Weiss Ratings Reiterates "Hold (C)" Rating for Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS)

Key Points

• Weiss Ratings has reaffirmed a "Hold (C)" rating for Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS), indicating a cautious stance on the stock's potential.
• Multiple analysts have provided mixed ratings and price targets for IAS, with an average consensus rating of "Hold" and a price target of $12.81.
• Integral Ad Science's latest quarterly earnings exceeded expectations, reporting a net margin of 9.79% and revenue of $149.20 million.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "hold (c)" rating reissued by research analysts at Weiss Ratings in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday,Weiss Ratings reports.

IAS has been the subject of several other reports. Truist Financial lowered Integral Ad Science from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 24th. Barclays upped their price target on 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. Raymond James Financial downgraded Integral Ad Science from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on Integral Ad Science from $9.00 to $10.30 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. Finally, Oppenheimer downgraded Integral Ad Science from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Integral Ad Science currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $12.81.

Integral Ad Science Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of NASDAQ IAS traded up $0.01 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $10.20. The stock had a trading volume of 395,303 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,646,793. The firm has a market cap of $1.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.99, a P/E/G ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.60. The business's fifty day moving average price is $9.14 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $8.26. Integral Ad Science has a 52-week low of $6.26 and a 52-week high of $13.62.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.07 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $143.02 million. Integral Ad Science has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Integral Ad Science will post 0.26 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 9,264 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.19, for a total transaction of $94,400.16. Following 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CAO Alexis Gil II sold 3,527 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.18, for a total transaction of $35,904.86. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 139,621 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,421,341.78. The trade was a 2.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 67,873 shares of company stock worth $670,773. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Integral Ad Science

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of IAS. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in Integral Ad Science by 547.1% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,313 shares of the company's stock valued at $270,000 after purchasing an additional 2,801 shares in the last quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale purchased a new position in Integral Ad Science in the 1st quarter valued at $42,000. CWM LLC lifted its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 8,350 shares in the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 5,862 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new position in Integral Ad Science in the 1st quarter worth approximately $87,000. 95.78% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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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