one8zero8 LLC Makes New $1.70 Million Investment in Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS)

one8zero8 LLC bought a new position in Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 163,050 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,702,000. one8zero8 LLC owned 0.10% of Integral Ad Science at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Point72 DIFC Ltd bought a new position in Integral Ad Science in the 3rd quarter valued at about $41,000. Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new position in shares of Integral Ad Science during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $106,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new position in shares of Integral Ad Science during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $138,000. Handelsbanken Fonder AB acquired a new position in shares of Integral Ad Science during the 4th quarter worth approximately $162,000. Finally, Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $180,000. 95.78% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently issued reports on IAS shares. Morgan Stanley reiterated a "mixed" rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. Scotiabank started coverage on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research report on Friday, February 28th. They set a "sector perform" rating and a $12.00 price target on the stock. Truist Financial increased their price target on shares of Integral Ad Science from $16.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. Oppenheimer restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Finally, Barclays restated an "equal weight" rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Three 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 currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $15.06.

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Integral Ad Science Trading Down 0.6 %

NASDAQ IAS traded down $0.05 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $8.99. 533,865 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,089,436. Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. has a one year low of $7.98 and a one year high of $13.62. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $10.17 and a 200-day simple moving average of $10.67. The stock has a market cap of $1.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.95, a P/E/G ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 3.71 and a quick ratio of 3.71.

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 analysts' consensus estimates of $0.12 by ($0.03). The company had revenue of $153.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $148.83 million. Integral Ad Science had a return on equity of 3.47% and a net margin of 6.39%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 13.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.06 earnings per share. On average, analysts anticipate that Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. will post 0.26 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 12,448 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated 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 directly owns 278,650 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,956,476.50. The trade was a 4.28 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 19,109 shares of company stock worth $197,696. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Integral Ad Science 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.