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

Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) has received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twelve ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and nine have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $16.36.

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Raymond James lifted their price target on shares of Integral Ad Science from $13.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Integral Ad Science from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 23rd. Benchmark restated a “hold” rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research note on Monday, August 5th. Finally, Barclays boosted 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 Monday, August 5th.

Integral Ad Science Stock Down 0.7 %

Integral Ad Science stock opened at $11.08 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $10.94 and its two-hundred day moving average is $10.07. The stock has a market cap of $1.78 billion, a PE ratio of 1,108.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.56. Integral Ad Science has a 1-year low of $7.98 and a 1-year high of $17.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a current ratio of 3.76 and a quick ratio of 3.76.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 1st. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.02 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $129.01 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $126.31 million. Integral Ad Science had a return on equity of 0.31% and a net margin of 0.57%. The firm’s revenue was up 13.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.05 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Integral Ad Science will post 0.29 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Integral Ad Science

In other news, CFO Tania Secor sold 4,564 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 243,101 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,353,217.68. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In other news, CFO Tania Secor sold 4,564 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 transaction of $44,179.52. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 243,101 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,353,217.68. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 6,445 shares of the firm’s 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 $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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 27,636 shares of company stock worth $289,513 over the last 90 days. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Integral Ad Science

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

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.