Rice Hall James & Associates LLC Lowers Position in Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS)

Rice Hall James & Associates LLC decreased its position in Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS - Free Report) by 25.1% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 235,212 shares of the company's stock after selling 78,917 shares during the period. Rice Hall James & Associates LLC owned 0.14% of Integral Ad Science worth $1,896,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. MetLife Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Integral Ad Science by 10.1% in the 4th quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 44,921 shares of the company's stock worth $469,000 after acquiring an additional 4,123 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Integral Ad Science by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 603,848 shares of the company's stock worth $6,304,000 after acquiring an additional 7,941 shares during the last quarter. Swiss National Bank lifted its holdings in Integral Ad Science by 12.9% during the 4th quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 158,700 shares of the company's stock worth $1,657,000 after buying an additional 18,100 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Integral Ad Science by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 9,048,546 shares of the company's stock worth $94,467,000 after buying an additional 205,562 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in Integral Ad Science during the 4th quarter worth approximately $807,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.78% of the company's stock.

Integral Ad Science Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:IAS traded down $0.01 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $8.26. The stock had a trading volume of 417,909 shares, compared to its average volume of 952,161. The company has a current ratio of 4.01, a quick ratio of 4.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. has a 1 year low of $6.26 and a 1 year high of $13.62. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $8.12 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $8.74. The company has a market capitalization of $1.36 billion, a PE ratio of 28.50, a P/E/G ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 1.57.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS - Get Free Report) last announced 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 net margin of 8.56% and a return on equity of 4.74%. The firm had revenue of $134.07 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $129.20 million. As a group, equities analysts predict that Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. will post 0.26 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

IAS has been the topic of a number of research reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Integral Ad Science from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, June 14th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on shares of Integral Ad Science from $13.50 to $12.50 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Raymond James Financial raised their price objective on shares of Integral Ad Science from $11.00 to $13.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. Robert W. Baird reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a $9.00 target price (down from $16.00) on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research report on Friday, March 28th. Finally, Baird R W downgraded shares of Integral Ad Science from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, March 28th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $13.55.

Insider Transactions at Integral Ad Science

In other Integral Ad Science news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 14,904 shares of Integral Ad Science stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.31, for a total transaction of $123,852.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 379,316 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,152,115.96. The trade was a 3.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders have sold a total of 33,518 shares of company stock worth $270,739 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 2.00% of the company's stock.

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.