ICON Public (ICLR) Competitors $145.16 -1.58 (-1.08%) Closing price 04/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$145.16 +0.00 (+0.00%) As of 04/15/2025 06:52 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ICLR vs. WCN, TCOM, IQV, GIB, CPAY, GFL, RDDT, RBA, AER, and KSPIShould you be buying ICON Public stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ICON Public include Waste Connections (WCN), Trip.com Group (TCOM), IQVIA (IQV), CGI (GIB), Corpay (CPAY), GFL Environmental (GFL), Reddit (RDDT), RB Global (RBA), AerCap (AER), and Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz (KSPI). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. ICON Public vs. Waste Connections Trip.com Group IQVIA CGI Corpay GFL Environmental Reddit RB Global AerCap Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz ICON Public (NASDAQ:ICLR) and Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and media sentiment. Do insiders & institutionals believe in ICLR or WCN? 95.6% of ICON Public shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.1% of Waste Connections shares are held by institutional investors. 44.0% of ICON Public shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Waste Connections shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to ICLR or WCN? In the previous week, ICON Public had 11 more articles in the media than Waste Connections. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for ICON Public and 20 mentions for Waste Connections. Waste Connections' average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat ICON Public's score of -0.10 indicating that Waste Connections is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ICON Public 2 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 8 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Waste Connections 14 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, ICLR or WCN? ICON Public has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waste Connections has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation & earnings, ICLR or WCN? Waste Connections has higher revenue and earnings than ICON Public. ICON Public is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Waste Connections, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioICON Public$8.28B1.42$612.34M$9.5315.23Waste Connections$8.92B5.67$617.57M$2.3981.88 Is ICLR or WCN more profitable? ICON Public has a net margin of 9.56% compared to Waste Connections' net margin of 6.92%. Waste Connections' return on equity of 15.54% beat ICON Public's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ICON Public9.56% 11.81% 6.65% Waste Connections 6.92%15.54%6.33% Do analysts rate ICLR or WCN? ICON Public presently has a consensus target price of $232.67, suggesting a potential upside of 60.28%. Waste Connections has a consensus target price of $204.43, suggesting a potential upside of 4.46%. Given ICON Public's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ICON Public is more favorable than Waste Connections.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ICON Public 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Waste Connections 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ICLR or WCN? Waste Connections received 242 more outperform votes than ICON Public when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.94% of users gave Waste Connections an outperform vote while only 65.62% of users gave ICON Public an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformICON PublicOutperform Votes62865.62% Underperform Votes32934.38% Waste ConnectionsOutperform Votes87074.94% Underperform Votes29125.06% SummaryWaste Connections beats ICON Public on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get ICON Public News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ICLR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ICLR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricICON PublicCommercial physical research IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$11.72B$3.11B$5.33B$7.57BDividend YieldN/A2.61%5.11%4.32%P/E Ratio15.2382.7521.7317.82Price / Sales1.42120.94379.2094.61Price / Cash10.2934.5738.1534.64Price / Book1.262.326.464.00Net Income$612.34M$118.81M$3.20B$247.23M7 Day Performance-6.64%-1.88%2.86%1.45%1 Month Performance-21.36%-17.37%-8.55%-6.24%1 Year Performance-50.63%-12.32%10.47%0.60% ICON Public Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ICLRICON Public3.9699 of 5 stars$145.16-1.1%$232.67+60.3%-51.5%$11.72B$8.28B15.2341,100Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑WCNWaste Connections4.0204 of 5 stars$184.88-1.1%$204.00+10.3%+18.0%$47.77B$8.92B77.3622,100Upcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeTCOMTrip.com Group4.7201 of 5 stars$53.55-4.2%$77.08+43.9%+14.8%$34.49B$53.29B16.0336,249Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeIQVIQVIA4.9222 of 5 stars$152.72-1.3%$249.05+63.1%-35.5%$26.93B$15.41B20.3686,000Short Interest ↓High Trading VolumeGIBCGI3.5928 of 5 stars$97.23+0.8%$156.75+61.2%+0.3%$22.04B$14.86B17.5890,000Short Interest ↑Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCPAYCorpay4.2862 of 5 stars$288.09-0.2%$401.54+39.4%+5.6%$20.24B$3.97B20.6110,500Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap DownGFLGFL Environmental2.6372 of 5 stars$42.88-4.1%$51.38+19.8%+45.7%$16.87B$7.86B-32.2419,500Short Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeRDDTReddit3.4126 of 5 stars$92.83+6.8%$162.41+75.0%+140.8%$16.79B$1.30B-12.012,013Analyst ForecastGap DownHigh Trading VolumeRBARB Global3.9877 of 5 stars$90.53-1.4%$107.64+18.9%+33.6%$16.73B$4.28B45.044,200News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownAERAerCap3.7707 of 5 stars$89.52+0.1%$117.43+31.2%+17.2%$16.72B$8.00B7.09740Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeKSPIJoint Stock Company Kaspi.kz4.2601 of 5 stars$83.28+0.2%$150.67+80.9%-22.5%$16.61B$2.52T8.048,772Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓ Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WCN Alternatives TCOM Alternatives IQV Alternatives GIB Alternatives CPAY Alternatives GFL Alternatives RDDT Alternatives RBA Alternatives AER Alternatives KSPI Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ICLR) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTwo Unmistakable Patterns Return…The signs suggest we're entering one of those rare periods now. 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