Barclays PLC Acquires 86,133 Shares of Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS)

Barclays PLC lifted its stake in Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS - Free Report) by 207.1% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 127,733 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 86,133 shares during the quarter. Barclays PLC owned approximately 0.08% of Integral Ad Science worth $1,380,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in IAS. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its position in shares of Integral Ad Science by 30.3% in the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 274,734 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,670,000 after purchasing an additional 63,839 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers raised its stake in Integral Ad Science by 41.2% in the second quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 106,697 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,037,000 after purchasing an additional 31,145 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Integral Ad Science by 80.8% during the 2nd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 49,601 shares of the company's stock worth $482,000 after acquiring an additional 22,160 shares during the period. Federated Hermes Inc. bought a new stake in Integral Ad Science during the second quarter worth $219,000. Finally, Edgestream Partners L.P. acquired a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science in the 2nd quarter valued at $125,000. Institutional investors own 95.78% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Integral Ad Science

In other Integral Ad Science news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 5,940 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.75, for a total transaction of $57,915.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 266,926 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,602,528.50. This trade represents a 2.18 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 2.00% of the company's stock.

Integral Ad Science Stock Performance

Shares of Integral Ad Science stock opened at $9.79 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $1.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.95, a P/E/G ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 1.46. Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. has a twelve month low of $7.98 and a twelve month high of $17.53. The company's fifty day moving average is $10.89 and its 200 day moving average is $10.80. The company has a quick ratio of 3.71, a current ratio of 3.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 12th. The company reported $0.10 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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 analyst estimates of $138.06 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted ($0.09) EPS. The business's revenue was up 11.0% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts forecast that Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. will post 0.26 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently weighed in on IAS. Benchmark restated a "hold" rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. Piper Sandler dropped their target price on shares of Integral Ad Science from $18.00 to $16.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 13th. Craig Hallum decreased their price target on shares of Integral Ad Science from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 13th. Scotiabank began coverage on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. They issued a "sector perform" rating and a $10.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Truist Financial decreased their target price on shares of 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. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $14.80.

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.