Lisa Utzschneider Sells 8,285 Shares of Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) Stock

Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS - Get Free Report) CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 8,285 shares of Integral Ad Science stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.29, for a total transaction of $68,682.65. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 371,031 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,075,846.99. The trade was a 2.18% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link.

Lisa Utzschneider also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, July 8th, Lisa Utzschneider sold 14,904 shares of Integral Ad Science stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.31, for a total value of $123,852.24.
• On Wednesday, May 7th, Lisa Utzschneider sold 8,367 shares of Integral Ad Science stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $7.37, for a total value of $61,664.79.

Integral Ad Science Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ IAS traded up $0.15 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $7.99. The stock had a trading volume of 794,764 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,058,231. The company has a market cap of $1.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.55, a PEG ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.57. Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. has a twelve month low of $6.26 and a twelve month high of $13.62. The business's fifty day moving average is $8.07 and its two-hundred day moving average is $8.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 4.01 and a quick ratio of 4.01.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 12th. The company reported $0.05 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.03 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $134.07 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $129.20 million. Integral Ad Science had a net margin of 8.56% and a return on equity of 4.74%. As a group, research analysts expect that Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. will post 0.26 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently weighed in on IAS. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on Integral Ad Science from $13.50 to $12.50 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Baird R W cut shares of Integral Ad Science from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, March 28th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their target price on shares of Integral Ad Science from $15.00 to $13.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Barclays boosted their target price 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. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Integral Ad Science from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, June 14th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Integral Ad Science currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $13.55.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Integral Ad Science

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in Integral Ad Science by 13.1% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 251,091 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,621,000 after buying an additional 29,145 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Integral Ad Science by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 603,848 shares of the company's stock worth $6,304,000 after acquiring an additional 7,941 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its position in Integral Ad Science by 8.9% during the 4th quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 32,880 shares of the company's stock worth $343,000 after acquiring an additional 2,695 shares during the last quarter. Arizona State Retirement System increased 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 valued at $244,000 after purchasing an additional 2,601 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in Integral Ad Science in the 4th quarter valued at $807,000. 95.78% of the stock is currently 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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