Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) Given Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" by Brokerages

Shares of Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS - Get Free Report) have been assigned a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from the twelve brokerages that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $13.55.

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Baird R W lowered shares of Integral Ad Science from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, March 28th. Barclays increased their price objective on Integral Ad Science from $7.00 to $9.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on 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. Wall Street Zen raised Integral Ad Science from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, June 14th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target on Integral Ad Science from $15.00 to $13.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd.

Integral Ad Science Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of NASDAQ:IAS traded down $0.05 during trading on Thursday, reaching $8.04. The stock had a trading volume of 977,788 shares, compared to its average volume of 979,249. Integral Ad Science has a 52 week low of $6.26 and a 52 week high of $13.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 4.01 and a current ratio of 4.01. The firm's fifty day moving average is $7.77 and its 200 day moving average is $8.97. The stock has a market cap of $1.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.90, a P/E/G ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.59.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 12th. The company reported $0.05 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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 business had revenue of $134.07 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $129.20 million. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Integral Ad Science will post 0.26 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Integral Ad Science

In related news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 68,671 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $7.44, for a total value of $510,912.24. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 334,051 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,485,339.44. This represents a 17.05% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 86,222 shares of company stock worth $636,252. 2.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Integral Ad Science

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in Integral Ad Science by 547.1% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,313 shares of the company's stock valued at $270,000 after acquiring an additional 2,801 shares in the last quarter. State of Wyoming bought a new position in shares of Integral Ad Science during the 4th quarter valued at about $51,000. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale purchased a new position in shares of Integral Ad Science during the first quarter valued at about $42,000. Alta Fox Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science in the fourth quarter worth about $61,000. Finally, Virtu Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science in the first quarter worth about $87,000. 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.