Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS) Given New $10.30 Price Target at Robert W. Baird

Key Points

• Integral Ad Science's price target was raised from $9.00 to $10.30 by analysts at Robert W. Baird, indicating a potential upside of 1.23% from its current stock price.
• Despite mixed ratings from various analysts, the consensus rating for Integral Ad Science is a "Hold" with a target price of $13.12.
• Integral Ad Science reported earnings of $0.07 per share, exceeding expectations, and had a revenue of $149.20 million for the last quarter.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS - Get Free Report) had its price objective boosted by analysts at Robert W. Baird from $9.00 to $10.30 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a "neutral" rating on the stock. Robert W. Baird's price target suggests a potential upside of 1.23% from the company's current price.

Several other analysts have also recently issued reports on IAS. Raymond James Financial restated a "market perform" rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a report on Thursday. Barclays increased their target price on Integral Ad Science from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. BMO Capital Markets set a $10.30 target price on Integral Ad Science and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Oppenheimer lowered Integral Ad Science from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Integral Ad Science from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Sunday, August 10th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eleven have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Integral Ad Science has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $13.12.

Integral Ad Science Stock Performance

NASDAQ IAS traded down $0.02 on Thursday, hitting $10.18. 10,735,288 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,370,306. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $8.65 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $8.17. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.93, a P/E/G ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.57. Integral Ad Science has a 52-week low of $6.26 and a 52-week 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 for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.04 by $0.03. Integral Ad Science had a return on equity of 5.00% and a net margin of 9.79%.The business had revenue of $149.20 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $143.02 million. Integral Ad Science has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Integral Ad Science will post 0.26 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Integral Ad Science

In other news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 14,904 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.31, for a total value of $123,852.24. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 379,316 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,152,115.96. This represents a 3.78% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In the last three months, insiders have sold 35,073 shares of company stock worth $289,641. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in IAS. BNP Paribas Financial Markets purchased a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $120,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its holdings in Integral Ad Science by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 41,519 shares of the company's stock worth $433,000 after acquiring an additional 1,832 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science in the 4th quarter worth about $669,000. ProShare Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Integral Ad Science by 50.5% in the 4th quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 20,556 shares of the company's stock worth $215,000 after purchasing an additional 6,900 shares during the period. Finally, State of Wyoming purchased a new position in Integral Ad Science during the 4th quarter valued at about $51,000. 95.78% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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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