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

Shares of Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eleven analysts that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and eight have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $16.40.

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on IAS shares. Morgan Stanley boosted 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. Benchmark restated a “hold” rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a report on Monday, August 5th. Raymond James raised their price objective on shares of Integral Ad Science from $13.00 to $15.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 2nd. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Integral Ad Science from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, August 5th.

Integral Ad Science Stock Performance

Integral Ad Science stock opened at $10.78 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $1.73 billion, a PE ratio of 1,078.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.54. The company has a quick ratio of 3.76, a current ratio of 3.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10. Integral Ad Science has a 12-month low of $7.98 and a 12-month high of $17.53. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $10.96 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $10.20.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 net margin of 0.57% and a return on equity of 0.31%. The business had revenue of $129.01 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $126.31 million. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 13.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.05 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Integral Ad Science will post 0.29 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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 completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 239,709 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,423,457.99. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. In other news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 10,481 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.11, for a total transaction of $105,962.91. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 239,709 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,423,457.99. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Tania Secor sold 5,240 shares of Integral Ad Science 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 sale, the chief financial officer now owns 248,223 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,509,534.53. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 32,357 shares of company stock valued at $342,409. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Integral Ad Science

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Integral Ad Science by 7.0% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 8,673,229 shares of the company’s stock worth $86,472,000 after purchasing an additional 566,982 shares in the last quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC grew its holdings in shares of Integral Ad Science by 11.8% during the first quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 3,906,652 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,949,000 after buying an additional 412,044 shares during the last quarter. TimesSquare Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Integral Ad Science by 9.9% during the first quarter. TimesSquare Capital Management LLC now owns 2,969,278 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,604,000 after acquiring an additional 268,310 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 2,351,414 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. lifted its position in Integral Ad Science by 4.7% in the 1st quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 1,246,556 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,428,000 after acquiring an additional 55,844 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.78% of the company’s stock.

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.