Biotechnology: Commercial Physical & Biological Resarch

IQVIA Holdings Inc. vs Medpace Holdings Inc.

WatchlistIQV / MEDPPrices through Oct 22, 2026

Why these are rivals: #1 and #3 by market value ($44B vs $17B) in Nasdaq's "Biotechnology: Commercial Physical & Biological Resarch" industry; SEC SIC 8731 / 8731 (same major group); #1 and #3 by market value ($44B vs $17B) with SEC SIC 8731 (Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research).

Rivals, but right now the price gap does not have a measured habit of closing, so there is no paper idea, whatever the gap.

  • Co-movement: daily return correlation, 252 sessions: 0.55 (needs >= 0.60)
Business leadership

IQV is the larger business

Annual revenue reported to the SEC. Scale, not market share.

YearIQVMEDPLarger
2025$16.3B$2.5BIQV
2024$15.4B$2.1BIQV
2023$15.0B$1.9BIQV
2022$14.4B$1.5BIQV
2021$13.9B$1.1BIQV
2020$11.4B$926MIQV

IQV led in every year with figures for both. Market value: IQV $43.8B, MEDP $17.3B.

Stock leadership

IQV is ahead now

Measured against the pair's own last 252 trading days.

IQV leads MEDP by 1.21 standard deviations: +9.0% over its usual price ratio. 1 lead switch in the last year.

Price change3 mo6 mo12 mo
IQV+33.8%+73.2%+27.3%
MEDP+8.7%+66.2%+19.9%
Relationship

Not a measured twin today

Only these tests can make a pair tradable on paper.

Pass
Aligned sessions: 2521 (needs >= 254)
Fail
Co-movement: daily return correlation, 252 sessions: 0.55 (needs >= 0.60)
Pass
Mean reversion: ADF t-statistic of the spread: -3.16 (needs <= -2.873 (5% critical value))
Pass
Speed: half-life of the spread, sessions: 10.34 (needs <= 63)
Data
Both stocks current
The twins over two years

