Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) Given Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

Shares of Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS - Get Free Report) have earned an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from the eleven ratings firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and eight have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $15.70.

Several research firms recently weighed in on IAS. Raymond James upped their price target on Integral Ad Science from $13.00 to $15.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, August 2nd. Oppenheimer reduced their price target on shares of Integral Ad Science from $20.00 to $18.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Piper Sandler lowered their price objective on shares of Integral Ad Science from $18.00 to $16.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Truist Financial cut their target price on shares of Integral Ad Science from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of Integral Ad Science from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 23rd.

Integral Ad Science Trading Down 14.5 %

IAS stock traded down $1.83 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $10.79. 2,135,399 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,391,874. Integral Ad Science has a 52-week low of $7.98 and a 52-week high of $17.53. The stock's fifty day moving average is $11.13 and its 200-day moving average is $10.46. The company has a market cap of $1.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 55.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 1.52. The company has a current ratio of 3.76, a quick ratio of 3.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 12th. The company reported $0.10 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.08 by $0.02. Integral Ad Science had a net margin of 6.39% and a return on equity of 3.52%. The firm had revenue of $133.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $138.06 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted ($0.09) EPS. The company's revenue was up 11.0% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Integral Ad Science will post 0.23 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other Integral Ad Science news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 10,481 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 7th. The stock was 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 owns 239,709 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,423,457.99. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. In other news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 10,481 shares of Integral Ad Science stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 7th. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at approximately $2,423,457.99. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Tania Secor sold 5,240 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.11, for a total transaction of $52,976.40. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 248,223 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,509,534.53. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 23,006 shares of company stock valued at $240,296. 2.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Integral Ad Science

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in IAS. nVerses Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Integral Ad Science in the 3rd quarter worth $45,000. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. raised its position in shares of Integral Ad Science by 40.1% in the 1st quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. now owns 6,724 shares of the company's stock valued at $67,000 after acquiring an additional 1,924 shares during the period. Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new position in Integral Ad Science during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $106,000. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new position in Integral Ad Science during the second quarter valued at approximately $113,000. Finally, ProShare Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Integral Ad Science in the first quarter valued at approximately $121,000. 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.