Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) Receives Average Recommendation of “Hold” from Analysts

Shares of Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) have earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the fourteen ratings firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating. The average 1-year price target among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $11.5222.

A number of research firms have recently commented on IAS. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on Integral Ad Science from $9.00 to $10.30 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Truist Financial downgraded Integral Ad Science from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. BMO Capital Markets set a $10.30 price objective on shares of Integral Ad Science and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 24th. Finally, Raymond James Financial downgraded shares of Integral Ad Science from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 25th.

Insider Transactions at Integral Ad Science

In other news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 12,180 shares of Integral Ad Science stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.24, for a total transaction of $124,723.20. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 417,742 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,277,678.08. The trade was a 2.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CAO Alexis Gil II sold 2,781 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.28, for a total value of $28,588.68. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 136,840 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,406,715.20. This trade represents a 1.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Integral Ad Science

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of IAS. Royal Bank of Canada grew its position in Integral Ad Science by 219.6% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 55,941 shares of the company’s stock worth $451,000 after purchasing an additional 38,439 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Integral Ad Science by 4.4% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 43,326 shares of the company’s stock worth $349,000 after buying an additional 1,807 shares during the last quarter. Caxton Associates LLP purchased a new position in shares of Integral Ad Science during the first quarter worth about $282,000. Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new position in Integral Ad Science in the 1st quarter valued at about $1,986,000. Finally, Voya Investment Management LLC increased its position in Integral Ad Science by 22.7% in the 1st quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 47,281 shares of the company’s stock valued at $381,000 after acquiring an additional 8,761 shares during the period. 95.78% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Integral Ad Science Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of Integral Ad Science stock opened at $10.34 on Monday. Integral Ad Science has a 52-week low of $6.26 and a 52-week high of $11.43. The company has a market capitalization of $1.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.93 and a beta of 1.59. The company has a 50 day moving average of $10.29 and a 200 day moving average of $9.53.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported $0.07 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.09 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $154.36 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $149.18 million. Integral Ad Science had a net margin of 7.91% and a return on equity of 4.45%. As a group, research 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 (IAS) is a global technology and data analytics company that helps advertisers and publishers measure and optimize the efficacy, safety, and quality of digital advertising campaigns. The company’s core business centers on ad verification, providing clients with metrics on ad viewability, brand safety, fraud detection, and contextual relevance to ensure that online ads reach real audiences in brand-approved environments. By leveraging machine learning and proprietary data signals, IAS delivers insights that enable marketers to assess campaign performance across desktop, mobile, video, connected TV, and social media channels.

IAS offers a suite of products and solutions designed to address the full spectrum of digital media quality challenges.