IQVIA HOLDINGS INC. vs Medpace Holdings, Inc., two Biotechnology stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where IQV and MEDP diverge most: on debt / equity, IQV reads 2.49 and MEDP reads 0.00; on return on invested capital, IQV reads 7.8% and MEDP reads 107.6%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. On valuation, today's IQV price has a different growth bar priced in than MEDP (+21.4% implied for IQV vs +32.9% for MEDP); the higher figure is the steeper assumption to clear, not a better or worse stock. What IQV's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What MEDP's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | IQV | MEDP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $235.13 | $577.05 |
| Market cap | $39.9B | $16.1B |
| Sector | Biotechnology | Biotechnology |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +21.4% | +32.9% |
| P/E | 29.2 | 33.9 |
| P/B | 6.29 | 37.12 |
| P/S | 2.40 | 5.79 |
| EV/EBITDA | 16.0 | 25.6 |
| Revenue growth | +7.3% | +24.9% |
| Operating margin | 12.4% | 20.8% |
| Net margin | 8.3% | 17.7% |
| Return on equity | 21.8% | 113.3% |
| Return on assets | 4.7% | 23.9% |
| Return on invested capital | 7.8% | 107.6% |
| FCF yield | 5.3% | 4.4% |
| Debt / equity | 2.49 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 0.75 | 0.73 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 1.92 | 6.97 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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