53,661 Shares in Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) Purchased by Nexpoint Asset Management L.P.

Nexpoint Asset Management L.P. acquired a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund acquired 53,661 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $560,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in IAS. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in Integral Ad Science by 18.1% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,789,996 shares of the company's stock worth $39,567,000 after buying an additional 580,323 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Integral Ad Science by 47.6% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 717,528 shares of the company's stock worth $7,756,000 after acquiring an additional 231,271 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Integral Ad Science by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 9,048,546 shares of the company's stock valued at $94,467,000 after purchasing an additional 205,562 shares during the last quarter. Monimus Capital Management LP purchased a new position in shares of Integral Ad Science during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,020,000. Finally, Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC bought a new position in Integral Ad Science during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,946,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.78% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

IAS has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Raymond James lowered their price target on Integral Ad Science from $16.00 to $11.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Benchmark reissued a "hold" rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a report on Friday, February 28th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on Integral Ad Science from $15.00 to $13.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Robert W. Baird reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a $9.00 price objective (down previously from $16.00) on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research note on Friday, March 28th. Finally, Barclays cut their target price on shares of Integral Ad Science from $14.00 to $7.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 21st. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Integral Ad Science currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $13.15.

Insider Activity

In other Integral Ad Science news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 68,671 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $7.44, for a total transaction of $510,912.24. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 334,051 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,485,339.44. This trade represents a 17.05 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 77,855 shares of company stock valued at $574,587. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Integral Ad Science Trading Up 0.3 %

IAS traded up $0.03 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $7.27. The company had a trading volume of 171,584 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,077,988. Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. has a 52 week low of $6.26 and a 52 week high of $13.62. 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 business has a 50 day simple moving average of $8.08 and a 200-day simple moving average of $9.82. The stock has a market cap of $1.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.36, a PEG ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.55.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Friday, February 28th. The company reported $0.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.12 by ($0.03). Integral Ad Science had a net margin of 6.39% and a return on equity of 3.47%. The business had revenue of $153.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $148.83 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.06 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 13.9% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. will post 0.26 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.