Fox Run Management L.L.C. Makes New Investment in Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. $IAS

Key Points

• Fox Run Management L.L.C. acquired a new stake in Integral Ad Science Holding Corp., purchasing 79,423 shares valued at approximately $640,000.
• Analysts have varied opinions on the stock, with price targets ranging from $10.00 to $14.00 and an average target price of $13.55, reflecting a consensus of Moderate Buy.
• The company reported a quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $0.07, exceeding expectations, and generated $149.20 million in revenue during the last quarter.

Fox Run Management L.L.C. purchased a new stake in Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 79,423 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $640,000.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. MetLife Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Integral Ad Science by 10.1% during the 4th quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 44,921 shares of the company's stock worth $469,000 after buying an additional 4,123 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in Integral Ad Science in the 4th quarter worth $807,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its position in Integral Ad Science by 42.7% during the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 155,010 shares of the company's stock worth $1,618,000 after acquiring an additional 46,395 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Integral Ad Science by 165.6% during the first quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 84,471 shares of the company's stock valued at $681,000 after purchasing an additional 52,664 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp lifted its holdings in Integral Ad Science by 11.0% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 677,204 shares of the company's stock valued at $7,070,000 after purchasing an additional 67,038 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.78% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently commented on IAS shares. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Integral Ad Science from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Sunday, August 10th. Barclays boosted their price objective on Integral Ad Science from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Raymond James Financial decreased their target price on Integral Ad Science from $13.00 to $11.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on Integral Ad Science from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Integral Ad Science currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $13.55.

Integral Ad Science Trading Down 2.9%

Shares of NASDAQ:IAS traded down $0.26 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $8.71. 595,127 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,024,567. Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. has a 1-year low of $6.26 and a 1-year high of $13.62. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $8.33 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $8.46. The firm has a market cap of $1.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.62, a PEG ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 1.57.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.04 by $0.03. Integral Ad Science had a return on equity of 5.00% and a net margin of 9.79%.The business had revenue of $149.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $143.02 million. Integral Ad Science has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. FY 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. will post 0.26 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 9,922 shares of Integral Ad Science stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.12, for a total transaction of $80,566.64. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 380,557 shares in the company, valued at $3,090,122.84. This trade represents a 2.54% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 35,073 shares of company stock worth $289,641. 2.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.