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Trend Edge Setup Score
Trend Edge rates ICLR Bearish with a Setup Score of 32, net conviction 27, actionability 38. How the Setup Score works →
Total Setup Score
32
Directional Bias
Bearish
Net Conviction
27
Actionability
38 (in range)
Key signals behind this score
40wk Downtrend — trend only (sma 146 vs px 172)
Fresh Breakdown — 40wk turn 24w
80wk Downtrend — trend only (sma 155 vs px 172)
200wk Downtrend — falling+below (sma 215 vs px 172)
Funds Distributing — momZ +0.71 · 4.66→4.80
About ICON PLC
ICON Public Limited Company, a clinical research organization, provides outsourced development and commercialization services in Ireland, 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. Read full Trend Edge analysis →
Sector: Healthcare
Industry: Diagnostics & Research
Exchange: NASDAQ
IPO Date: May 15, 1998
Headquarters: South County Business Park, Dublin, Ireland, D18 X5R3
Hidden Gem: Yes — undiscovered relative to its market cap tier
Founder-Led: No
Key Metrics
Current Price
$172.23
Market Cap
$13.45B
Float
77.1M
Shares Outstanding
77.2M
P/E (Forward)
16.56
P/E (TTM)
264.04
Price/Sales (TTM)
1.62
vs. Analyst Target
+7.7% to analyst PT
Profit Margin
0.33%
Operating Margin (TTM)
9.41%
Revenue (TTM)
$8.29B
Earnings Growth (YoY)
-63.30%
Dividend Rate
None
Analyst Target Price
$185.56 (17 analysts)
Financial History
Annual Revenue & Earnings History
Year
Revenue
Net Income
Gross Profit
EBITDA
2020
$2.80B
$328M
$808M
$489M
2021
$5.48B
$153M
$1.51B
$739M
2022
$7.74B
$505M
$2.21B
$1.41B
2023
$8.12B
$612M
$2.40B
$1.52B
2024
$8.28B
$791M
$2.44B
$1.56B
2025
$8.25B
$229M
$2.18B
$824M
Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income
Quarter
Revenue
Net Income
Sep 2025
$2.04B
$2.4M
Dec 2025
$2.19B
-$110M
Mar 2026
$2.03B
$105M
Jun 2026
$2.06B
$72.6M
Ownership & Float
Insider Ownership
0.4%
Institutional Ownership
108.4%
Short Float
2.9%
% of All Funds Holding
4.80%
Number of Funds Holding
422
Current Moving Averages
Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.
Timeframe
SMA
Value
Trend Context
Weekly
10-Week SMA
$165.59
Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly
40-Week SMA
$146.45
Medium-term trend
Weekly
80-Week SMA
$155.03
Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly
200-Week SMA
$215.11
Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly
10-Month SMA
$153.02
Near-term monthly trend
Monthly
20-Month SMA
$160.77
Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly
40-Month SMA
$216.59
Secular monthly trend
Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance
Trend Edge identifies volume shelves: price zones where historically elevated trading volume
creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative
volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.
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