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

Shares of Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) have received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twelve ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $15.18.

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Benchmark reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a report on Thursday, November 14th. Oppenheimer dropped their price target on shares of Integral Ad Science from $20.00 to $18.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 13th. Piper Sandler decreased 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. Craig Hallum dropped 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. Finally, Scotiabank assumed coverage on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. They set a “sector perform” rating and a $10.00 target price for the company.

Insider Buying and Selling at Integral Ad Science

In other Integral Ad Science news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 5,940 shares of Integral Ad Science stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 owns 266,926 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,602,528.50. The trade was a 2.18 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Integral Ad Science

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Integral Ad Science by 47.6% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 717,528 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,756,000 after buying an additional 231,271 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its position in shares of Integral Ad Science by 12.9% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 110,449 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,191,000 after purchasing an additional 12,647 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC raised its stake in Integral Ad Science by 207.1% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 127,733 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,380,000 after purchasing an additional 86,133 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Integral Ad Science by 6.4% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,834,659 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,836,000 after purchasing an additional 110,149 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio bought a new position in Integral Ad Science in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $138,000. 95.78% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Integral Ad Science Stock Performance

Shares of Integral Ad Science stock opened at $10.20 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $1.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.00, a PEG ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 1.46. 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 has a 1 year low of $7.98 and a 1 year high of $17.53. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $10.97 and its 200 day moving average is $10.79.

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