Brokerages Set Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) PT at $14.80

Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) has been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the eleven ratings firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $14.80.

IAS has been the subject of several analyst reports. Benchmark reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a report on Thursday, November 14th. Oppenheimer lowered their target price 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. Craig Hallum lowered their target price on shares of Integral Ad Science from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 13th. Scotiabank started coverage on shares of Integral Ad Science in a report on Thursday, December 5th. They issued a “sector perform” rating and a $10.00 target price for the company. Finally, Piper Sandler reduced their price target on shares of 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.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Integral Ad Science news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 5,940 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.75, for a total transaction of $57,915.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 266,926 shares in the company, valued at $2,602,528.50. This trade represents a 2.18 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Insiders sold 19,109 shares of company stock worth $197,696 over the last quarter. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Integral Ad Science

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Point72 DIFC Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science in the third quarter worth about $41,000. State of Wyoming purchased a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science in the fourth quarter worth about $51,000. Alta Fox Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science in the fourth quarter worth about $61,000. Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science in the third quarter worth about $106,000. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets purchased a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science in the fourth quarter worth about $120,000. Institutional investors own 95.78% of the company’s stock.

Integral Ad Science Stock Performance

Shares of IAS stock opened at $10.37 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $10.36 and a 200-day moving average of $10.84. The company has a market cap of $1.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 51.85, a P/E/G ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 3.71 and a quick ratio of 3.71. Integral Ad Science has a one year low of $7.98 and a one year high of $17.53.

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.