Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC Purchases New Holdings in Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS)

Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC purchased a new position in Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 80,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $835,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in IAS. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in Integral Ad Science by 47.6% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 717,528 shares of the company's stock worth $7,756,000 after purchasing an additional 231,271 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Integral Ad Science by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 9,048,546 shares of the company's stock worth $94,467,000 after acquiring an additional 205,562 shares during the period. Monimus Capital Management LP acquired a new position in shares of Integral Ad Science during the 4th quarter valued at $2,020,000. one8zero8 LLC acquired a new position in shares of Integral Ad Science in the 4th quarter worth $1,702,000. Finally, Vestcor Inc purchased a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science during the fourth quarter valued at $1,566,000. 95.78% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Integral Ad Science

In related news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 68,671 shares of Integral Ad Science stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $7.44, for a total transaction of $510,912.24. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 334,051 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,485,339.44. The trade was a 17.05 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. In the last three months, insiders have sold 90,303 shares of company stock worth $706,660. Insiders own 2.00% of the company's stock.

Integral Ad Science Trading Up 1.0 %

IAS traded up $0.07 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $6.48. The stock had a trading volume of 363,452 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,125,638. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.53. Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. has a 1-year low of $6.31 and a 1-year high of $13.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 3.71 and a quick ratio of 3.71. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $9.02 and its 200-day simple moving average is $10.15.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

IAS has been the topic of several analyst reports. Benchmark reissued a "hold" rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Baird R W lowered Integral Ad Science from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, March 28th. Truist Financial lifted their target price on Integral Ad Science from $16.00 to $17.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. Robert W. Baird reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $9.00 price target (down previously from $16.00) on shares of Integral Ad Science in a report on Friday, March 28th. Finally, Barclays reiterated an "equal weight" rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a report on Friday, February 28th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $14.35.

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.