Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Shares of Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the eleven research firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1 year price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $14.80.

Several research firms have weighed in on IAS. Oppenheimer dropped their price target on 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. Craig Hallum lowered 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 report on Wednesday, November 13th. Benchmark reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a report on Thursday, November 14th. Piper Sandler dropped their price objective on shares of Integral Ad Science from $18.00 to $16.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 13th. Finally, Truist Financial decreased 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.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 5,940 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.75, for a total transaction of $57,915.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 266,926 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,602,528.50. This represents a 2.18 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Point72 DIFC Ltd bought a new position in shares of Integral Ad Science in the third quarter worth about $41,000. nVerses Capital LLC bought a new position in Integral Ad Science in the 3rd quarter worth about $45,000. Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new position in shares of Integral Ad Science during the third quarter worth approximately $106,000. Stoneridge Investment Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science during the third quarter valued at approximately $125,000. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science in the second quarter valued at approximately $113,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.78% of the company’s stock.

Integral Ad Science Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ IAS opened at $10.26 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $1.67 billion, a PE ratio of 51.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.46. Integral Ad Science has a 1 year low of $7.98 and a 1 year high of $17.53. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $10.52 and a 200-day moving average price of $10.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 3.71 and a quick ratio of 3.71.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS) last posted 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. Integral Ad Science had a return on equity of 3.47% and a net margin of 6.39%. The business had revenue of $133.50 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $138.06 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned ($0.09) earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 11.0% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts anticipate that Integral Ad Science will post 0.26 earnings per share 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.