Parkside Financial Bank & Trust lowered its stake in IQVIA Holdings Inc. (NYSE:IQV – Get Rating) by 24.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 295 shares of the medical research company's stock after selling 93 shares during the period. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust's holdings in IQVIA were worth $64,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in IQV. Regatta Capital Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of IQVIA by 2.5% in the 1st quarter. Regatta Capital Group LLC now owns 2,024 shares of the medical research company's stock worth $468,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Private Capital Group LLC raised its holdings in IQVIA by 8.9% during the first quarter. Private Capital Group LLC now owns 659 shares of the medical research company's stock valued at $152,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares during the period. Waldron Private Wealth LLC raised its holdings in IQVIA by 4.4% during the first quarter. Waldron Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,389 shares of the medical research company's stock valued at $321,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the period. Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. raised its holdings in IQVIA by 6.7% during the first quarter. Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. now owns 952 shares of the medical research company's stock valued at $220,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares during the period. Finally, Peterson Wealth Services grew its position in shares of IQVIA by 5.7% during the second quarter. Peterson Wealth Services now owns 1,105 shares of the medical research company's stock valued at $240,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. 86.77% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently commented on the company. StockNews.com lowered IQVIA from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday. SVB Leerink started coverage on shares of IQVIA in a research note on Friday, July 15th. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $256.00 price objective for the company. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on shares of IQVIA from $260.00 to $265.00 in a research note on Friday, July 22nd. Evercore ISI upped their price target on IQVIA from $265.00 to $275.00 in a research report on Friday, July 22nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price target on IQVIA from $255.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, July 22nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $275.00.

IQVIA Stock Down 0.6 %

IQVIA (NYSE:IQV – Get Rating) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 21st. The medical research company reported $2.44 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.22 by $0.22. The company had revenue of $3.54 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.49 billion. IQVIA had a net margin of 8.21% and a return on equity of 30.21%. IQVIA's quarterly revenue was up 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.94 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that IQVIA Holdings Inc. will post 9.4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About IQVIA

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IQVIA Holdings Inc provides 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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