Robert W. Baird Reiterates "Neutral" Rating for Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS)

Robert W. Baird reissued their neutral rating on shares of Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS - Free Report) in a research report released on Friday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. The firm currently has a $9.00 price target on the stock, down from their previous price target of $16.00.

IAS has been the subject of a number of other reports. Barclays reissued an "equal weight" rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Benchmark restated a "hold" rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Morgan Stanley reiterated a "mixed" rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Scotiabank initiated coverage on Integral Ad Science in a report on Friday, February 28th. They set a "sector perform" rating and a $12.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Oppenheimer reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Integral Ad Science presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $14.45.

Integral Ad Science Stock Performance

NASDAQ:IAS traded down $0.10 on Friday, hitting $7.97. The stock had a trading volume of 725,365 shares, compared to its average volume of 922,804. Integral Ad Science has a 52-week low of $7.85 and a 52-week high of $13.62. The stock has a market cap of $1.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a quick ratio of 3.71, a current ratio of 3.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $9.97 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $10.53.

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 company had revenue of $153.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $148.83 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.06 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 13.9% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts predict that Integral Ad Science will post 0.26 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Integral Ad Science

In related news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 12,448 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.61, for a total value of $132,073.28. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 278,650 shares in the company, valued at $2,956,476.50. This represents a 4.28 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 19,109 shares of company stock worth $197,696. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Integral Ad Science

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of IAS. Point72 DIFC Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Integral Ad Science during the third quarter worth $41,000. State of Wyoming acquired a new position in shares of Integral Ad Science in the 4th quarter valued at about $51,000. Alta Fox Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science in the fourth quarter worth about $61,000. Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new stake in Integral Ad Science during the third quarter worth about $106,000. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets purchased a new position in Integral Ad Science during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $120,000. 95.78% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.