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

Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS - Get Free Report) has earned an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from the twelve analysts that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and six have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $13.15.

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on IAS. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target on Integral Ad Science from $15.00 to $13.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Truist Financial upped their price target on Integral Ad Science from $16.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Oppenheimer reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Benchmark reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Finally, Scotiabank started coverage on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research report on Friday, February 28th. They issued a "sector perform" rating and a $12.00 price target on the stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Integral Ad Science

In related news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 8,547 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, April 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $6.85, for a total transaction of $58,546.95. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 341,271 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,337,706.35. This trade represents a 2.44 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders have sold 77,855 shares of company stock worth $574,587 over the last three months. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Integral Ad Science

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its position in Integral Ad Science by 4.6% in the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 41,519 shares of the company's stock worth $433,000 after purchasing an additional 1,832 shares during the period. Jennison Associates LLC grew its position in shares of Integral Ad Science by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 63,538 shares of the company's stock worth $663,000 after buying an additional 2,046 shares during the period. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. raised its stake in shares of Integral Ad Science by 8.0% during the fourth quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 28,040 shares of the company's stock worth $293,000 after buying an additional 2,069 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in Integral Ad Science by 7.4% in the fourth quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 31,807 shares of the company's stock valued at $332,000 after acquiring an additional 2,188 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arizona State Retirement System grew its holdings in Integral Ad Science by 12.5% during the 4th quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 23,404 shares of the company's stock worth $244,000 after acquiring an additional 2,601 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 95.78% of the company's stock.

Integral Ad Science Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:IAS opened at $7.27 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 3.71 and a quick ratio of 3.71. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.35, a P/E/G ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.55. The business has a 50-day moving average of $8.04 and a two-hundred day moving average of $9.80. Integral Ad Science has a fifty-two week low of $6.26 and a fifty-two week high of $13.62.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 28th. The company reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.12 by ($0.03). The company had revenue of $153.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $148.83 million. Integral Ad Science had a net margin of 6.39% and a return on equity of 3.47%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 13.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.06 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Integral Ad Science will post 0.26 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.

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