Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS) Stock Price Down 3.3% - Should You Sell?

Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS - Get Free Report) shares traded down 3.3% on Tuesday . The company traded as low as $7.86 and last traded at $7.90. 699,030 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 31% from the average session volume of 1,008,142 shares. The stock had previously closed at $8.17.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. Benchmark reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Integral Ad Science from $7.00 to $9.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price target on shares of 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. Raymond James upped their target price on shares of Integral Ad Science from $11.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Finally, Baird R W lowered shares of Integral Ad Science from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, March 28th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $13.55.

Integral Ad Science Trading Up 3.1%

The firm has a market cap of $1.39 billion, a PE ratio of 42.05, a P/E/G ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.55. The company has a quick ratio of 3.71, a current ratio of 3.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The company's 50 day moving average price is $7.42 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $9.29.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 12th. The company reported $0.05 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.03 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $134.07 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $129.20 million. Integral Ad Science had a net margin of 6.39% and a return on equity of 3.47%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. will post 0.26 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Integral Ad Science news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 8,367 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $7.37, for a total transaction of $61,664.79. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 349,574 shares in the company, valued at $2,576,360.38. This represents a 2.34% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders have sold 86,222 shares of company stock valued at $636,252 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale bought a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science in the 1st quarter valued at about $42,000. State of Wyoming bought a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science in the 4th quarter valued at about $51,000. Alta Fox Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science in the 4th quarter valued at about $61,000. Virtu Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science in the 1st quarter valued at about $87,000. Finally, AlphaQuest LLC bought a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science in the 1st quarter valued at about $93,000. 95.78% of the stock is currently 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.