Short Interest in Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) Declines By 21.2%

Key Points

• Short interest in Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. decreased by 21.2% in August, with a total of 6,250,000 shares short sold, representing about 8.4% of the company's total shares.
• CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 14,904 shares for approximately $123,852, decreasing her ownership in the company to about 379,316 shares, valued at over $3 million.
• Integral Ad Science's stock declined by 3.7%, trading at $8.48, while analysts maintain a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" with an average price target of $13.55.

Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS - Get Free Report) saw a large decrease in short interest in August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 6,250,000 shares, adecreaseof21.2% from the July 31st total of 7,930,000 shares. Approximately8.4% of the company's shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 876,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 7.1 days. Based on an average daily volume of 876,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 7.1 days. Approximately8.4% of the company's shares are short sold.

Insider Transactions at Integral Ad Science

In other Integral Ad Science news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 14,904 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.31, for a total value of $123,852.24. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 379,316 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,152,115.96. This represents a 3.78% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 35,073 shares of company stock valued at $289,641. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Integral Ad Science

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale bought a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science in the 1st quarter worth about $42,000. State of Wyoming acquired a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $51,000. CWM LLC raised its position in shares of Integral Ad Science by 1,248.1% in the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 9,019 shares of the company's stock valued at $75,000 after acquiring an additional 8,350 shares during the period. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its position in shares of Integral Ad Science by 136.5% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 10,158 shares of the company's stock valued at $84,000 after acquiring an additional 5,862 shares during the period. Finally, Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $87,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.78% of the company's stock.

Integral Ad Science Stock Down 3.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:IAS traded down $0.33 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $8.48. The stock had a trading volume of 457,029 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,008,018. Integral Ad Science has a 52 week low of $6.26 and a 52 week high of $13.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.96, a P/E/G ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.57. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $8.55 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $8.28.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.07 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.04 by $0.03. Integral Ad Science had a net margin of 9.79% and a return on equity of 5.00%. The company had revenue of $149.20 million for 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 forecast that Integral Ad Science will post 0.26 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently issued reports on IAS shares. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on shares of Integral Ad Science from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Integral Ad Science from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Sunday, August 10th. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Integral Ad Science from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Raymond James Financial decreased their price target on shares of Integral Ad Science from $13.00 to $11.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 8th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $13.55.

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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