Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) Receives $16.36 Average Price Target from Brokerages

Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) has earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twelve research firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and nine have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price target among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $16.36.

IAS has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Integral Ad Science from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, August 5th. Raymond James lifted their price objective 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. Benchmark restated a “hold” rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research report on Monday, August 5th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Integral Ad Science from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 23rd.

Insider Activity at Integral Ad Science

In other Integral Ad Science news, CFO Tania Secor sold 4,564 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.68, for a total transaction of $44,179.52. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 243,101 shares in the company, valued at $2,353,217.68. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. In other news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 6,445 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.68, for a total value of $62,387.60. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 214,563 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,076,969.84. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Tania Secor sold 4,564 shares of Integral Ad Science stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.68, for a total value of $44,179.52. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 243,101 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,353,217.68. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 27,636 shares of company stock valued at $289,513. 2.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Integral Ad Science

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. lifted its position in shares of Integral Ad Science by 40.1% during the 1st quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. now owns 6,724 shares of the company’s stock worth $67,000 after buying an additional 1,924 shares in the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science during the second quarter valued at approximately $113,000. ProShare Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Integral Ad Science during the first quarter worth $121,000. Edgestream Partners L.P. purchased a new position in Integral Ad Science in the second quarter worth $125,000. Finally, American Trust grew its stake in Integral Ad Science by 18.0% in the 1st quarter. American Trust now owns 13,742 shares of the company’s stock valued at $137,000 after purchasing an additional 2,096 shares during the period. 95.78% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Integral Ad Science Stock Down 2.3 %

Shares of IAS opened at $10.83 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.74 billion, a PE ratio of 1,083.00, a PEG ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.56. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $10.96 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $10.09. The company has a current ratio of 3.76, a quick ratio of 3.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10. Integral Ad Science has a 12 month low of $7.98 and a 12 month high of $17.53.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS) last announced 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. Integral Ad Science had a return on equity of 0.31% and a net margin of 0.57%. The business had revenue of $129.01 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $126.31 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.05 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 13.5% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts anticipate that Integral Ad Science will post 0.29 EPS for the current 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.