Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IASGet Free Report) have been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the eleven ratings firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $16.40.

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on IAS shares. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Integral Ad Science from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 23rd. Raymond James raised their price target on Integral Ad Science from $13.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 2nd. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Integral Ad Science from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, August 5th. Finally, Benchmark reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research note on Monday, August 5th.

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Insider Activity

In other Integral Ad Science news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 10,481 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.11, for a total transaction of $105,962.91. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 239,709 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,423,457.99. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. In related news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 10,481 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, October 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.11, for a total value of $105,962.91. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 239,709 shares in the company, valued at $2,423,457.99. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Tania Secor sold 6,643 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.24, for a total transaction of $74,667.32. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 251,366 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,825,353.84. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 32,357 shares of company stock valued at $342,409 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in IAS. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Integral Ad Science by 605.1% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,740,011 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,429,000 after buying an additional 2,351,414 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Integral Ad Science by 10.7% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 8,106,247 shares of the company’s stock worth $116,649,000 after acquiring an additional 780,469 shares during the last quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund purchased a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science during the second quarter worth approximately $4,724,000. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in Integral Ad Science by 449,805.3% in the 2nd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 427,410 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,154,000 after purchasing an additional 427,315 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Clearbridge Investments LLC lifted its holdings in Integral Ad Science by 11.8% in the 1st quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 3,906,652 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,949,000 after purchasing an additional 412,044 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.78% of the company’s stock.

Integral Ad Science Stock Performance

Shares of IAS stock opened at $10.98 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $1.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,098.00, a PEG ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.54. Integral Ad Science has a 52-week low of $7.98 and a 52-week high of $17.53. The company has a quick ratio of 3.76, a current ratio of 3.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10. The company’s 50 day moving average is $10.95 and its 200 day moving average is $10.18.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IASGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 1st. The company reported $0.05 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.02 by $0.03. Integral Ad Science had a return on equity of 0.31% and a net margin of 0.57%. The firm had revenue of $129.01 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $126.31 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.05 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Integral Ad Science will post 0.29 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Integral Ad Science Company Profile

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Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. operates as a digital advertising verification company in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Singapore, Australia, Japan, India, and the Nordics. The company provides IAS Signal, a cloud-based technology platform that offers return on ad spend needs; and deliver independent measurement and verification of digital advertising across devices, channels, and formats, including desktop, mobile, connected TV, social, display, and video.

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