Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) CEO Sells $510,912.24 in Stock

Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 68,671 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $7.44, for a total value of $510,912.24. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 334,051 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,485,339.44. This represents a 17.05 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.

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

• On Monday, April 7th, Lisa Utzschneider sold 8,547 shares of Integral Ad Science stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $6.85, for a total transaction of $58,546.95.
• On Tuesday, February 4th, Lisa Utzschneider sold 12,448 shares of Integral Ad Science stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.61, for a total transaction of $132,073.28.

Integral Ad Science Price Performance

NASDAQ IAS opened at $6.82 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.10, a PEG ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.53. Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. has a 1-year low of $6.45 and a 1-year high of $13.62. 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 business’s fifty day moving average price is $9.35 and its 200-day moving average price is $10.27.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS) last posted its earnings results on Friday, February 28th. The company reported $0.09 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.12 by ($0.03). The firm had revenue of $153.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $148.83 million. Integral Ad Science had a net margin of 6.39% and a return on equity of 3.47%. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.06 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 13.9% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts predict that Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. will post 0.26 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on IAS shares. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed a “mixed” rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Baird R W cut Integral Ad Science from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, March 28th. Barclays reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Finally, Benchmark reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Integral Ad Science has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $14.45.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Integral Ad Science

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of IAS. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position in Integral Ad Science by 7.5% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 595,907 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,442,000 after buying an additional 41,528 shares in the last quarter. Centiva Capital LP grew its stake in shares of Integral Ad Science by 262.9% during the 3rd quarter. Centiva Capital LP now owns 36,881 shares of the company’s stock valued at $399,000 after acquiring an additional 26,719 shares during the period. Janus Henderson Group PLC increased its holdings in Integral Ad Science by 65.9% in the 3rd quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 359,370 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,884,000 after acquiring an additional 142,741 shares in the last quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. bought a new stake in Integral Ad Science during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $371,000. Finally, Point72 DIFC Ltd purchased a new position in Integral Ad Science during the third quarter valued at approximately $41,000. 95.78% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.