Prices side by side, and the gap between them

IQV IQVIA Holdings Inc. MEDP Medpace Holdings Inc.Price index, 100 = 2024-10-18. Tint = which stock is ahead of the pair's usual 1-year relationship (z beyond +/-0.5).
100150Oct 2024Oct 2025Oct 2026IQV 118MEDP 183
Spread z-score: IQV relative to MEDP, against the 252 sessions before each day. Above 0: IQV ahead; below 0: MEDP ahead. Lines at +/-2 (idea) and +/-4 (stop).
-4stop-2idea0+2idea+4stopOct 2024Oct 2025Oct 2026
Data table (504 sessions)
DateIQV indexMEDP indexzAhead
2026-10-22117.59183.49+1.21IQV ahead
2026-10-21116.87185.88+0.95IQV ahead
2026-10-20113.16174.64+1.38IQV ahead
2026-10-19112.33173.87+1.35IQV ahead
2026-10-16112.76173.53+1.44IQV ahead
2026-10-15114.51176.37+1.44IQV ahead
2026-10-14110.70173.02+1.24IQV ahead
2026-10-13110.14171.13+1.34IQV ahead
2026-10-12110.78173.98+1.19IQV ahead
2026-10-09109.80171.73+1.26IQV ahead
2026-10-08109.38169.11+1.44IQV ahead
2026-10-07109.05169.54+1.37IQV ahead
2026-10-06109.84169.16+1.52IQV ahead
2026-10-05112.42174.10+1.45IQV ahead
2026-10-02109.09168.20+1.53IQV ahead
2026-10-01110.15167.81+1.72IQV ahead
2026-09-30113.59175.13+1.56IQV ahead
2026-09-29113.65174.55+1.63IQV ahead
2026-09-28114.48172.82+1.91IQV ahead
2026-09-25114.23173.65+1.83IQV ahead
2026-09-24116.19174.13+2.07IQV ahead
2026-09-23113.17173.16+1.77IQV ahead
2026-09-22114.11176.82+1.60IQV ahead
2026-09-21114.02175.14+1.75IQV ahead
2026-09-18112.56171.81+1.87IQV ahead
2026-09-17113.84172.61+1.99IQV ahead
2026-09-16113.57172.96+1.95IQV ahead
2026-09-15113.93174.10+1.92IQV ahead
2026-09-14112.24167.06+2.37IQV ahead
2026-09-11110.60164.85+2.38IQV ahead
2026-09-10108.71163.63+2.25IQV ahead
2026-09-09108.57164.51+2.17IQV ahead
2026-09-08109.51165.79+2.22IQV ahead
2026-09-04113.13165.91+2.80IQV ahead
2026-09-03114.76166.50+3.05IQV ahead
2026-09-02111.47166.39+2.60IQV ahead
2026-09-01109.15163.64+2.56IQV ahead
2026-08-31110.35166.66+2.47IQV ahead
2026-08-28110.59168.53+2.33IQV ahead
2026-08-27110.85171.60+2.07IQV ahead
2026-08-26110.49173.70+1.80IQV ahead
2026-08-25109.60172.30+1.81IQV ahead
2026-08-24109.95173.97+1.70IQV ahead
2026-08-21109.77174.17+1.65IQV ahead
2026-08-20108.18171.90+1.63IQV ahead
2026-08-19105.32170.67+1.26IQV ahead
2026-08-18101.41165.63+1.11IQV ahead
2026-08-17101.92167.54+0.99IQV ahead
2026-08-1499.99162.32+1.22IQV ahead
2026-08-13102.04163.29+1.49IQV ahead
2026-08-12102.12167.50+1.04IQV ahead
2026-08-11103.02169.89+0.93IQV ahead
2026-08-10102.24169.03+0.88IQV ahead
2026-08-07100.85165.73+0.99IQV ahead
2026-08-0698.20164.14+0.67IQV ahead
2026-08-0599.73164.91+0.86IQV ahead
2026-08-0496.41161.36+0.63IQV ahead
2026-08-0398.59160.86+1.07IQV ahead
2026-07-3199.29161.93+1.07IQV ahead
2026-07-30100.46162.26+1.22IQV ahead
2026-07-29104.59164.12+1.72IQV ahead
2026-07-28102.64160.20+1.80IQV ahead
2026-07-2790.08165.37-1.01MEDP ahead
2026-07-2487.90168.74-1.79MEDP ahead
2026-07-2387.59169.98-2.00MEDP ahead
2026-07-2283.87148.18-0.39near the usual relationship
2026-07-2185.18149.18-0.25near the usual relationship
2026-07-2086.15148.13+0.02near the usual relationship
2026-07-1787.14150.88-0.10near the usual relationship
2026-07-1688.93150.93+0.17near the usual relationship
2026-07-1587.38148.49+0.14near the usual relationship
2026-07-1487.81150.44+0.01near the usual relationship
2026-07-1387.69148.76+0.13near the usual relationship
2026-07-1087.82151.02-0.07near the usual relationship
