Lisa Utzschneider Sells 68,671 Shares of Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) Stock

Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS - Get Free Report) CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 68,671 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $7.44, for a total transaction of $510,912.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 334,051 shares in the company, valued at $2,485,339.44. This trade represents a 17.05 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link.

Lisa Utzschneider also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, April 7th, Lisa Utzschneider sold 8,547 shares of Integral Ad Science stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $6.85, for a total value of $58,546.95.
• On Tuesday, February 4th, Lisa Utzschneider sold 12,448 shares of Integral Ad Science stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.61, for a total value of $132,073.28.

Integral Ad Science Trading Down 1.3 %

IAS stock traded down $0.09 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $6.73. The company had a trading volume of 741,684 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,145,824. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $9.27 and a 200 day moving average of $10.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 3.71 and a quick ratio of 3.71. Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. has a 12 month low of $6.45 and a 12 month high of $13.62. The company has a market capitalization of $1.10 billion, a PE ratio of 33.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.53.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Friday, February 28th. The company reported $0.09 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.12 by ($0.03). The firm had revenue of $153.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $148.83 million. Integral Ad Science had a return on equity of 3.47% and a net margin of 6.39%. Integral Ad Science's quarterly revenue was up 13.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.06 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts predict that Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. will post 0.26 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Integral Ad Science

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Point72 DIFC Ltd bought a new position in shares of Integral Ad Science in the 3rd quarter worth $41,000. State of Wyoming bought a new position in Integral Ad Science in the fourth quarter worth about $51,000. Alta Fox Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science during the fourth quarter valued at about $61,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets purchased a new position in shares of Integral Ad Science in the 4th quarter worth approximately $120,000. Finally, Sherbrooke Park Advisers LLC bought a new position in shares of Integral Ad Science during the 4th quarter worth approximately $132,000. Institutional investors own 95.78% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently commented on IAS shares. Oppenheimer reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Barclays reissued an "equal weight" rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Robert W. Baird restated a "neutral" rating and set a $9.00 target price (down from $16.00) on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research report on Friday, March 28th. Truist Financial raised their price objective on Integral Ad Science from $16.00 to $17.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. Finally, Benchmark reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $14.45.

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.