TimesSquare Capital Management LLC Purchases 17,166 Shares of Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS)

TimesSquare Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) by 0.6% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 2,772,440 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 17,166 shares during the period. TimesSquare Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Integral Ad Science were worth $29,970,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. nVerses Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Integral Ad Science in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $45,000. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. grew its stake in shares of Integral Ad Science by 40.1% in the first quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. now owns 6,724 shares of the company’s stock worth $67,000 after acquiring an additional 1,924 shares during the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd bought a new position in Integral Ad Science during the second quarter worth $113,000. ProShare Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Integral Ad Science during the 1st quarter valued at $121,000. Finally, Edgestream Partners L.P. acquired a new stake in Integral Ad Science in the 2nd quarter worth $125,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.78% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Tania Secor sold 6,643 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.24, for a total transaction of $74,667.32. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 251,366 shares in the company, valued at $2,825,353.84. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. In related news, CFO Tania Secor sold 6,643 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.24, for a total transaction of $74,667.32. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 251,366 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,825,353.84. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 10,481 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, October 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.11, for a total value of $105,962.91. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 239,709 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,423,457.99. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 23,006 shares of company stock worth $240,296. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Benchmark reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research note on Monday, August 5th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Integral Ad Science from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 23rd. Raymond James boosted their price objective on Integral Ad Science from $13.00 to $15.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 2nd. Finally, Barclays raised their target price on Integral Ad Science from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, August 5th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $16.40.

Integral Ad Science Price Performance

Shares of IAS stock opened at $12.49 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a current ratio of 3.76 and a quick ratio of 3.76. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $11.09 and its 200 day simple moving average is $10.41. Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. has a one year low of $7.98 and a one year high of $17.53. The firm has a market cap of $2.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,250.25, a P/E/G ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.52.

Integral Ad Science 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.