Medpace Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MEDP - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at William Blair reduced their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Medpace in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 11th. William Blair analyst M. Smock now forecasts that the company will earn $2.99 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $3.18. William Blair currently has a "Outperform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Medpace's current full-year earnings is $11.93 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Medpace's Q4 2025 earnings at $2.93 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $12.12 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $3.38 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.44 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.50 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $3.57 EPS.
Medpace (NASDAQ:MEDP - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 10th. The company reported $3.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.96 by $0.71. Medpace had a net margin of 17.66% and a return on equity of 50.87%.
MEDP has been the topic of several other research reports. TD Cowen reduced their price target on shares of Medpace from $413.00 to $372.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on shares of Medpace from $354.00 to $362.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Finally, Baird R W downgraded shares of Medpace from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Medpace currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $381.44.
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Medpace Stock Performance
Shares of NASDAQ MEDP traded down $2.24 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $340.17. 299,085 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 208,882. The company has a market cap of $10.57 billion, a PE ratio of 29.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.36. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $343.50 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $348.07. Medpace has a 1-year low of $302.01 and a 1-year high of $459.77.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Medpace
Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of MEDP. CWM LLC raised its stake in shares of Medpace by 82.6% during the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 4,241 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,416,000 after acquiring an additional 1,918 shares during the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC increased its position in shares of Medpace by 47.7% during the third quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 2,981 shares of the company's stock worth $995,000 after buying an additional 963 shares during the period. Swedbank AB acquired a new stake in shares of Medpace during the third quarter worth $7,477,000. Vontobel Holding Ltd. increased its position in shares of Medpace by 137.3% during the third quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 1,424 shares of the company's stock worth $475,000 after buying an additional 824 shares during the period. Finally, Rheos Capital Works Inc. increased its position in shares of Medpace by 18.3% during the third quarter. Rheos Capital Works Inc. now owns 29,101 shares of the company's stock worth $9,714,000 after buying an additional 4,500 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 77.98% of the company's stock.
Medpace Company Profile
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Medpace Holdings, Inc engages in the provision of outsourced clinical development services to the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical device industries. Its services include medical department, clinical trial management, data-driven feasibility, study-start-up, clinical monitoring, regulatory affairs, patient recruitment and retention, medical writing, biometrics and data sciences, pharmacovigilance, core laboratory, laboratories, clinics, and quality assurance.
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