Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) CEO Lisa Utzschneider Sells 9,922 Shares

Key Points

• Integral Ad Science CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 9,922 shares at an average price of $8.12, totaling approximately $80,566, which represents a 2.54% decrease in her ownership position.
• The company's stock is currently trading at $8.89, with a 1-year low of $6.26 and a high of $13.62, indicating significant volatility in its market performance.
• Integral Ad Science reported earnings of $0.07 per share for the last quarter, surpassing expectations, with revenue of $149.20 million compared to estimates of $143.02 million.

Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS - Get Free Report) CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 9,922 shares of the company's stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 380,557 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,090,122.84. This represents a 2.54% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Lisa Utzschneider also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, July 10th, Lisa Utzschneider sold 8,285 shares of Integral Ad Science stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.29, for a total transaction of $68,682.65.
• On Tuesday, July 8th, Lisa Utzschneider sold 14,904 shares of Integral Ad Science stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.31, for a total transaction of $123,852.24.

Integral Ad Science Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:IAS traded up $0.02 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $9.05. The company had a trading volume of 719,927 shares, compared to its average volume of 928,069. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $8.29 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $8.46. The firm has a market cap of $1.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.57. Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. has a 1-year low of $6.26 and a 1-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 (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.04 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $149.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $143.02 million. Integral Ad Science had a return on equity of 5.00% and a net margin of 9.79%. Analysts expect that Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. will post 0.26 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research 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 report on Sunday, August 10th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price 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. Raymond James Financial reduced their price target 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. Finally, Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Integral Ad Science from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $13.55.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. purchased a new stake in Integral Ad Science during the fourth quarter valued at about $41,543,000. Corvex Management LP bought a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science during the first quarter valued at approximately $21,101,000. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in Integral Ad Science in the first quarter worth approximately $10,897,000. Alta Fox Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Integral Ad Science by 20,831.9% in the first quarter. Alta Fox Capital Management LLC now owns 1,214,053 shares of the company's stock worth $9,785,000 after purchasing an additional 1,208,253 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Integral Ad Science by 1,195.1% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,254,049 shares of the company's stock worth $10,421,000 after acquiring an additional 1,157,220 shares during the last quarter. 95.78% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Integral Ad Science

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.