Monimus Capital Management LP Makes New Investment in Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS)

Monimus Capital Management LP acquired a new position in Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 193,482 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,020,000. Integral Ad Science comprises approximately 1.9% of Monimus Capital Management LP’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest position. Monimus Capital Management LP owned 0.12% of Integral Ad Science as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of IAS. Point72 DIFC Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Integral Ad Science in the 3rd quarter valued at $41,000. Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new stake in Integral Ad Science during the 3rd quarter worth about $106,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio bought a new stake in Integral Ad Science during the 3rd quarter worth about $138,000. Handelsbanken Fonder AB bought a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science in the 4th quarter valued at about $162,000. Finally, Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science in the 3rd quarter valued at about $180,000. Institutional investors own 95.78% of the company’s stock.

Integral Ad Science Trading Down 0.3 %

IAS opened at $9.03 on Friday. Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. has a 1-year low of $7.98 and a 1-year high of $13.62. The company has a current ratio of 3.71, a quick ratio of 3.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The company has a market cap of $1.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $10.22 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $10.73.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS) last posted its earnings results on Friday, February 28th. The company reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.12 by ($0.03). The business had revenue of $153.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 revenue was up 13.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.06 earnings per share. Analysts predict that Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. will post 0.26 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently commented on IAS shares. Benchmark reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Barclays reiterated an “equal weight” rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Morgan Stanley reissued a “mixed” rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. Finally, Scotiabank started coverage on shares of Integral Ad Science in a report on Friday, February 28th. They set a “sector perform” rating and a $12.00 price target on the stock. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $15.06.

Insider Transactions at Integral Ad Science

In related news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 12,448 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.61, for a total transaction of $132,073.28. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 278,650 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,956,476.50. The trade was a 4.28 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders sold a total of 19,109 shares of company stock valued at $197,696 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

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.