2026-07-0988.29150.25+0.05near the usual relationship
2026-07-0886.10149.27-0.19near the usual relationship
2026-07-0787.98153.28-0.26near the usual relationship
2026-07-0687.02158.55-0.80MEDP ahead
2026-07-0287.47156.45-0.58MEDP ahead
2026-07-0185.85152.52-0.51MEDP ahead
2026-06-3081.63148.59-0.79MEDP ahead
2026-06-2981.66150.03-0.90MEDP ahead
2026-06-2680.76147.89-0.86MEDP ahead
2026-06-2578.77145.89-0.99MEDP ahead
2026-06-2478.42143.88-0.89MEDP ahead
2026-06-2372.36132.85-0.90MEDP ahead
2026-06-2270.90127.85-0.71MEDP ahead
2026-06-1870.88129.12-0.82MEDP ahead
2026-06-1772.11128.25-0.58MEDP ahead
2026-06-1675.70129.52-0.20near the usual relationship
2026-06-1575.37131.17-0.38near the usual relationship
2026-06-1276.67131.13-0.22near the usual relationship
2026-06-1176.50133.30-0.40near the usual relationship
2026-06-1076.97130.68-0.16near the usual relationship
2026-06-0978.69130.97+0.01near the usual relationship
2026-06-0877.61128.48+0.05near the usual relationship
2026-06-0577.51127.46+0.11near the usual relationship
2026-06-0478.96128.70+0.18near the usual relationship
2026-06-0376.91126.49+0.10near the usual relationship
2026-06-0276.32125.03+0.13near the usual relationship
2026-06-0178.93126.68+0.31near the usual relationship
2026-05-2976.98125.45+0.16near the usual relationship
2026-05-2876.51125.74+0.08near the usual relationship
2026-05-2769.97120.09-0.31near the usual relationship
2026-05-2668.44120.40-0.54MEDP ahead
2026-05-2270.94121.44-0.30near the usual relationship
2026-05-2170.99120.68-0.24near the usual relationship
2026-05-2072.46118.37+0.10near the usual relationship
2026-05-1973.17117.82+0.22near the usual relationship
2026-05-1873.01118.03+0.18near the usual relationship
2026-05-1571.45116.52+0.10near the usual relationship
2026-05-1472.11117.61+0.09near the usual relationship
2026-05-1372.83118.90+0.07near the usual relationship
2026-05-1273.96117.77+0.28near the usual relationship
2026-05-1173.32117.08+0.25near the usual relationship
2026-05-0875.50118.97+0.35near the usual relationship
2026-05-0775.47120.29+0.25near the usual relationship
2026-05-0674.56119.75+0.17near the usual relationship
2026-05-0574.54120.74+0.10near the usual relationship
2026-05-0468.00117.01-0.40near the usual relationship
2026-05-0166.66117.15-0.58MEDP ahead
2026-04-3066.91117.47-0.58MEDP ahead
2026-04-2966.19116.05-0.57MEDP ahead
2026-04-2867.17114.94-0.39near the usual relationship
2026-04-2769.22118.23-0.38near the usual relationship
2026-04-2468.56115.19-0.25near the usual relationship
2026-04-2367.89110.39+0.00near the usual relationship
2026-04-2274.03142.67-1.34MEDP ahead
2026-04-2174.23144.47-1.43MEDP ahead
2026-04-2074.68148.27-1.60MEDP ahead
2026-04-1774.55146.07-1.51MEDP ahead
2026-04-1672.65144.68-1.65MEDP ahead
2026-04-1575.25145.49-1.43MEDP ahead
2026-04-1474.05145.90-1.59MEDP ahead
2026-04-1372.66140.64-1.46MEDP ahead
2026-04-1070.70138.48-1.57MEDP ahead
2026-04-0971.39140.71-1.63MEDP ahead
2026-04-0872.90146.09-1.77MEDP ahead
2026-04-0772.09142.68-1.68MEDP ahead
2026-04-0672.13139.17-1.49MEDP ahead
2026-04-0273.20139.83-1.41MEDP ahead
2026-04-0172.84137.34-1.32MEDP ahead
2026-03-3172.05134.73-1.26MEDP ahead
2026-03-3070.20129.15-1.14MEDP ahead
2026-03-2769.23126.60-1.10MEDP ahead
2026-03-2671.57130.92-1.11MEDP ahead
2026-03-2569.98130.98-1.29MEDP ahead
2026-03-2470.17129.28-1.18MEDP ahead
