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

Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 12,448 shares of the 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 directly owns 278,650 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,956,476.50. This trade represents a 4.28 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link.

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 value of $57,915.00.

Integral Ad Science Price Performance

Integral Ad Science stock opened at $10.67 on Friday. Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. has a one year low of $7.98 and a one year 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. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $10.44 and its 200 day moving average is $10.84. The firm has a market cap of $1.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 53.35, a P/E/G ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.46.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 12th. The company reported $0.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.02. Integral Ad Science had a return on equity of 3.47% and a net margin of 6.39%. The firm had revenue of $133.50 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $138.06 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.09) earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 11.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts expect that Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. will post 0.26 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have commented on the company. Piper Sandler dropped their target price on Integral Ad Science from $18.00 to $16.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report 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 on the stock. Oppenheimer cut their price target 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. Truist Financial cut their price target on Integral Ad Science from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. Finally, Craig Hallum cut their price target on Integral Ad Science from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $14.80.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Integral Ad Science

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Integral Ad Science in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $807,000. Arizona State Retirement System increased its holdings in shares of Integral Ad Science by 12.5% during the fourth quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 23,404 shares of the company’s stock valued at $244,000 after acquiring an additional 2,601 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Integral Ad Science by 8.9% during the fourth quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 32,880 shares of the company’s stock valued at $343,000 after acquiring an additional 2,695 shares in the last quarter. Cornerstone Investment Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $187,000. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Integral Ad Science by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 603,848 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,304,000 after acquiring an additional 7,941 shares in the last quarter. 95.78% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.