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

Shares of Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twelve ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and nine have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $17.58.

A number of research analysts have weighed in on IAS shares. Bank of America started coverage on Integral Ad Science in a report on Thursday, January 11th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $19.00 target price on the stock. Truist Financial lowered their target price on Integral Ad Science from $26.00 to $17.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 28th. Oppenheimer lowered their target price on Integral Ad Science from $25.00 to $20.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 28th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “equal weight” rating and issued a $12.00 target price (down previously from $18.00) on shares of Integral Ad Science in a report on Tuesday, April 16th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lowered their target price on Integral Ad Science from $18.00 to $16.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 28th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 30,407 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.05, for a total transaction of $305,590.35. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 188,678 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,896,213.90. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. In other news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 30,407 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.05, for a total transaction of $305,590.35. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 188,678 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,896,213.90. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Tania Secor sold 17,999 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.05, for a total value of $180,889.95. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 239,174 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,403,698.70. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 80,195 shares of company stock valued at $876,562 in the last quarter. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Integral Ad Science

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted 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 buying an additional 2,351,414 shares during the period. abrdn plc purchased a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science in the 4th quarter worth $25,285,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Integral Ad Science by 15.2% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 7,325,778 shares of the company’s stock worth $87,104,000 after buying an additional 966,280 shares during the period. P2 Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science in the 4th quarter worth $11,144,000. Finally, TimesSquare Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Integral Ad Science by 32.2% in the 3rd quarter. TimesSquare Capital Management LLC now owns 2,486,748 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,567,000 after buying an additional 605,824 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.78% of the company’s stock.

Integral Ad Science Trading Up 3.9 %

NASDAQ IAS opened at $9.57 on Wednesday. Integral Ad Science has a 12 month low of $8.92 and a 12 month high of $20.88. The stock has a market cap of $1.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 239.31, a P/E/G ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.60. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $11.02 and its 200-day moving average price is $13.00. The company has a current ratio of 3.21, a quick ratio of 3.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 27th. The company reported $0.06 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.03 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $134.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $131.27 million. Integral Ad Science had a return on equity of 0.83% and a net margin of 1.53%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 14.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.07 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Integral Ad Science will post 0.16 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.