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IQVIA
IQV

$243.07
2.04%

Market Cap: $44.3B

 

About: IQVIA is the result of the 2016 merger of Quintiles, a leading global contract research organization, and IMS Health, a leading healthcare data and analytics provider. The research and development segment focuses primarily on providing outsourced late-stage clinical trials for pharmaceutical, device, and diagnostic firms. The technology and analytics segment provides aggregated information and technology services to clients in the healthcare industry, including pharmaceutical companies, providers, payers, and policymakers, as well as data and analytics capabilities for clinical trials, including virtual trials. The company also has a small contract sales business.

Employees: 88,000

0
Funds holding %
of 6,686 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 12 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q2 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

35% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 428 | Existing positions reduced: 318

3% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 97 | Existing positions closed: 94

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 991 [Q1] → 994 (+3) [Q2]

2.31% less ownership

Funds ownership: 88.94% [Q1] → 86.63% (-2.31%) [Q2]

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $40.9B [Q1] → $33.4B (-$7.51B) [Q2]

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 16 [Q1] → 12 (-4) [Q2]

41% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $170M | Put options by funds: $287M

Research analyst outlook

12 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$230
5%
downside
Avg. target
$267
10%
upside
High target
$300
23%
upside

12 analyst ratings

positive
75%
neutral
25%
negative
0%
RBC Capital
Sean Dodge
55% 1-year accuracy
24 / 44 met price target
13%upside
$275
Outperform
Initiated
4 Sept 2024
JP Morgan
Anne Samuel
57% 1-year accuracy
8 / 14 met price target
18%upside
$288
Overweight
Maintained
5 Aug 2024
Jefferies
David Windley
50% 1-year accuracy
7 / 14 met price target
0%downside
$242
Hold
Downgraded
24 Jul 2024
Morgan Stanley
Tejas Savant
69% 1-year accuracy
11 / 16 met price target
15%upside
$280
Overweight
Maintained
23 Jul 2024
UBS
Dan Brennan
61% 1-year accuracy
17 / 28 met price target
23%upside
$300
Buy
Maintained
23 Jul 2024

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 6 articles about IQV published over the past 30 days