Rice Hall James & Associates LLC Makes New Investment in Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS)

Rice Hall James & Associates LLC acquired a new position in Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS - Free Report) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 166,047 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,795,000. Rice Hall James & Associates LLC owned approximately 0.10% of Integral Ad Science at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Integral Ad Science by 10.7% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 8,106,247 shares of the company's stock worth $116,649,000 after purchasing an additional 780,469 shares during the last quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund bought a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science in the 2nd quarter worth $4,724,000. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Integral Ad Science by 449,805.3% during the second quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 427,410 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,154,000 after purchasing an additional 427,315 shares in the last quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Integral Ad Science by 11.8% during the first quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 3,906,652 shares of the company's stock valued at $38,949,000 after purchasing an additional 412,044 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science during the first quarter valued at $3,257,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.78% of the company's stock.

Integral Ad Science Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of Integral Ad Science stock traded up $0.06 on Friday, hitting $11.90. 863,696 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,387,487. Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. has a 52 week low of $7.98 and a 52 week high of $17.53. The company has a market cap of $1.92 billion, a PE ratio of 1,191.19, a PEG ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.54. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $11.02 and its 200-day moving average price is $10.31. The company has a current ratio of 3.76, a quick ratio of 3.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 1st. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.02 by $0.03. Integral Ad Science had a net margin of 0.57% and a return on equity of 0.31%. The company had revenue of $129.01 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $126.31 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.05 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 13.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts predict that Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. will post 0.29 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other Integral Ad Science news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 9,351 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.92, for a total transaction of $102,112.92. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 230,218 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,513,980.56. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In related news, CFO Tania Secor sold 5,240 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.11, for a total transaction of $52,976.40. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 248,223 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,509,534.53. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 9,351 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.92, for a total value of $102,112.92. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 230,218 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,513,980.56. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 32,357 shares of company stock worth $342,409. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently commented on the company. Raymond James lifted their price objective on Integral Ad Science from $13.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, August 2nd. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Integral Ad Science from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 23rd. Barclays boosted their price target on Integral Ad Science from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Monday, August 5th. Finally, Benchmark restated a "hold" rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research report on Monday, August 5th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $16.40.

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.