Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS) Cut to Hold at Truist Financial

Key Points

• Integral Ad Science was downgraded from a "strong-buy" to a "hold" rating by Truist Financial, indicating a shift in analyst sentiment regarding the company's stock.
• Despite the downgrade, other analysts have varied views, with some upgrading the stock to "buy" and setting price targets ranging from $9.00 to $10.30.
• Integral Ad Science's stock has seen a marginal decline, opening at $10.17, with a current market cap of $1.69 billion and a consensus rating of "Hold."

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS - Get Free Report) was downgraded by equities research analysts at Truist Financial from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday,Zacks.com reports.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Wall Street Zen raised Integral Ad Science from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Sunday, August 10th. Raymond James Financial lowered Integral Ad Science from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research note on Thursday. Stifel Nicolaus set a $10.30 price target on Integral Ad Science in a research note on Thursday. Barclays lifted their price objective on 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. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of Integral Ad Science from $9.00 to $10.30 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and twelve have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $12.81.

Integral Ad Science Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of IAS opened at $10.17 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $1.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.91, a P/E/G ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.57. The business's fifty day moving average is $8.68 and its 200 day moving average is $8.17. Integral Ad Science has a 12-month low of $6.26 and a 12-month 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 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 the consensus estimate 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, analysts expect that Integral Ad Science will post 0.26 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 9,922 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.12, for a total transaction of $80,566.64. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 380,557 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,090,122.84. This trade represents a 2.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders have sold a total of 35,073 shares of company stock valued at $289,641 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Integral Ad Science

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its holdings in shares of Integral Ad Science by 3.0% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 41,678 shares of the company's stock valued at $346,000 after purchasing an additional 1,195 shares during the last quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas grew its holdings in Integral Ad Science by 14.6% during the 2nd quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 13,625 shares of the company's stock worth $113,000 after acquiring an additional 1,739 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its holdings in Integral Ad Science by 4.4% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 43,326 shares of the company's stock worth $349,000 after acquiring an additional 1,807 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in Integral Ad Science by 547.1% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,313 shares of the company's stock worth $270,000 after acquiring an additional 2,801 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Federated Hermes Inc. grew its holdings in Integral Ad Science by 11.1% during the 2nd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 30,000 shares of the company's stock worth $249,000 after acquiring an additional 3,000 shares during the last quarter. 95.78% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.

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