Tania Secor Sells 5,240 Shares of Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) Stock

Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) CFO Tania Secor sold 5,240 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.11, for a total value 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 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Tania Secor also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, September 6th, Tania Secor sold 6,643 shares of Integral Ad Science stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.24, for a total transaction of $74,667.32.

Integral Ad Science Price Performance

NASDAQ:IAS opened at $10.24 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,024.00, a PEG ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a current ratio of 3.76 and a quick ratio of 3.76. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $10.96 and a 200-day simple moving average of $10.15. Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. has a 1 year low of $7.98 and a 1 year high of $17.53.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 1st. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 company had revenue of $129.01 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $126.31 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.05 earnings per share. Integral Ad Science’s revenue was up 13.5% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts forecast that Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. will post 0.29 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on IAS shares. Benchmark reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research note on Monday, August 5th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Integral Ad Science from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 23rd. Barclays boosted their target price on Integral Ad Science from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, August 5th. Finally, Raymond James raised their price target on Integral Ad Science from $13.00 to $15.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 2nd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $16.40.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Integral Ad Science

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. increased its stake in Integral Ad Science by 40.1% in the first quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. now owns 6,724 shares of the company’s stock worth $67,000 after purchasing an additional 1,924 shares during the period. American Trust increased its stake in Integral Ad Science by 18.0% in the 1st quarter. American Trust now owns 13,742 shares of the company’s stock worth $137,000 after buying an additional 2,096 shares during the period. Richelieu Gestion SA lifted its holdings in Integral Ad Science by 35.0% during the 1st quarter. Richelieu Gestion SA now owns 19,501 shares of the company’s stock valued at $194,000 after buying an additional 5,055 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in Integral Ad Science by 9.3% in the 2nd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 61,108 shares of the company’s stock valued at $594,000 after buying an additional 5,189 shares during the period. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its stake in Integral Ad Science by 18.1% in the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 37,870 shares of the company’s stock worth $368,000 after acquiring an additional 5,806 shares in the last quarter. 95.78% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.