Icon (ICLR) Competitors $150.06 -0.77 (-0.51%) Closing price 07/3/2025 01:48 PM EasternExtended Trading$150.06 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/3/2025 04:20 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. MEDP, CRL, IQV, TCOM, RDDT, GIB, CPAY, TOST, AER, and GRABShould you be buying Icon stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Icon include Medpace (MEDP), Charles River Laboratories International (CRL), IQVIA (IQV), Trip.com Group (TCOM), Reddit (RDDT), CGI Group (GIB), Corpay (CPAY), Toast (TOST), Aercap (AER), and Grab (GRAB). Icon vs. Its Competitors Medpace Charles River Laboratories International IQVIA Trip.com Group Reddit CGI Group Corpay Toast Aercap Grab Icon (NASDAQ:ICLR) and Medpace (NASDAQ:MEDP) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and analyst recommendations. Do analysts rate ICLR or MEDP? Icon presently has a consensus price target of $213.08, suggesting a potential upside of 42.00%. Medpace has a consensus price target of $344.82, suggesting a potential upside of 7.25%. Given Icon's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Icon is more favorable than Medpace.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Icon 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Medpace 0 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.21 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ICLR or MEDP? 95.6% of Icon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.0% of Medpace shares are held by institutional investors. 44.0% of Icon shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.3% of Medpace shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor ICLR or MEDP? In the previous week, Medpace had 5 more articles in the media than Icon. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Medpace and 3 mentions for Icon. Medpace's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Icon's score of 0.26 indicating that Medpace is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Icon 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Medpace 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ICLR or MEDP more profitable? Medpace has a net margin of 19.31% compared to Icon's net margin of 9.25%. Medpace's return on equity of 54.36% beat Icon's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Icon9.25% 11.46% 6.49% Medpace 19.31%54.36%20.81% Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ICLR or MEDP? Icon has higher revenue and earnings than Medpace. Icon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Medpace, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIcon$8.28B1.46$791.47M$9.1816.35Medpace$2.16B4.28$404.39M$13.1024.54 Which has more volatility & risk, ICLR or MEDP? Icon has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Medpace has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryMedpace beats Icon on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Icon 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 ICLR 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 ExcelMetricIconMedical Services IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$12.12B$7.31B$5.55B$9.04BDividend YieldN/A2.78%5.22%4.00%P/E Ratio16.3527.9427.6420.24Price / Sales1.4632.38417.15117.30Price / Cash7.4922.0136.8958.10Price / Book1.276.698.035.67Net Income$791.47M$233.06M$3.18B$249.21M7 Day Performance3.80%3.33%2.93%3.28%1 Month Performance7.87%1.79%1.72%3.95%1 Year Performance-53.22%37.40%34.39%20.98% Icon Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ICLRIcon4.3684 of 5 stars$150.06-0.5%$213.08+42.0%-53.2%$12.12B$8.28B16.3541,900MEDPMedpace4.4545 of 5 stars$313.86+1.0%$344.82+9.9%-20.1%$9.02B$2.16B23.965,900CRLCharles River Laboratories International4.042 of 5 stars$151.64+1.1%$171.85+13.3%-21.3%$7.45B$4.05B-233.2920,100Analyst DowngradeIQVIQVIA4.9165 of 5 stars$157.69+0.1%$226.32+43.5%-21.1%$27.28B$15.41B21.4886,000TCOMTrip.com Group4.9218 of 5 stars$58.64-0.1%$77.25+31.7%+18.2%$38.31B$7.30B17.0033,700RDDTReddit2.3034 of 5 stars$150.74+5.4%$139.57-7.4%+115.6%$27.81B$1.30B255.502,233Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeGIBCGI Group3.8977 of 5 stars$104.93+1.5%$156.75+49.4%+4.7%$23.55B$10.79B19.1190,000Positive NewsCPAYCorpay3.9322 of 5 stars$332.07+1.5%$401.86+21.0%+25.4%$23.41B$3.97B23.2910,500Positive NewsTOSTToast2.7429 of 5 stars$44.33+1.0%$41.21-7.0%+69.9%$22.08B$4.96B192.744,500Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeAERAercap2.5356 of 5 stars$116.96-0.2%$119.25+2.0%+23.9%$21.85B$8.06B10.38740Gap UpGRABGrab1.7957 of 5 stars$5.03+2.2%$5.71+13.4%+37.9%$20.26B$2.80B251.639,490Trending News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MEDP Alternatives CRL Alternatives IQV Alternatives TCOM Alternatives RDDT Alternatives GIB Alternatives CPAY Alternatives TOST Alternatives AER Alternatives GRAB 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 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | Sponsored140% Yields From Stocks Like Tesla? 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