Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) CEO Sells $102,112.92 in Stock

Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 9,351 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.92, for a total transaction of $102,112.92. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 230,218 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,513,980.56. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.

Lisa Utzschneider also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, July 8th, Lisa Utzschneider sold 6,445 shares of Integral Ad Science stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.68, for a total value of $62,387.60.

Integral Ad Science Stock Performance

IAS stock traded down $0.02 during trading on Friday, hitting $10.60. 679,639 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,685,865. The company has a quick ratio of 4.32, a current ratio of 4.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. has a 52 week low of $7.98 and a 52 week high of $17.53. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $9.93 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $10.87. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,060.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.54.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 1st. The company reported $0.05 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.02 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $129.01 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $126.31 million. Integral Ad Science had a return on equity of 0.32% and a net margin of 0.57%. The business’s revenue was up 13.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.05 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. will post 0.22 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently commented on IAS shares. Raymond James boosted their price target on Integral Ad Science from $13.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 2nd. Craig Hallum dropped their price target on shares of Integral Ad Science from $20.00 to $18.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 10th. Loop Capital assumed coverage on Integral Ad Science in a research report on Tuesday, April 30th. They set a “buy” rating and a $15.00 target price on the stock. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Integral Ad Science from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 23rd. Finally, Barclays upped their target price on Integral Ad Science from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, August 5th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $16.58.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Integral Ad Science

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Integral Ad Science by 7.0% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 8,673,229 shares of the company’s stock valued at $86,472,000 after acquiring an additional 566,982 shares during the period. Clearbridge Investments LLC raised its stake in shares of Integral Ad Science by 11.8% during the first quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 3,906,652 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,949,000 after purchasing an additional 412,044 shares in the last quarter. TimesSquare Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Integral Ad Science by 9.9% in the first quarter. TimesSquare Capital Management LLC now owns 2,969,278 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,604,000 after purchasing an additional 268,310 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in 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 valued at $39,429,000 after buying an additional 2,351,414 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in shares of Integral Ad Science by 10.3% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,377,272 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,212,000 after buying an additional 222,614 shares in the last quarter. 95.78% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.