Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) Receives Average Recommendation of “Hold” from Brokerages

Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) has earned an average rating of “Hold” from the fourteen research firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $11.5222.

Several research firms have recently commented on IAS. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on Integral Ad Science from $9.00 to $10.30 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Oppenheimer lowered shares of Integral Ad Science from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 24th. Stifel Nicolaus reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a $10.30 price objective (down from $14.00) on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. Raymond James Financial downgraded shares of Integral Ad Science from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. Finally, Truist Financial lowered shares of Integral Ad Science from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 24th.

Integral Ad Science Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ IAS opened at $10.27 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.68, a P/E/G ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.59. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $10.24 and its 200-day moving average price is $9.20. Integral Ad Science has a 1-year low of $6.26 and a 1-year high of $11.43.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported $0.07 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.09 by ($0.02). Integral Ad Science had a net margin of 7.91% and a return on equity of 4.45%. The firm had revenue of $154.36 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $149.18 million. Equities research analysts forecast that Integral Ad Science will post 0.26 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Integral Ad Science

In other news, CAO Alexis Gil II sold 2,781 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.28, for a total value of $28,588.68. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 136,840 shares in the company, valued at $1,406,715.20. This trade represents a 1.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 12,180 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.24, for a total value of $124,723.20. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 417,742 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,277,678.08. This trade represents a 2.83% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders sold 72,912 shares of company stock valued at $743,518. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Mirabella Financial Services LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science during the 3rd quarter valued at $120,000. FNY Investment Advisers LLC bought a new position in Integral Ad Science during the third quarter valued at about $50,000. Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. bought a new position in Integral Ad Science during the third quarter valued at about $10,170,000. Danske Bank A S purchased a new stake in Integral Ad Science during the third quarter worth about $679,000. Finally, Morningstar Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Integral Ad Science in the third quarter worth about $729,000. Institutional investors own 95.78% of the company’s stock.

Integral Ad Science Company Profile

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.