2026-03-2370.54128.21-1.08MEDP ahead
2026-03-2070.16126.97-1.06MEDP ahead
2026-03-1970.33129.33-1.18MEDP ahead
2026-03-1870.56127.61-1.06MEDP ahead
2026-03-1771.16127.71-1.01MEDP ahead
2026-03-1669.66127.28-1.15MEDP ahead
2026-03-1369.59126.38-1.11MEDP ahead
2026-03-1268.84124.54-1.09MEDP ahead
2026-03-1172.49134.04-1.25MEDP ahead
2026-03-1072.22130.97-1.12MEDP ahead
2026-03-0975.44134.27-1.00MEDP ahead
2026-03-0673.72132.04-1.05MEDP ahead
2026-03-0575.42131.70-0.88MEDP ahead
2026-03-0475.15130.71-0.86MEDP ahead
2026-03-0373.50130.58-1.01MEDP ahead
2026-03-0273.63128.36-0.89MEDP ahead
2026-02-2775.55126.76-0.64MEDP ahead
2026-02-2672.09125.45-0.89MEDP ahead
2026-02-2568.41122.92-1.11MEDP ahead
2026-02-2469.66124.07-1.06MEDP ahead
2026-02-2368.57124.85-1.21MEDP ahead
2026-02-2069.97127.32-1.21MEDP ahead
2026-02-1971.55125.26-0.97MEDP ahead
2026-02-1872.27125.19-0.91MEDP ahead
2026-02-1769.47120.14-0.90MEDP ahead
2026-02-1370.53120.10-0.81MEDP ahead
2026-02-1271.34116.73-0.56MEDP ahead
2026-02-1174.86118.95-0.38near the usual relationship
2026-02-1077.08125.15-0.52MEDP ahead
2026-02-0981.40148.81-1.28MEDP ahead
2026-02-0679.21152.09-1.60MEDP ahead
2026-02-0576.45151.87-1.83MEDP ahead
2026-02-0485.57157.55-1.36MEDP ahead
2026-02-0386.09159.52-1.41MEDP ahead
2026-02-0297.69165.03-0.84MEDP ahead
2026-01-3097.24163.43-0.81MEDP ahead
2026-01-2999.55166.41-0.78MEDP ahead
2026-01-28101.30167.76-0.73MEDP ahead
2026-01-27101.84168.98-0.75MEDP ahead
2026-01-26101.16168.93-0.80MEDP ahead
2026-01-2399.42165.00-0.77MEDP ahead
2026-01-22101.00170.11-0.86MEDP ahead
2026-01-21101.99174.13-0.95MEDP ahead
2026-01-2098.73169.02-0.97MEDP ahead
2026-01-16100.42171.41-0.96MEDP ahead
2026-01-15101.94173.41-0.95MEDP ahead
2026-01-14101.97172.97-0.94MEDP ahead
2026-01-13102.06170.72-0.86MEDP ahead
2026-01-12101.76168.13-0.80MEDP ahead
2026-01-09102.42166.95-0.72MEDP ahead
2026-01-08102.75168.36-0.76MEDP ahead
2026-01-07103.21172.02-0.87MEDP ahead
2026-01-06101.62170.84-0.93MEDP ahead
2026-01-0599.11164.65-0.86MEDP ahead
2026-01-0295.22160.22-0.95MEDP ahead
2025-12-3195.23157.59-0.85MEDP ahead
2025-12-3096.20159.61-0.88MEDP ahead
2025-12-2995.95159.93-0.91MEDP ahead
2025-12-2695.87159.25-0.90MEDP ahead
2025-12-2495.49160.45-0.97MEDP ahead
2025-12-2395.12159.85-0.98MEDP ahead
2025-12-2294.79160.36-1.03MEDP ahead
2025-12-1993.24159.47-1.10MEDP ahead
2025-12-1894.01157.19-0.98MEDP ahead
2025-12-1793.55156.30-0.98MEDP ahead
2025-12-1693.66156.77-1.00MEDP ahead
2025-12-1594.48156.88-0.96MEDP ahead
2025-12-1293.90156.54-0.99MEDP ahead
2025-12-1195.48158.85-0.99MEDP ahead
2025-12-1094.18157.34-1.02MEDP ahead
2025-12-0992.13152.66-0.98MEDP ahead
2025-12-0894.46154.09-0.89MEDP ahead
2025-12-0595.42153.79-0.83MEDP ahead
2025-12-0495.03152.85-0.83MEDP ahead
2025-12-0396.01161.75-1.10MEDP ahead
2025-12-0295.33163.78-1.22MEDP ahead
2025-12-0196.53164.98-1.20MEDP ahead
2025-11-2897.18166.23-1.22MEDP ahead
2025-11-2697.93170.20-1.32MEDP ahead
2025-11-2597.98171.66-1.38MEDP ahead
2025-11-2496.40173.54-1.54MEDP ahead
2025-11-2195.02166.05-1.39MEDP ahead
2025-11-2091.73164.47-1.55MEDP ahead
2025-11-1991.88166.16-1.61MEDP ahead
2025-11-1891.80165.59-1.61MEDP ahead
2025-11-1791.31164.35-1.61MEDP ahead
2025-11-1493.21165.57-1.55MEDP ahead
2025-11-1394.45165.91-1.50MEDP ahead
2025-11-1293.32167.68-1.64MEDP ahead
2025-11-1192.33169.13-1.77MEDP ahead
2025-11-1090.01168.47-1.92MEDP ahead
