Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) CEO Sells $102,112.92 in Stock

Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 9,351 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.92, for a total transaction of $102,112.92. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 230,218 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,513,980.56. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

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

• On Monday, July 8th, Lisa Utzschneider sold 6,445 shares of Integral Ad Science stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.68, for a total value of $62,387.60.

Integral Ad Science Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ IAS traded down $0.05 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $10.66. The company had a trading volume of 741,758 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,691,279. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 1,074.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.54. Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. has a 1-year low of $7.98 and a 1-year high of $17.53. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $9.87 and its 200-day moving average is $10.91. The company has a quick ratio of 4.32, a current ratio of 4.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 1st. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.02 by $0.03. Integral Ad Science had a net margin of 0.57% and a return on equity of 0.32%. The company had revenue of $129.01 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $126.31 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.05 EPS. Integral Ad Science’s quarterly revenue was up 13.5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect that Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. will post 0.22 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently weighed in on IAS. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Integral Ad Science from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 23rd. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Integral Ad Science from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday. Loop Capital began coverage on shares of Integral Ad Science in a report on Tuesday, April 30th. They set a “buy” rating and a $15.00 price objective on the stock. Craig Hallum cut their price objective on shares of Integral Ad Science from $20.00 to $18.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 10th. Finally, Raymond James boosted their price target on Integral Ad Science from $13.00 to $15.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 2nd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $16.58.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. grew its stake in Integral Ad Science by 40.1% in the 1st quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. now owns 6,724 shares of the company’s stock valued at $67,000 after buying an additional 1,924 shares during the last quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Integral Ad Science in the 1st quarter valued at $121,000. American Trust increased its position in Integral Ad Science by 18.0% during the 1st quarter. American Trust now owns 13,742 shares of the company’s stock worth $137,000 after buying an additional 2,096 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd. bought a new position in Integral Ad Science during the 4th quarter worth $176,000. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its holdings in shares of Integral Ad Science by 55.8% during the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 19,215 shares of the company’s stock worth $192,000 after buying an additional 6,878 shares in the last quarter. 95.78% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.