Eisler Capital Management Ltd. Makes New $740,000 Investment in Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS)

Eisler Capital Management Ltd. acquired a new position in Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 70,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $740,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in IAS. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Integral Ad Science by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 9,048,546 shares of the company's stock valued at $94,467,000 after purchasing an additional 205,562 shares during the last quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. purchased a new stake in Integral Ad Science during the 4th quarter valued at $41,543,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in shares of Integral Ad Science by 18.1% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,789,996 shares of the company's stock valued at $39,567,000 after acquiring an additional 580,323 shares during the period. Ararat Capital Management LP raised its stake in shares of Integral Ad Science by 13.4% during the fourth quarter. Ararat Capital Management LP now owns 2,281,912 shares of the company's stock valued at $23,823,000 after acquiring an additional 269,346 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Integral Ad Science by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,848,738 shares of the company's stock worth $19,305,000 after purchasing an additional 14,079 shares during the last quarter. 95.78% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have commented on IAS shares. Barclays raised their price objective on Integral Ad Science from $7.00 to $9.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Robert W. Baird reissued a "neutral" rating and set a $9.00 price objective (down from $16.00) on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research report on Friday, March 28th. Baird R W lowered Integral Ad Science from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, March 28th. Scotiabank began coverage on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research report on Friday, February 28th. They issued a "sector perform" rating and a $12.00 price target for the company. Finally, Oppenheimer restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a report on Friday, February 28th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $13.55.

Insider Buying and Selling at Integral Ad Science

In other news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 8,367 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $7.37, for a total transaction of $61,664.79. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 349,574 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,576,360.38. The trade was a 2.34% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 86,222 shares of company stock valued at $636,252. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company's stock.

Integral Ad Science Stock Performance

Integral Ad Science stock remained flat at $8.15 during trading hours on Tuesday. 2,850,091 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,022,682. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $7.82 and its 200-day simple moving average is $9.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 3.71 and a current ratio of 3.71. Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. has a 12 month low of $6.26 and a 12 month high of $13.62. The company has a market cap of $1.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.75, a P/E/G ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.55.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 12th. The company reported $0.05 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.03 by $0.02. Integral Ad Science had a return on equity of 3.47% and a net margin of 6.39%. The firm had revenue of $134.07 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $129.20 million. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate 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.