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

Shares of Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS - Get Free Report) have received an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the eleven analysts that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and six have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $14.45.

Several research firms have commented on IAS. Baird R W downgraded Integral Ad Science from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, March 28th. Benchmark restated a "hold" rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a report on Friday, February 28th. Barclays restated an "equal weight" rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Robert W. Baird reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a $9.00 target price (down previously from $16.00) on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research report on Friday, March 28th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reaffirmed a "mixed" rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a report on Monday, March 3rd.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 8,547 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $6.85, for a total value of $58,546.95. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 341,271 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,337,706.35. This represents a 2.44 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders have sold 90,303 shares of company stock worth $706,660 in the last three months. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Integral Ad Science

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of IAS. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. bought a new position in shares of Integral Ad Science during the 4th quarter valued at about $41,543,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of Integral Ad Science by 18.1% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,789,996 shares of the company's stock valued at $39,567,000 after acquiring an additional 580,323 shares during the last quarter. Clearline Capital LP purchased a new position in shares of Integral Ad Science in the fourth quarter valued at $3,949,000. Invenomic Capital Management LP increased its position in Integral Ad Science by 52.9% in the fourth quarter. Invenomic Capital Management LP now owns 895,061 shares of the company's stock worth $9,344,000 after purchasing an additional 309,752 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ararat Capital Management LP lifted its position in Integral Ad Science by 13.4% during the fourth quarter. Ararat Capital Management LP now owns 2,281,912 shares of the company's stock valued at $23,823,000 after purchasing an additional 269,346 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.78% of the company's stock.

Integral Ad Science Stock Down 1.2 %

IAS traded down $0.08 during trading on Friday, reaching $6.34. The stock had a trading volume of 111,905 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,124,675. 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 $1.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.78, a P/E/G ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.53. The stock's 50 day moving average is $9.02 and its two-hundred day moving average is $10.15. Integral Ad Science has a one year low of $6.31 and a one year high of $13.62.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 28th. The company reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.12 by ($0.03). Integral Ad Science had a return on equity of 3.47% and a net margin of 6.39%. The business had revenue of $153.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $148.83 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.06 EPS. The company's revenue was up 13.9% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts expect that Integral Ad Science will post 0.26 earnings per share for the current year.

About Integral Ad Science

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.