ICON PLC Ownership

ICLR Stock  USD 212.84  0.69  0.33%   
The majority of ICON PLC outstanding shares are owned by outside corporations. These institutional investors are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to purchase positions in ICON PLC to benefit from reduced commissions. Thus, third-party entities are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in ICON PLC. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of ICON PLC as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. On September 6, 2024, Representative John James of US Congress acquired under $15k worth of ICON PLC's common stock.
 
Shares in Circulation  
First Issued
1997-06-30
Previous Quarter
83.4 M
Current Value
83.4 M
Avarage Shares Outstanding
50.2 M
Quarterly Volatility
19.7 M
 
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Some institutional investors establish a significant position in stocks such as ICON PLC in order to find ways to drive up its value. Retail investors, on the other hand, need to know that institutional holders can own millions of shares of ICON PLC, and when they decide to sell, the stock will often sell-off, which may instantly impact shareholders' value. So, traders who get in early or near the beginning of the institutional investor's buying cycle could potentially generate profits.
As of 11/28/2024, Dividends Paid is likely to drop to about 27 M. In addition to that, Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio is likely to drop to 7.84. As of 11/28/2024, Net Income Applicable To Common Shares is likely to grow to about 610.2 M, while Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to drop slightly above 47.6 M.
Please note, institutional investors have a lot of resources and new technology at their disposal. They can put in a lot of research and financial analysis when reviewing investment options. There are many different types of institutional investors, including banks, hedge funds, insurance companies, and pension plans. One of the main advantages they have over retail investors is the fees paid for trades. As they are buying in large quantities, they can manage their cost more effectively.
  
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in ICON PLC. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in bureau of economic analysis.
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ICON Stock Ownership Analysis

About 99.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors. The company has price-to-book (P/B) ratio of 1.79. Some equities with similar Price to Book (P/B) outperform the market in the long run. ICON PLC has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 0.99. The entity recorded earning per share (EPS) of 9.02. The firm had not issued any dividends in recent years. ICON PLC had 2:1 split on the 13th of August 2008. ICON Public Limited Company, a clinical research organization, provides outsourced development and commercialization services in Ireland, rest of Europe, the United States, and internationally. The company was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. ICON Plc operates under Diagnostics Research classification in the United States and is traded on NASDAQ Exchange. It employs 40500 people. To learn more about ICON PLC call Dr MBA at 353 1 291 2000 or check out https://www.iconplc.com.
Besides selling stocks to institutional investors, ICON PLC also allocates a substantial amount of its earnings to a pull of share-based compensation to be paid out to its employees, managers, executives, and members of the board of directors. Share-Based compensation (also sometimes called Stock-Based Compensation) is a way of paying different ICON PLC's stakeholders with equity in the business. It is typically used as a motivation factor for employees to contribute beyond their regular compensation (salary and bonus). It is also used as a tool to align ICON PLC's strategic interests with those of the company's shareholders. Shares issued to employees are usually subject to a vesting period before they are earned and sold.

ICON PLC Quarterly Liabilities And Stockholders Equity

17.21 Billion

Less than 1% of ICON PLC are currently held by insiders. Unlike ICON PLC's institutional investors, corporate insiders most likely have a limit on the maximum percentage of share ownership. This is done to align insiders' influence against ICON PLC's private investors even though both sides will benefit from rising prices or experience loss when the share price declines. The good rule to have in mind is that the maximum share ownership percentage of the corporate insiders should not surpass 25%. View all of ICON PLC's insider trades

ICON Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as ICON PLC is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading ICON PLC backward and forwards among themselves. ICON PLC's institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase ICON PLC's securities or originate loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
Shares
Franklin Resources Inc2024-09-30
1.4 M
Alliancebernstein L.p.2024-06-30
1.4 M
Sustainable Growth Advisers, Lp2024-09-30
1.3 M
Victory Capital Management Inc.2024-09-30
1.3 M
William Blair Investment Management, Llc2024-09-30
1.3 M
Comgest Global Investors Sas2024-06-30
1.2 M
Hhg Plc2024-06-30
1.2 M
Blackrock Inc2024-06-30
1.2 M
Bank Of America Corp2024-06-30
1.1 M
Wcm Investment Management2024-09-30
6.7 M
Massachusetts Financial Services Company2024-09-30
4.1 M
Note, although ICON PLC's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

ICON PLC's latest congressional trading

Congressional trading in companies like ICON PLC, is subject to rigorous scrutiny to prevent conflicts of interest and insider trading. This is governed by multiple SEC regulations which were established to foster transparency and deter members of Congress from leveraging non-public information for personal gain. This oversight helps maintain public trust and ensures that investments in ICON PLC by those in governmental positions are based on the same information available to the general public.
2024-09-06Representative John JamesAcquired Under $15KVerify
2024-09-02Representative John JamesAcquired Under $15KVerify

ICON PLC Outstanding Bonds

ICON PLC issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. ICON PLC uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most ICON bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when ICON PLC has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

ICON PLC Corporate Filings

6K
13th of November 2024
A report filed by foreign private issuers with SEC. A foreign private issuer is a non-U.S. company with securities traded on U.S. exchanges.
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13A
12th of November 2024
An amended filing to the original Schedule 13G
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2nd of May 2024
Other Reports
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FWP
1st of May 2024
A written communication used by offering participants to offer securities to the public or to solicit securities transactions.
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Pair Trading with ICON PLC

One of the main advantages of trading using pair correlations is that every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if ICON PLC position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in ICON PLC will appreciate offsetting losses from the drop in the long position's value.

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The ability to find closely correlated positions to ICON PLC could be a great tool in your tax-loss harvesting strategies, allowing investors a quick way to find a similar-enough asset to replace ICON PLC when you sell it. If you don't do this, your portfolio allocation will be skewed against your target asset allocation. So, investors can't just sell and buy back ICON PLC - that would be a violation of the tax code under the "wash sale" rule, and this is why you need to find a similar enough asset and use the proceeds from selling ICON PLC to buy it.
The correlation of ICON PLC is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as ICON PLC moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if ICON PLC moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak.
Correlation analysis and pair trading evaluation for ICON PLC can also be used as hedging techniques within a particular sector or industry or even over random equities to generate a better risk-adjusted return on your portfolios.
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