Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) has received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the eleven research firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $14.80.

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on IAS shares. Scotiabank initiated coverage on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. They issued a “sector perform” rating and a $10.00 target price for the company. Truist Financial lowered their price target on Integral Ad Science from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 13th. Piper Sandler reduced their price objective 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. Oppenheimer decreased their price objective on shares of Integral Ad Science from $20.00 to $18.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 13th. Finally, Benchmark reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a report on Thursday, November 14th.

Integral Ad Science Stock Performance

Integral Ad Science stock opened at $10.40 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $10.37 and its 200 day moving average price is $10.84. The company has a market capitalization of $1.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 1.46. Integral Ad Science has a 12-month low of $7.98 and a 12-month high of $17.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 3.71 and a quick ratio of 3.71.

Insider Activity at Integral Ad Science

In related news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 5,940 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.75, for a total value of $57,915.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 266,926 shares in the company, valued at $2,602,528.50. This trade represents a 2.18 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders have sold a total of 19,109 shares of company stock worth $197,696 in the last ninety days. 2.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Point72 DIFC Ltd bought a new position in Integral Ad Science in the 3rd quarter valued at about $41,000. State of Wyoming acquired a new position in Integral Ad Science during the 4th quarter valued at about $51,000. Alta Fox Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Integral Ad Science during the 4th quarter valued at about $61,000. Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new position in Integral Ad Science during the 3rd quarter valued at about $106,000. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets acquired a new position in Integral Ad Science during the 4th quarter valued at about $120,000. Institutional investors own 95.78% of the company’s stock.

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.