Icon Plc Expected To Post Earnings Of $2.62 A Share: Earnings Preview

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18/02/2022 17:25

* ICON PLC  ICLR.OQ   ICLR.O  is expected to show a rise in
quarterly revenue when it reports  results on February 22. 
    * The Dublin-based  company is expected to report  a
149.8% increase in revenue to $1.899 billion from $760.23
million a year ago, according to the mean estimate from 9
analysts, based on Refinitiv data. 
    * ​Refinitiv's mean analyst estimate for ICON PLC is for
earnings
of $2.62 per share. For the same quarter last year, the company
reported earnings of $1.90 per share.
    * The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy"
and
the breakdown of recommendations is 9 "strong buy" or "buy," 6
"hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell."  
    * The mean earnings estimate of analysts was unchanged in
the last
three months. ​
    * Wall Street's median 12-month price target for ICON PLC is
$317.5​, about 27.6% above​ its last closing price
of $229.94. ​​​
    * Previous quarterly performance (using preferred earnings
measure
in US dollars). ​

 QUARTER       STARMINESM  REFINITIV  ACTUAL    BEAT,   SURPRI
 ENDING        ARTESTIMAT  IBES                 MET,    SE %
               E®          ESTIMATE             MISSED  
 Sep. 30 2021  2.39        2.42       2.55      Beat    5.6
 Jun. 30 2021  2.10        2.09       2.27      Beat    8.5
 Mar. 31 2021  1.98        1.97       2.06      Beat    4.7​
 Dec. 31 2020  1.84        1.83       1.90      Beat    3.6
 ​​Sep.        1.54        1.53       1.72      Beat    12.2
 30 2020                                                
 Jun. 30 2020  1.10        1.10       1.20      Beat    8.6​
 Mar. 31 2020  1.65        1.68       1.70      Beat    1
 Dec. 31 2019  1.83        1.83       1.83      Met     -0.1
 This summary was machine generated February 18 at 17:25 GMT. 
All figures in US dollars  unless otherwise stated