2025-11-0788.92165.31-1.90MEDP ahead
2025-11-0689.09166.16-1.93MEDP ahead
2025-11-0588.77168.02-2.04MEDP ahead
2025-11-0489.13166.82-1.99MEDP ahead
2025-11-0390.36166.67-1.92MEDP ahead
2025-10-3191.45164.12-1.78MEDP ahead
2025-10-3091.46162.84-1.74MEDP ahead
2025-10-2992.03164.02-1.77MEDP ahead
2025-10-2892.16162.89-1.73MEDP ahead
2025-10-2791.86167.36-1.93MEDP ahead
2025-10-2493.17169.81-1.95MEDP ahead
2025-10-2392.91167.40-1.90MEDP ahead
2025-10-2292.04153.41-1.44MEDP ahead
2025-10-2192.39153.10-1.42MEDP ahead
2025-10-2089.59152.75-1.60MEDP ahead
2025-10-1786.42148.17-1.65MEDP ahead
2025-10-1686.93146.24-1.55MEDP ahead
2025-10-1585.82144.31-1.56MEDP ahead
2025-10-1486.51145.04-1.55MEDP ahead
2025-10-1386.09147.98-1.71MEDP ahead
2025-10-1083.73140.63-1.59MEDP ahead
2025-10-0985.77145.54-1.66MEDP ahead
2025-10-0884.75148.99-1.89MEDP ahead
2025-10-0784.86149.23-1.91MEDP ahead
2025-10-0686.62148.79-1.79MEDP ahead
2025-10-0387.30149.41-1.78MEDP ahead
2025-10-0286.33150.44-1.90MEDP ahead
2025-10-0186.10152.61-2.02MEDP ahead
2025-09-3080.25144.26-2.13MEDP ahead
2025-09-2976.35140.51-2.29MEDP ahead
2025-09-2675.86139.39-2.31MEDP ahead
2025-09-2574.65136.91-2.33MEDP ahead
2025-09-2476.57139.54-2.32MEDP ahead
2025-09-2378.77139.21-2.16MEDP ahead
2025-09-2279.36139.75-2.16MEDP ahead
2025-09-1979.10139.90-2.21MEDP ahead
2025-09-1880.36140.84-2.18MEDP ahead
2025-09-1778.88139.68-2.28MEDP ahead
2025-09-1678.93137.70-2.21MEDP ahead
2025-09-1578.57139.28-2.34MEDP ahead
2025-09-1279.10137.67-2.24MEDP ahead
2025-09-1180.57139.62-2.24MEDP ahead
2025-09-1077.68133.75-2.22MEDP ahead
2025-09-0980.12136.25-2.16MEDP ahead
2025-09-0879.29138.07-2.34MEDP ahead
2025-09-0579.29136.64-2.30MEDP ahead
2025-09-0477.77135.34-2.39MEDP ahead
2025-09-0378.00135.03-2.39MEDP ahead
2025-09-0277.63132.81-2.35MEDP ahead
2025-08-2980.62133.42-2.15MEDP ahead
2025-08-2879.74132.70-2.22MEDP ahead
2025-08-2779.77132.85-2.26MEDP ahead
2025-08-2679.33131.68-2.27MEDP ahead
2025-08-2579.44130.98-2.25MEDP ahead
2025-08-2280.76130.09-2.12MEDP ahead
2025-08-2178.33127.20-2.20MEDP ahead
2025-08-2081.14130.67-2.17MEDP ahead
2025-08-1981.27129.67-2.14MEDP ahead
2025-08-1881.35129.88-2.17MEDP ahead
2025-08-1580.73128.47-2.17MEDP ahead
2025-08-1480.02128.69-2.28MEDP ahead
2025-08-1380.37131.31-2.44MEDP ahead
2025-08-1278.55128.87-2.51MEDP ahead
2025-08-1176.09126.20-2.64MEDP ahead
2025-08-0875.99121.87-2.42MEDP ahead
2025-08-0775.61120.31-2.40MEDP ahead
2025-08-0674.99120.75-2.53MEDP ahead
2025-08-0577.71122.42-2.39MEDP ahead
2025-08-0477.21121.33-2.41MEDP ahead
2025-08-0177.08118.71-2.28MEDP ahead
2025-07-3178.52119.87-2.24MEDP ahead
2025-07-3080.92122.83-2.23MEDP ahead
2025-07-2982.20125.68-2.32MEDP ahead
2025-07-2883.55127.12-2.31MEDP ahead
2025-07-2584.15125.56-2.18MEDP ahead
2025-07-2484.85127.86-2.29MEDP ahead
2025-07-2382.07122.73-2.25MEDP ahead
2025-07-2279.17134.04-3.40MEDP ahead
2025-07-2167.1686.67-1.02MEDP ahead
2025-07-1867.8787.51-1.01MEDP ahead
2025-07-1768.9789.55-1.07MEDP ahead
2025-07-1667.0288.34-1.20MEDP ahead
2025-07-1566.6287.74-1.20MEDP ahead
2025-07-1467.6589.89-1.27MEDP ahead
2025-07-1168.7890.77-1.22MEDP ahead
2025-07-1069.9492.10-1.20MEDP ahead
2025-07-0968.4590.05-1.19MEDP ahead
2025-07-0869.4990.49-1.10MEDP ahead
2025-07-0768.6389.48-1.12MEDP ahead
2025-07-0369.3990.21-1.09MEDP ahead
2025-07-0269.5691.48-1.19MEDP ahead
2025-07-0168.7090.09-1.17MEDP ahead
2025-06-3066.5888.06-1.25MEDP ahead
