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

Shares of Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS - Get Free Report) have been given a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by the twelve brokerages that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Four equities research 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 brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $15.18.

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

In other 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 transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 239,709 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,423,457.99. This represents a 4.19 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Tania Secor sold 5,240 shares of Integral Ad Science 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 $52,976.40. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 248,223 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,509,534.53. The trade was a 2.07 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 2.00% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Integral Ad Science

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Clearline Capital LP bought a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science in the second quarter valued at approximately $916,000. abrdn plc lifted its position in shares of Integral Ad Science by 12.5% during the 3rd quarter. abrdn plc now owns 2,147,656 shares of the company's stock valued at $23,216,000 after acquiring an additional 237,930 shares during the period. Repertoire Partners LP acquired a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science during the 3rd quarter worth $1,676,000. Janus Henderson Group PLC increased its position in shares of Integral Ad Science by 65.9% in the third quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 359,370 shares of the company's stock worth $3,884,000 after purchasing an additional 142,741 shares during the period. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. increased its position in shares of Integral Ad Science by 12.9% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 110,449 shares of the company's stock worth $1,191,000 after purchasing an additional 12,647 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 95.78% of the company's stock.

Integral Ad Science Stock Up 1.3 %

Shares of Integral Ad Science stock traded up $0.14 during trading on Thursday, reaching $10.58. The stock had a trading volume of 466,468 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,321,701. The company has a current ratio of 3.71, a quick ratio of 3.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The company has a market capitalization of $1.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.90, a P/E/G ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 1.45. Integral Ad Science has a 52 week low of $7.98 and a 52 week high of $17.53. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $11.10 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $10.76.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, November 12th. The company reported $0.10 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.02. Integral Ad Science had a return on equity of 3.47% and a net margin of 6.39%. The firm had revenue of $133.50 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $138.06 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted ($0.09) EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 11.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts predict that Integral Ad Science will post 0.26 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.