Lisa Utzschneider Sells 9,264 Shares of Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS) Stock

Key Points

• CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 9,264 shares of Integral Ad Science stock for approximately $94,400, resulting in a 2.23% decrease in her ownership.
• Integral Ad Science's stock recently traded at $10.19, with a market cap of $1.69 billion and a P/E ratio of 29.97.
• Recent analyst reviews show a consensus rating of "Hold" for Integral Ad Science, with price targets adjusted down to around $10.30.

Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS - Get Free Report) CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 9,264 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.19, for a total value of $94,400.16. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 406,029 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,137,435.51. This represents a 2.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website.

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

• On Friday, October 3rd, Lisa Utzschneider sold 17,267 shares of Integral Ad Science stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.19, for a total value of $175,950.73.
• On Wednesday, August 6th, Lisa Utzschneider sold 9,922 shares of Integral Ad Science stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.12, for a total value of $80,566.64.

Integral Ad Science Stock Down 0.1%

NASDAQ:IAS traded down $0.01 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $10.19. 2,832,721 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,639,588. The firm has a market cap of $1.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.97, a P/E/G ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.60. Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. has a 52 week low of $6.26 and a 52 week high of $13.62. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $9.02 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $8.24.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.07 earnings per share (EPS) 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 firm had revenue of $149.20 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $143.02 million. Integral Ad Science has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. FY 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, analysts expect that Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. will post 0.26 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its position in shares of Integral Ad Science by 9.6% in the 4th quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 74,874 shares of the company's stock worth $782,000 after purchasing an additional 6,564 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in Integral Ad Science by 547.1% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,313 shares of the company's stock valued at $270,000 after buying an additional 2,801 shares during the last quarter. Inflection Point Investments LLP purchased a new stake in Integral Ad Science during the 1st quarter valued at $1,265,000. Blue Trust Inc. purchased a new stake in Integral Ad Science during the 1st quarter valued at $222,000. Finally, Teacher Retirement System of Texas bought a new position in Integral Ad Science in the 1st quarter worth $96,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.78% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on IAS shares. Stifel Nicolaus reaffirmed a "hold" rating and set a $10.30 price target (down previously from $14.00) on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c-)" rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a report on Saturday, September 27th. Loop Capital downgraded Integral Ad Science from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $10.30 price objective on the stock. in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. 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 report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Craig Hallum downgraded Integral Ad Science from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and fourteen have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $12.81.

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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