2025-06-2766.5387.17-1.17MEDP ahead
2025-06-2666.8286.08-1.02MEDP ahead
2025-06-2567.0587.30-1.11MEDP ahead
2025-06-2467.0088.46-1.24MEDP ahead
2025-06-2365.5686.60-1.25MEDP ahead
2025-06-2065.3786.80-1.30MEDP ahead
2025-06-1865.3284.93-1.12MEDP ahead
2025-06-1765.1183.59-1.01MEDP ahead
2025-06-1667.2884.45-0.81MEDP ahead
2025-06-1366.2983.68-0.86MEDP ahead
2025-06-1267.2385.30-0.91MEDP ahead
2025-06-1167.1084.82-0.88MEDP ahead
2025-06-1067.5085.83-0.93MEDP ahead
2025-06-0965.1383.70-1.03MEDP ahead
2025-06-0664.3583.19-1.09MEDP ahead
2025-06-0562.2682.37-1.30MEDP ahead
2025-06-0462.4987.75-1.86MEDP ahead
2025-06-0360.3285.88-2.01MEDP ahead
2025-06-0258.7783.56-2.02MEDP ahead
2025-05-3059.2982.74-1.87MEDP ahead
2025-05-2959.5883.35-1.91MEDP ahead
2025-05-2858.6382.44-1.98MEDP ahead
2025-05-2759.3883.78-2.04MEDP ahead
2025-05-2357.8882.74-2.19MEDP ahead
2025-05-2258.3282.22-2.09MEDP ahead
2025-05-2158.0082.99-2.26MEDP ahead
2025-05-2061.2486.03-2.11MEDP ahead
2025-05-1960.6485.85-2.21MEDP ahead
2025-05-1660.3485.76-2.29MEDP ahead
2025-05-1559.3383.17-2.18MEDP ahead
2025-05-1459.9281.85-1.94MEDP ahead
2025-05-1363.6687.02-1.96MEDP ahead
2025-05-1265.9688.03-1.73MEDP ahead
2025-05-0962.9583.06-1.63MEDP ahead
2025-05-0864.7684.40-1.51MEDP ahead
2025-05-0764.7784.17-1.49MEDP ahead
2025-05-0661.7781.02-1.60MEDP ahead
2025-05-0564.3584.31-1.60MEDP ahead
2025-05-0264.8485.61-1.70MEDP ahead
2025-05-0163.8484.81-1.79MEDP ahead
2025-04-3065.5286.53-1.74MEDP ahead
2025-04-2964.8385.96-1.80MEDP ahead
2025-04-2863.4383.66-1.76MEDP ahead
2025-04-2563.4983.77-1.78MEDP ahead
2025-04-2463.6684.98-1.94MEDP ahead
2025-04-2362.1381.52-1.76MEDP ahead
2025-04-2260.6779.20-1.72MEDP ahead
2025-04-2159.6681.09-2.21MEDP ahead
2025-04-1760.8083.13-2.31MEDP ahead
2025-04-1662.7183.19-1.98MEDP ahead
2025-04-1563.0185.58-2.29MEDP ahead
2025-04-1463.7685.66-2.19MEDP ahead
2025-04-1161.4983.54-2.36MEDP ahead
2025-04-1060.5179.22-1.94MEDP ahead
2025-04-0966.3484.89-1.68MEDP ahead
2025-04-0861.0577.79-1.65MEDP ahead
2025-04-0764.6581.40-1.52MEDP ahead
2025-04-0465.3780.56-1.26MEDP ahead
2025-04-0370.8585.33-0.99MEDP ahead
2025-04-0273.6787.33-0.80MEDP ahead
2025-04-0172.3583.54-0.49near the usual relationship
2025-03-3174.4985.49-0.42near the usual relationship
2025-03-2874.9587.64-0.65MEDP ahead
2025-03-2775.7888.84-0.68MEDP ahead
2025-03-2676.0689.13-0.68MEDP ahead
2025-03-2576.6491.05-0.86MEDP ahead
2025-03-2478.6392.76-0.78MEDP ahead
2025-03-2178.5490.97-0.56MEDP ahead
2025-03-2077.8589.68-0.50MEDP ahead
2025-03-1978.9891.88-0.62MEDP ahead
2025-03-1879.6690.61-0.35near the usual relationship
2025-03-1778.1291.57-0.72MEDP ahead
2025-03-1478.2491.18-0.66MEDP ahead
2025-03-1376.6589.21-0.64MEDP ahead
2025-03-1278.3491.16-0.65MEDP ahead
2025-03-1177.5291.43-0.82MEDP ahead
2025-03-1079.7694.67-0.90MEDP ahead
2025-03-0780.9693.38-0.56MEDP ahead
2025-03-0678.3691.39-0.70MEDP ahead
2025-03-0578.5292.19-0.78MEDP ahead
2025-03-0477.5691.02-0.78MEDP ahead
2025-03-0378.1089.55-0.50MEDP ahead
2025-02-2879.7791.84-0.56MEDP ahead
2025-02-2778.8091.50-0.67MEDP ahead
2025-02-2680.6895.25-0.87MEDP ahead
2025-02-2580.6895.66-0.93MEDP ahead
2025-02-2482.2896.62-0.82MEDP ahead
2025-02-2180.7195.46-0.91MEDP ahead
2025-02-2081.9796.76-0.90MEDP ahead
2025-02-1983.0296.51-0.71MEDP ahead
2025-02-1881.6095.61-0.81MEDP ahead
2025-02-1481.7395.45-0.77MEDP ahead
