In the past week, IQV stock has gone up by 0.54%, with a monthly decline of -19.43% and a quarterly plunge of -27.00%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.50%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 5.07% for IQVIA Holdings Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -4.84% for IQV’s stock, with a -28.34% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in IQVIA Holdings Inc (NYSE: IQV) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for IQVIA Holdings Inc (NYSE: IQV) is above average at 20.00x. The 36-month beta value for IQV is also noteworthy at 1.38. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 16 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 rating it as “overweight,” 6 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for IQV is 174.79M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.80% of that float. The average trading volume of IQV on April 23, 2025 was 1.76M shares.
IQV) stock’s latest price update
IQVIA Holdings Inc (NYSE: IQV) has seen a rise in its stock price by 4.42 in relation to its previous close of 143.61. However, the company has experienced a 0.54% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-04-23 that RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–IQVIA (NYSE:IQV), a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence, announced today that the global independent research and analysis firm Everest Group® has named IQVIA a “front-runner generative AI leader” for the life sciences industry in its recent report, “AI-deas to Action: Operationalizing Generative AI in Life Sciences.” IQVIA was the only clinical research organization to receive the.
Analysts’ Opinion of IQV
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for IQV stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for IQV by listing it as a “Equal Weight.” The predicted price for IQV in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $170 based on the research report published on April 10, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Stephens gave a rating of “Overweight” to IQV, setting the target price at $250 in the report published on December 20th of the previous year.
IQV Trading at -14.99% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought IQV to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -40.70% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.07%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.50%, as shares sank -17.07% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -27.32% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, IQV rose by +0.86%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -27.71% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $157.60. In addition, IQVIA Holdings Inc saw -23.69% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at IQV starting from DANHAKL JOHN G, who purchase 1,275 shares at the price of $200.58 back on Dec 03 ’24. After this action, DANHAKL JOHN G now owns 1,275 shares of IQVIA Holdings Inc, valued at $255,740 using the latest closing price.
Sherbet Eric, the of IQVIA Holdings Inc, sale 1,300 shares at $246.33 during a trade that took place back on Aug 27 ’24, which means that Sherbet Eric is holding 19,536 shares at $320,229 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for IQV
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.15 for the present operating margin
- 0.31 for the gross margin
The net margin for IQVIA Holdings Inc stands at 0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.11. Equity return is now at value 22.55, with 5.13 for asset returns.
Based on IQVIA Holdings Inc (IQV), the company’s capital structure generated 0.18 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 2.06. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.22. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.36.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 3.45 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.11. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.67. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.06for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.57. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.84.
Conclusion
In summary, IQVIA Holdings Inc (IQV) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
