Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.03 EPS

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS) released its quarterly earnings data on Friday. The company reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.12 by ($0.03), Zacks reports. The firm had revenue of $153.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $148.83 million. Integral Ad Science had a return on equity of 3.47% and a net margin of 6.39%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 13.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.06 EPS. Integral Ad Science updated its FY 2025 guidance to EPS and its Q1 2025 guidance to EPS.

Integral Ad Science Stock Performance

IAS stock traded up $0.82 on Friday, reaching $10.47. 2,041,797 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 861,342. 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 12 month low of $7.98 and a 12 month high of $13.62. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $10.33 and its 200 day moving average price is $10.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.70 billion, a PE ratio of 52.33, a PEG ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.46.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 12,448 shares of Integral Ad Science stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.61, for a total transaction of $132,073.28. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 278,650 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,956,476.50. This trade represents a 4.28 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders have sold 19,109 shares of company stock worth $197,696 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Barclays restated an “equal weight” rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research note on Friday. Piper Sandler cut their target price on Integral Ad Science from $18.00 to $16.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 13th. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research note on Friday. Truist Financial cut their price objective on Integral Ad Science from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. Finally, Scotiabank started coverage on Integral Ad Science in a research report on Friday. They set a “sector perform” rating for the company. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $14.80.

About Integral Ad Science

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.