Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. Sells 42,978 Shares of Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. $IAS

Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS - Free Report) by 3.0% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,378,259 shares of the company's stock after selling 42,978 shares during the period. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. owned about 0.84% of Integral Ad Science worth $11,109,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale purchased a new stake in Integral Ad Science in the 1st quarter worth about $42,000. State of Wyoming purchased a new stake in Integral Ad Science in the 4th quarter worth about $51,000. Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Integral Ad Science in the 1st quarter worth about $87,000. AlphaQuest LLC purchased a new stake in Integral Ad Science in the 1st quarter worth about $93,000. Finally, Teacher Retirement System of Texas purchased a new stake in Integral Ad Science in the 1st quarter worth about $96,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.78% of the company's stock.

Integral Ad Science Stock Performance

NASDAQ:IAS traded down $0.29 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $8.40. The stock had a trading volume of 836,254 shares, compared to its average volume of 794,878. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $8.56 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $8.25. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.71, a P/E/G ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.57. Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. has a one year low of $6.26 and a one year high of $13.62.

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 for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.04 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $149.20 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $143.02 million. Integral Ad Science had a return on equity of 5.00% and a net margin of 9.79%. Integral Ad Science has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Research analysts forecast that Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. will post 0.26 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Integral Ad Science news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 9,922 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $8.12, for a total value of $80,566.64. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 380,557 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,090,122.84. The trade was a 2.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders sold a total of 35,073 shares of company stock valued at $289,641 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 2.00% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently commented on IAS. Raymond James Financial cut their price objective on shares of Integral Ad Science from $13.00 to $11.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Stifel Nicolaus raised 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 report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Integral Ad Science from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Sunday, August 10th. Finally, 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 report on Friday, August 8th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $13.55.

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.