Lisa Utzschneider Sells 12,448 Shares of Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) Stock

Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 12,448 shares of Integral Ad Science stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.61, for a total value of $132,073.28. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 278,650 shares in the company, valued at $2,956,476.50. The trade was a 4.28 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website.

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

• On Tuesday, January 7th, Lisa Utzschneider sold 5,940 shares of Integral Ad Science stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.75, for a total transaction of $57,915.00.

Integral Ad Science Stock Up 0.3 %

IAS stock opened at $10.70 on Friday. Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. has a twelve month low of $7.98 and a twelve month high of $17.53. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.74 billion, a PE ratio of 53.50, a PEG ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.46. 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 stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $10.43 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $10.84.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, November 12th. The company reported $0.10 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.08 by $0.02. Integral Ad Science had a net margin of 6.39% and a return on equity of 3.47%. The business had revenue of $133.50 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $138.06 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted ($0.09) EPS. Integral Ad Science’s revenue was up 11.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts predict that Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. will post 0.26 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on IAS shares. Truist Financial reduced their target price on shares of Integral Ad Science from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Benchmark reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a report on Thursday, November 14th. Piper Sandler lowered their target price on Integral Ad Science from $18.00 to $16.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. Scotiabank started coverage on Integral Ad Science in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. They set a “sector perform” rating and a $10.00 price target for the company. Finally, Oppenheimer lowered their price objective on Integral Ad Science from $20.00 to $18.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Integral Ad Science has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $14.80.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Integral Ad Science

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in IAS. Bank of Montreal Can increased its stake in Integral Ad Science by 16.9% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 65,403 shares of the company’s stock worth $638,000 after acquiring an additional 9,476 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Integral Ad Science by 167.4% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 34,685 shares of the company’s stock worth $337,000 after purchasing an additional 21,714 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its position in shares of Integral Ad Science by 18.1% in the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 37,870 shares of the company’s stock worth $368,000 after purchasing an additional 5,806 shares during the last quarter. Essex Investment Management Co. LLC bought a new stake in Integral Ad Science during the third quarter valued at approximately $1,605,000. Finally, nVerses Capital LLC purchased a new position in Integral Ad Science in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $45,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.78% of the company’s stock.

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.