3,979,205 Shares in Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) Bought by Alyeska Investment Group L.P.

Alyeska Investment Group L.P. bought a new stake in Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 3,979,205 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $41,543,000. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. owned 2.45% of Integral Ad Science at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Barclays PLC increased its stake in Integral Ad Science by 207.1% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 127,733 shares of the company's stock worth $1,380,000 after purchasing an additional 86,133 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its stake in Integral Ad Science by 12.9% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 110,449 shares of the company's stock worth $1,191,000 after buying an additional 12,647 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in Integral Ad Science by 47.6% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 717,528 shares of the company's stock valued at $7,756,000 after buying an additional 231,271 shares during the period. Jennison Associates LLC grew its stake in Integral Ad Science by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 63,538 shares of the company's stock worth $663,000 after acquiring an additional 2,046 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Stoneridge Investment Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Integral Ad Science by 139.7% during the fourth quarter. Stoneridge Investment Partners LLC now owns 27,808 shares of the company's stock worth $290,000 after acquiring an additional 16,208 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 95.78% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Truist Financial increased their price objective on Integral Ad Science from $16.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective on Integral Ad Science from $15.00 to $13.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Benchmark reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a report on Friday, February 28th. Baird R W downgraded shares of Integral Ad Science from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, March 28th. Finally, Scotiabank initiated coverage on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research note on Friday, February 28th. They set a "sector perform" rating and a $12.00 price objective on the stock. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Integral Ad Science has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $13.15.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Integral Ad Science news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 8,547 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $6.85, for a total transaction of $58,546.95. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 341,271 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,337,706.35. This trade represents a 2.44 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders sold 77,855 shares of company stock valued at $574,587 over the last quarter. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Integral Ad Science Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of IAS stock traded down $0.03 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $7.76. 652,101 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,056,762. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $7.92 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $9.76. The stock has a market cap of $1.27 billion, a PE ratio of 38.80, a PEG ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.55. The company has a current ratio of 3.71, a quick ratio of 3.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. has a 1 year low of $6.26 and a 1 year high of $13.62.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 28th. The company reported $0.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.12 by ($0.03). Integral Ad Science had a return on equity of 3.47% and a net margin of 6.39%. The company had revenue of $153.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $148.83 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.06 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 13.9% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts predict that Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. will post 0.26 EPS for the current year.

Integral Ad Science 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.