2025-02-1382.8396.07-0.70MEDP ahead
2025-02-1283.5894.41-0.37near the usual relationship
2025-02-1184.8791.99+0.13near the usual relationship
2025-02-1087.4499.47-0.47near the usual relationship
2025-02-0787.9499.35-0.39near the usual relationship
2025-02-0688.71101.28-0.53MEDP ahead
2025-02-0586.8099.65-0.60MEDP ahead
2025-02-0484.5297.36-0.64MEDP ahead
2025-02-0384.1296.35-0.58MEDP ahead
2025-01-3185.0797.97-0.65MEDP ahead
2025-01-3085.2598.22-0.66MEDP ahead
2025-01-2983.6896.25-0.65MEDP ahead
2025-01-2885.9597.03-0.44near the usual relationship
2025-01-2787.4698.31-0.40near the usual relationship
2025-01-2486.3396.54-0.34near the usual relationship
2025-01-2387.0397.62-0.38near the usual relationship
2025-01-2286.7996.85-0.33near the usual relationship
2025-01-2186.9097.51-0.40near the usual relationship
2025-01-1783.3894.65-0.54MEDP ahead
2025-01-1683.5194.51-0.51MEDP ahead
2025-01-1582.8594.06-0.55MEDP ahead
2025-01-1483.6492.85-0.31near the usual relationship
2025-01-1386.4698.77-0.63MEDP ahead
2025-01-1085.8898.45-0.67MEDP ahead
2025-01-0886.3299.49-0.73MEDP ahead
2025-01-0785.6297.31-0.59MEDP ahead
2025-01-0684.1995.98-0.63MEDP ahead
2025-01-0383.4095.25-0.66MEDP ahead
2025-01-0282.4493.93-0.64MEDP ahead
2024-12-3183.0293.22-0.49near the usual relationship
2024-12-3083.4293.53-0.48near the usual relationship
2024-12-2784.2495.71-0.62MEDP ahead
2024-12-2684.6096.22-0.64MEDP ahead
2024-12-2484.4996.15-0.65MEDP ahead
2024-12-2384.1295.13-0.60MEDP ahead
2024-12-2083.3594.64-0.64MEDP ahead
2024-12-1980.9294.04-0.88MEDP ahead
2024-12-1880.6892.87-0.79MEDP ahead
2024-12-1783.0897.78-1.01MEDP ahead
2024-12-1683.2798.13-1.03MEDP ahead
2024-12-1384.1097.06-0.84MEDP ahead
2024-12-1284.6697.48-0.82MEDP ahead
2024-12-1184.9595.82-0.63MEDP ahead
2024-12-1085.8595.95-0.55MEDP ahead
2024-12-0987.2298.83-0.68MEDP ahead
2024-12-0685.6198.35-0.82MEDP ahead
2024-12-0584.4796.04-0.73MEDP ahead
2024-12-0485.8497.17-0.69MEDP ahead
2024-12-0384.7495.19-0.63MEDP ahead
2024-12-0285.2596.06-0.66MEDP ahead
2024-11-2984.8595.58-0.67MEDP ahead
2024-11-2785.1095.11-0.60MEDP ahead
2024-11-2685.0294.05-0.52MEDP ahead
2024-11-2586.2094.79-0.47near the usual relationship
2024-11-2285.2794.77-0.57MEDP ahead
2024-11-2183.4895.91-0.87MEDP ahead
2024-11-2082.1291.50-0.60MEDP ahead
2024-11-1980.8488.37-0.44near the usual relationship
2024-11-1880.7186.68-0.29near the usual relationship
2024-11-1581.4187.16-0.27near the usual relationship
2024-11-1485.7493.95-0.48near the usual relationship
2024-11-1389.36101.55-0.80MEDP ahead
2024-11-1290.23101.24-0.70MEDP ahead
2024-11-1191.68102.01-0.63MEDP ahead
2024-11-0892.62101.79-0.53MEDP ahead
2024-11-0791.9799.16-0.37near the usual relationship
2024-11-0693.48100.52-0.35near the usual relationship
2024-11-0589.9492.10+0.07near the usual relationship
2024-11-0488.8089.21+0.23near the usual relationship
2024-11-0188.3789.66+0.14near the usual relationship
2024-10-3186.9688.16+0.14near the usual relationship
2024-10-3091.2889.32+0.44near the usual relationship
2024-10-2991.4092.53+0.15near the usual relationship
2024-10-2891.9192.41+0.21near the usual relationship
2024-10-2590.6892.65+0.07near the usual relationship
2024-10-2489.4592.05+0.00near the usual relationship
2024-10-2396.4692.61+0.59IQV ahead
2024-10-2296.4691.62+0.67IQV ahead
2024-10-2197.6899.02+0.11near the usual relationship
2024-10-18100.00100.00+0.22near the usual relationship

