AlphaQuest LLC Increases Stock Position in Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. $IAS

AlphaQuest LLC increased its position in Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) by 476.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 66,270 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 54,783 shares during the quarter. AlphaQuest LLC’s holdings in Integral Ad Science were worth $551,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in IAS. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale purchased a new position in shares of Integral Ad Science in the first quarter valued at $42,000. CWM LLC boosted its stake in shares of Integral Ad Science by 1,248.1% in the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 9,019 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,000 after purchasing an additional 8,350 shares during the period. Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Integral Ad Science in the first quarter valued at $87,000. Teacher Retirement System of Texas purchased a new position in shares of Integral Ad Science in the first quarter valued at $96,000. Finally, QRG Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Integral Ad Science in the second quarter valued at $116,000. 95.78% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on IAS shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Integral Ad Science from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, August 10th. Raymond James Financial downgraded shares of Integral Ad Science from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Truist Financial cut shares of Integral Ad Science from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. Finally, Loop Capital cut shares of Integral Ad Science from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $10.30 price target on the stock. in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and fourteen have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $12.81.

Integral Ad Science Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:IAS opened at $10.21 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.60. Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. has a 1-year low of $6.26 and a 1-year high of $13.62. The company’s fifty day moving average is $9.46 and its two-hundred day moving average is $8.48.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.07 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.04 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $149.20 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $143.02 million. Integral Ad Science had a net margin of 9.79% and a return on equity of 5.00%. Integral Ad Science has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. will post 0.26 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Integral Ad Science news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 9,264 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 approximately $4,137,435.51. This represents a 2.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CAO Alexis Gil II sold 3,527 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 $1,421,341.78. This trade represents a 2.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 67,873 shares of company stock worth $670,773 over the last three months. 2.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.