Short interest in IQV has fallen 13.4% over the past week. Bears are reducing positions ahead of Monday's Q1 print, while options traders show neutral sentiment.
Short interest stands at 2.49% of free float.
That's down sharply from 4.98 million shares on April 16 to 4.24 million as of April 22. The week-over-week decline of 13.4% suggests shorts are closing ahead of the earnings release. Over the past month, however, short interest rose 8.4%, indicating earlier bearish positioning has now reversed.
Put/call ratio sits at 0.78, in line with the 20-day average of 0.78.
Options traders are neither bullish nor bearish. The PCR has been stable in a tight band between 0.75 and 0.87 for most of April. No unusual positioning is evident going into the print.
Analyst data is unavailable for this stock.
No recent upgrades, downgrades, or target price changes are reflected in the snapshot.
IQV shares closed at $160.68 on April 23, down 8.3% on the day.
The stock has declined 6.6% over the past week and 3.8% over the past month. This selloff into earnings creates a lower baseline for the stock's reaction. Previous earnings events occurred in early February 2026, though price reaction data is not available in the snapshot.
No active ORTEX Alpha signals are present.
The ORTEX short score stands at 32.58 out of 100, indicating moderate short interest activity. The score has declined from 34.46 on April 16, consistent with the recent reduction in short positions. Cost to borrow remains low at 0.47%, down 7.1% week-over-week, signaling easy availability of shares to short. Utilization is just 3.04%, well below the 52-week high of 5.41%.
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