales forecast ICON Plc 2024 . The average ICON Plc sales estimate is

$8.3b
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. This is
0.38% lower
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than the revenue of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest sales forecast is
$8.3b 0.25%
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, the lowest is
$8.2b 0.89%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics:

Revenue Estimates

2023 $8.1b 4.89%
2024
$8.3b 1.91%
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2025
$8.5b 3.02%
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2026
$9.1b 6.27%
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2027
$9.6b 6.40%
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2028
$10.3b 7.25%
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16 Analysts have issued an ICON Plc EBITDA forecast 2024. The average ICON Plc EBITDA estimate is

$1.7b
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. This is
0.42% higher
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than the EBITDA of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest EBITDA forecast is
$1.7b 0.90%
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, the lowest is
$1.7b 0.73%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future EBITDA Margins:

EBITDA Estimates

2023 $1.7b 15.90%
2024
$1.7b 2.58%
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2025
$1.8b 3.68%
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2026
$2.0b 8.82%
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2027
$2.1b 8.34%
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2028
$2.3b 8.24%
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EBITDA Margin

2023 20.76% 10.49%
2024
20.90% 0.65%
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2025
21.04% 0.67%
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2026
21.54% 2.38%
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2027
21.94% 1.86%
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2028
22.14% 0.91%
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7 ICON Plc Analysts have issued a net profit forecast 2024. The average ICON Plc net profit estimate is

$725m
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. This is
2.26% lower
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than the net profit for the last 12 months(TTM). The highest net profit forecast is
$777m 4.79%
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, the lowest is
$696m 6.12%
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This results in the following potential growth metrics and future Net Margins:

Net Profit Estimates

2023 $611m 19.35%
2024
$725m 18.61%
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2025
$1.0b 40.55%
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2026
$1.2b 18.62%
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2027
$1.3b 3.67%
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2028
$1.3b 7.12%
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Net Margin

2023 7.52% 13.79%
2024
8.76% 16.43%
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2025
11.95% 36.42%
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2026
13.34% 11.63%
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2027
12.99% 2.62%
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2028
12.98% 0.08%
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Earnings per share, P/E ratio and EV/sales Estimates 2024, 2025 to 2028

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Quarter Annually
Dec '23 2024
Estimates
Earnings Per Share $ 7.40 8.78
19.35% 18.65%
P/E 24.70
EV/Sales 2.51

7 Analysts have issued a ICON Plc forecast for earnings per share. The average ICON Plc <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/eps-simply-explained>EPS is

$8.78
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. This is
2.23% lower
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than earnings per share in the financial year 2023. The highest <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/eps-simply-explained>EPS forecast is
$9.41 4.79%
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, the lowest is
$8.43 6.12%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

Earnings Per Share

2023 $7.40 19.35%
2024
$8.78 18.65%
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2025
$12.34 40.55%
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2026
$14.63 18.56%
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2027
$15.17 3.69%
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2028
$16.25 7.12%
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P/E ratio

Current 24.14 44.38%
2024
24.70 2.32%
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2025
17.57 28.87%
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2026
14.81 15.71%
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2027
14.29 3.51%
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2028
13.34 6.65%
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Based on analysts' sales estimates for 2024, the ICON Plc stock is valued at an <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/enterprise-value-sales-simply-explained>EV/Sales of

and an <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/price-sales-ratio-simply-explained>P/S ratio of .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

EV/Sales

Current 2.50 23.55%
2024
2.51 0.44%
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2025
2.44 2.93%
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2026
2.29 5.90%
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2027
2.16 6.01%
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2028
2.01 6.76%
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P/S ratio

Current 2.15 22.85%
2024
2.16 0.39%
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2025
2.10 2.93%
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2026
1.98 5.90%
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2027
1.86 6.01%
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2028
1.73 6.76%
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