186,352 Shares in Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) Acquired by Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC

Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC bought a new position in Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 186,352 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,946,000. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC owned 0.11% of Integral Ad Science at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of IAS. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of Integral Ad Science by 18.1% in the fourth 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 during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position 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 buying an additional 231,271 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Integral Ad Science by 2.3% in 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 Integral Ad Science in the fourth quarter valued at about $2,020,000. Finally, one8zero8 LLC purchased a new position in Integral Ad Science in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,702,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.78% of the company's stock.

Integral Ad Science Stock Down 0.9%

NASDAQ IAS traded down $0.07 on Friday, hitting $7.72. 1,389,653 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,016,187. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $7.86 and a 200 day moving average of $9.73. Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. has a twelve month low of $6.26 and a twelve month high of $13.62. The company has a market capitalization of $1.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.55. The company has a current ratio of 3.71, a quick ratio of 3.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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). The firm had revenue of $153.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $148.83 million. Integral Ad Science had a net margin of 6.39% and a return on equity of 3.47%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 13.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.06 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. will post 0.26 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. Truist Financial increased their price target on Integral Ad Science from $16.00 to $17.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target 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. Robert W. Baird reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a $9.00 price target (down previously from $16.00) on shares of Integral Ad Science in a report on Friday, March 28th. Raymond James reduced their price target on Integral Ad Science from $16.00 to $11.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 5th. Finally, Benchmark reissued a "hold" rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a report on Friday, February 28th. 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.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $13.15.

Insider Transactions at Integral Ad Science

In other news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 8,547 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $6.85, for a total transaction of $58,546.95. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 341,271 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,337,706.35. This represents a 2.44% 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 ninety days, insiders have sold 86,222 shares of company stock worth $636,252. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.