Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. lessened its stake in Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS - Free Report) by 3.0% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,378,259 shares of the company's stock after selling 42,978 shares during the quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. owned 0.84% of Integral Ad Science worth $11,109,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in shares of Integral Ad Science by 547.1% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,313 shares of the company's stock valued at $270,000 after purchasing an additional 2,801 shares in the last quarter. State of Wyoming purchased a new position in shares of Integral Ad Science in the 4th quarter valued at about $51,000. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale acquired a new stake in Integral Ad Science in the 1st quarter valued at about $42,000. Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Integral Ad Science in the 1st quarter valued at about $87,000. Finally, AlphaQuest LLC acquired a new stake in Integral Ad Science in the 1st quarter valued at about $93,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.78% of the company's stock.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 14,904 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.31, for a total value of $123,852.24. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 379,316 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,152,115.96. This trade represents a 3.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders have sold a total of 35,073 shares of company stock valued at $289,641 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company's stock.
Integral Ad Science Trading Down 0.2%
NASDAQ:IAS opened at $8.72 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $1.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.57. The company's 50-day moving average is $8.54 and its two-hundred day moving average is $8.29. Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. has a 12-month low of $6.26 and a 12-month high of $13.62.
Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.07 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.04 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $149.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $143.02 million. Integral Ad Science had a net margin of 9.79% and a return on equity of 5.00%. Integral Ad Science has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. FY 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities 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
IAS has been the topic of a number of research reports. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on shares of Integral Ad Science from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Integral Ad Science from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. 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. Finally, Raymond James Financial lowered their price objective on shares of Integral Ad Science from $13.00 to $11.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $13.55.
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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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