Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Brokerages

Key Points

• Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. has a consensus "Moderate Buy" rating from twelve brokerages, with six recommending a buy and six a hold on the stock.
• Recent stock performance shows Integral Ad Science's market capitalization at $1.46 billion, with shares trading around $8.81 and a 1-year price target averaging $13.55.
• CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold approximately 9,922 shares of the company's stock at a total value of $80,566.64, indicating a 2.54% decrease in her position ownership.

Shares of Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS - Get Free Report) have been given a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by the twelve brokerages that are covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings 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 target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $13.55.

IAS has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Raymond James Financial dropped their price objective on Integral Ad Science from $13.00 to $11.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on Integral Ad Science from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Barclays upped their target price on Integral Ad Science from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Integral Ad Science from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Sunday, August 10th.

Insider Transactions at Integral Ad Science

In other Integral Ad Science news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 14,904 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $8.31, for a total value 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. This represents a 3.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders sold a total of 35,073 shares of company stock valued at $289,641 in the last ninety days. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Integral Ad Science

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in Integral Ad Science by 547.1% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,313 shares of the company's stock worth $270,000 after purchasing an additional 2,801 shares during the last quarter. State of Wyoming purchased 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 1st quarter valued at about $42,000. CWM LLC lifted its position in shares of Integral Ad Science by 1,248.1% during the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 9,019 shares of the company's stock valued at $75,000 after buying an additional 8,350 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its position in shares of Integral Ad Science by 136.5% during the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 10,158 shares of the company's stock valued at $84,000 after buying an additional 5,862 shares in the last quarter. 95.78% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Integral Ad Science Stock Performance

IAS traded down $0.29 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $8.40. The stock had a trading volume of 836,254 shares, compared to its average volume of 794,878. The company has a market cap of $1.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.57. The business has a fifty day moving average of $8.56 and a 200 day moving average of $8.26. Integral Ad Science 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 issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.04 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $149.20 million during 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%. Integral Ad Science has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. FY 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Integral Ad Science will post 0.26 earnings per share for the current year.

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.