Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) Receives Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Brokerages

Shares of Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS - Get Free Report) have been given a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" by the eleven ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and seven have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $14.80.

Several equities analysts have commented on IAS shares. Oppenheimer dropped their target price on Integral Ad Science from $20.00 to $18.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Craig Hallum cut their price objective on Integral Ad Science from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. Scotiabank assumed coverage on Integral Ad Science in a report on Thursday, December 5th. They issued a "sector perform" rating and a $10.00 target price for the company. Piper Sandler decreased their price objective on Integral Ad Science from $18.00 to $16.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 13th. Finally, Truist Financial decreased their price objective on Integral Ad Science from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 13th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 5,940 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.75, for a total value of $57,915.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 266,926 shares in the company, valued at $2,602,528.50. The trade was a 2.18 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders sold 19,109 shares of company stock valued at $197,696 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Integral Ad Science

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Repertoire Partners LP grew its stake in shares of Integral Ad Science by 83.7% during the fourth quarter. Repertoire Partners LP now owns 284,707 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,972,000 after buying an additional 129,707 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its position in Integral Ad Science by 42.7% during the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 155,010 shares of the company's stock worth $1,618,000 after purchasing an additional 46,395 shares during the period. State of Wyoming acquired a new stake in Integral Ad Science during the 4th quarter worth about $51,000. Sherbrooke Park Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science during the 4th quarter worth about $132,000. Finally, ProShare Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Integral Ad Science by 50.5% in the 4th quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 20,556 shares of the company's stock valued at $215,000 after buying an additional 6,900 shares in the last quarter. 95.78% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Integral Ad Science Price Performance

Shares of IAS stock traded down $0.01 on Friday, hitting $10.37. 825,791 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 767,700. 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 has a 12 month low of $7.98 and a 12 month high of $17.53. The stock has a market cap of $1.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 51.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a 50 day moving average of $10.37 and a 200 day moving average of $10.84.

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.