Rice Hall James & Associates LLC increased its position in shares of Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS - Free Report) by 89.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 314,129 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 148,082 shares during the period. Rice Hall James & Associates LLC owned 0.19% of Integral Ad Science worth $3,280,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. TimesSquare Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Integral Ad Science by 0.6% in the third quarter. TimesSquare Capital Management LLC now owns 2,772,440 shares of the company's stock valued at $29,970,000 after buying an additional 17,166 shares during the last quarter. abrdn plc grew its position in shares of Integral Ad Science by 12.5% in the third quarter. abrdn plc now owns 2,147,656 shares of the company's stock valued at $23,216,000 after purchasing an additional 237,930 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Integral Ad Science by 6.4% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,834,659 shares of the company's stock valued at $19,836,000 after purchasing an additional 110,149 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in shares of Integral Ad Science by 47.6% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 717,528 shares of the company's stock valued at $7,756,000 after purchasing an additional 231,271 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Crestwood Capital Management L.P. grew its position in shares of Integral Ad Science by 0.3% in the third quarter. Crestwood Capital Management L.P. now owns 650,738 shares of the company's stock valued at $7,034,000 after purchasing an additional 1,941 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.78% of the company's stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
IAS has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Scotiabank initiated coverage on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. They set a "sector perform" rating and a $10.00 target price on the stock. Piper Sandler cut their target price on shares of Integral Ad Science from $18.00 to $16.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. Craig Hallum cut their target price on shares of Integral Ad Science from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. Oppenheimer dropped their price target on shares of Integral Ad Science from $20.00 to $18.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. Finally, Truist Financial dropped their price target on shares of Integral Ad Science from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $14.80.
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Insider Activity at Integral Ad Science
In related news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 5,940 shares of Integral Ad Science stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.75, for a total value of $57,915.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 266,926 shares in the company, valued at $2,602,528.50. This trade represents a 2.18 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders have sold a total of 19,109 shares of company stock worth $197,696 in the last ninety days. 2.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Integral Ad Science Stock Performance
Shares of NASDAQ IAS traded down $0.01 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $10.37. The company's stock had a trading volume of 825,791 shares, compared to its average volume of 767,700. Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. has a 1-year low of $7.98 and a 1-year high of $17.53. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $10.37 and its 200-day moving average price is $10.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 3.71 and a current ratio of 3.71. The firm has a market cap of $1.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 51.85, a P/E/G ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.46.
About Integral Ad Science
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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.
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