Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) have been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the eleven ratings firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $16.40.

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on IAS shares. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Integral Ad Science from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 23rd. Raymond James raised their price target on Integral Ad Science from $13.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 2nd. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of 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 reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research note on Monday, August 5th.

Insider Activity

In other Integral Ad Science news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 10,481 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.11, for a total transaction of $105,962.91. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 239,709 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,423,457.99. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. In related news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 10,481 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, October 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.11, for a total value of $105,962.91. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 239,709 shares in the company, valued at $2,423,457.99. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Tania Secor sold 6,643 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.24, for a total transaction of $74,667.32. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 251,366 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,825,353.84. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 32,357 shares of company stock valued at $342,409 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in IAS. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Integral Ad Science by 605.1% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,740,011 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,429,000 after buying an additional 2,351,414 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Integral Ad Science by 10.7% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 8,106,247 shares of the company’s stock worth $116,649,000 after acquiring an additional 780,469 shares during the last quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund purchased a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science during the second quarter worth approximately $4,724,000. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in Integral Ad Science by 449,805.3% in the 2nd 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Clearbridge Investments LLC lifted its holdings in Integral Ad Science by 11.8% in the 1st 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. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.78% of the company’s stock.

Integral Ad Science Stock Performance

Shares of IAS stock opened at $10.98 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $1.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,098.00, a PEG ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.54. Integral Ad Science has a 52-week low of $7.98 and a 52-week high of $17.53. The company has a quick ratio of 3.76, a current ratio of 3.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10. The company’s 50 day moving average is $10.95 and its 200 day moving average is $10.18.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 1st. The company reported $0.05 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.02 by $0.03. Integral Ad Science had a return on equity of 0.31% and a net margin of 0.57%. The firm had revenue of $129.01 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $126.31 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.05 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Integral Ad Science will post 0.29 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.