One-day company-specific moves (4+ standard deviations, which block ideas for 10 sessions): Jul 22, 2025 (IQV +17.9%, MEDP +54.7%); Jul 23, 2025 (IQV +3.7%, MEDP -8.4%); Feb 10, 2026 (IQV -5.3%, MEDP -15.9%); Apr 23, 2026 (IQV -8.3%, MEDP -22.6%); Jul 28, 2026 (IQV +13.9%, MEDP -3.1%). Upcoming earnings: IQV Oct 27, 2026 (pre-market).

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The companies

IQV and MEDP at a glance

IQV IQVIA Holdings Inc.

Listing
NYSE · SEC CIK 1478242
Industry
Biotechnology: Commercial Physical & Biological Resarch · SIC 8731 Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research
Market value
$43.8B
Price history
2,521 daily closes, Oct 12, 2016 to Oct 22, 2026

MEDP Medpace Holdings Inc.

Listing
Nasdaq · SEC CIK 1668397
Industry
Biotechnology: Commercial Physical & Biological Resarch · SIC 8731 Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research
Market value
$17.3B
Price history
2,521 daily closes, Oct 12, 2016 to Oct 22, 2026

Daily prices: Nasdaq.com. Filings and industry codes: SEC EDGAR. Earnings dates: Nasdaq earnings calendar.

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IQV / INCYWatchlistIQV by 1.55 sdBiotechnology: Commercial Physical & Biological Resarch
INCY / MEDPWatchlistMEDP by 0.92 sdBiotechnology: Commercial Physical & Biological Resarch

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