Barclays PLC Has $1.38 Million Stake in Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS)

Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in shares of Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) by 207.1% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 127,733 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 86,133 shares during the quarter. Barclays PLC owned 0.08% of Integral Ad Science worth $1,380,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. TimesSquare Capital Management LLC lifted 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 purchasing an additional 17,166 shares in the last quarter. abrdn plc raised its position in Integral Ad Science by 12.5% in the 3rd quarter. abrdn plc now owns 2,147,656 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,216,000 after buying an additional 237,930 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC lifted its stake in Integral Ad Science by 10.8% in the 2nd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 1,224,138 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,899,000 after acquiring an additional 119,740 shares in the last quarter. Crestwood Capital Management L.P. boosted its position in Integral Ad Science by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Crestwood Capital Management L.P. now owns 650,738 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,034,000 after acquiring an additional 1,941 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Integral Ad Science by 7.5% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 595,907 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,442,000 after acquiring an additional 41,528 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.78% of the company’s stock.

Integral Ad Science Stock Down 0.3 %

IAS opened at $10.44 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 3.71, a quick ratio of 3.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $11.11 and its 200 day simple moving average is $10.74. Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. has a 1-year low of $7.98 and a 1-year high of $17.53. The stock has a market cap of $1.70 billion, a PE ratio of 52.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.45.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 12th. The company reported $0.10 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.08 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $133.50 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $138.06 million. Integral Ad Science had a net margin of 6.39% and a return on equity of 3.47%. Integral Ad Science’s quarterly revenue was up 11.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned ($0.09) EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. will post 0.26 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Integral Ad Science

In other news, CFO Tania Secor sold 5,240 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, October 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.11, for a total transaction of $52,976.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 248,223 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,509,534.53. This represents a 2.07 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 10,481 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.11, for a total value of $105,962.91. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 239,709 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,423,457.99. This trade represents a 4.19 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 16,363 shares of company stock valued at $165,629. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts recently commented on IAS shares. Benchmark restated a “hold” rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a report on Thursday, November 14th. Oppenheimer reduced their price objective on shares of Integral Ad Science from $20.00 to $18.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. Truist Financial lowered their target price on Integral Ad Science from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Piper Sandler reduced their price target on Integral Ad Science from $18.00 to $16.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Finally, Scotiabank assumed coverage on Integral Ad Science in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. They issued a “sector perform” rating and a $10.00 price target for the company. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $15.18.

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.