IQVIA (NYSE:IQV) Raised to “Buy” at StockNews.com

IQVIA (NYSE:IQVGet Free Report) was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report released on Wednesday.

Several other brokerages have also commented on IQV. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on IQVIA from $280.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 1st. Truist Financial reduced their price target on shares of IQVIA from $286.00 to $265.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, November 4th. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $270.00 price objective on shares of IQVIA in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective on shares of IQVIA from $256.00 to $223.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut their price target on IQVIA from $280.00 to $265.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, November 4th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, IQVIA currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $256.50.

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IQVIA Stock Up 1.6 %

Shares of NYSE:IQV opened at $197.57 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.76. The business’s 50 day moving average is $223.40 and its 200 day moving average is $227.35. The stock has a market cap of $35.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 1.51. IQVIA has a 52-week low of $187.62 and a 52-week high of $261.73.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Eric Sherbet sold 1,300 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $246.33, for a total value of $320,229.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 19,536 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,812,302.88. This represents a 6.24 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 1.60% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of IQVIA

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Unigestion Holding SA purchased a new stake in IQVIA in the third quarter valued at $521,000. TD Private Client Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of IQVIA by 8.4% in the third quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 1,031 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $244,000 after buying an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank grew its holdings in IQVIA by 11.3% during the third quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 60,416 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $14,317,000 after acquiring an additional 6,149 shares during the period. Neo Ivy Capital Management acquired a new position in IQVIA in the third quarter valued at approximately $470,000. Finally, Brown Financial Advisors boosted its position in IQVIA by 13.0% in the 3rd quarter. Brown Financial Advisors now owns 3,432 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $813,000 after purchasing an additional 396 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.62% of the company’s stock.

About IQVIA

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IQVIA Holdings Inc engages in the provision of advanced analytics, technology solutions, and clinical research services to the life sciences industry in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. It operates through three segments: Technology & Analytics Solutions, Research & Development Solutions, and Contract Sales & Medical Solutions.

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