Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS) Sets New 12-Month Low - Should You Sell?

Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS - Get Free Report)'s stock price reached a new 52-week low during trading on Monday . The company traded as low as $7.98 and last traded at $8.06, with a volume of 110069 shares. The stock had previously closed at $8.24.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Baird R W downgraded shares of Integral Ad Science from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, March 28th. Morgan Stanley restated a "mixed" rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. Barclays reiterated an "equal weight" rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Benchmark reissued a "hold" rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a report on Friday, February 28th. Finally, Oppenheimer reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Five investment 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, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $14.45.

Integral Ad Science Trading Down 3.2 %

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 company has a 50-day moving average price of $9.83 and a 200 day moving average price of $10.47. The firm has a market cap of $1.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.20, a PEG ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.45.

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

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 12,448 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.61, for a total transaction of $132,073.28. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 278,650 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,956,476.50. This trade represents a 4.28 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders sold a total of 19,025 shares of company stock worth $195,116 in the last three months. 2.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Integral Ad Science

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

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.