Cantor Fitzgerald L. P. Acquires New Holdings in Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS)

Cantor Fitzgerald L. P. bought a new position in Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 61,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $637,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. Alta Fox Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Integral Ad Science during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $61,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets acquired a new position in Integral Ad Science in the 4th quarter valued at $120,000. ClearAlpha Technologies LP bought a new position in Integral Ad Science in the 4th quarter worth $143,000. PEAK6 LLC acquired a new position in Integral Ad Science during the 4th quarter worth $146,000. Finally, Handelsbanken Fonder AB bought a new stake in Integral Ad Science during the fourth quarter valued at about $162,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.78% of the company's stock.

Integral Ad Science Trading Up 2.0 %

Shares of IAS stock opened at $7.25 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 3.71, a current ratio of 3.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The company has a market capitalization of $1.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.25, a P/E/G ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.53. Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. has a 12-month low of $6.26 and a 12-month high of $13.62. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $8.14 and a 200 day moving average price of $9.84.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS - Get Free Report) last posted its 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 net margin of 6.39% and a return on equity of 3.47%. The firm had revenue of $153.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $148.83 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.06 EPS. The business's revenue was up 13.9% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts forecast that Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. will post 0.26 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently weighed in on IAS. Oppenheimer reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on Integral Ad Science from $15.00 to $13.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Baird R W lowered shares of Integral Ad Science from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, March 28th. Scotiabank assumed 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 target price for the company. Finally, Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Integral Ad Science from $14.00 to $7.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 21st. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $13.55.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Integral Ad Science news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 12,448 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.61, for a total transaction of $132,073.28. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 278,650 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,956,476.50. This represents a 4.28 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders have sold a total of 90,303 shares of company stock worth $706,660 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company's stock.

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.

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