Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS) CAO Sells 2,781 Shares

Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) CAO Alexis Gil II sold 2,781 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.28, for a total value of $28,588.68. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 136,840 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,406,715.20. The trade was a 1.99% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.

Alexis Gil II also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, October 3rd, Alexis Gil II sold 3,527 shares of Integral Ad Science stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.18, for a total value of $35,904.86.
• On Thursday, October 2nd, Alexis Gil II sold 1,992 shares of Integral Ad Science stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.18, for a total value of $20,278.56.
• On Wednesday, September 24th, Alexis Gil II sold 25,901 shares of Integral Ad Science stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.18, for a total value of $263,672.18.

Integral Ad Science Price Performance

IAS stock remained flat at $10.27 during midday trading on Wednesday. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,760,573 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,601,022. Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. has a 1-year low of $6.26 and a 1-year high of $11.43. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $10.22 and a 200 day moving average price of $9.03. The company has a market capitalization of $1.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.59.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported $0.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.09 by ($0.02). Integral Ad Science had a net margin of 7.91% and a return on equity of 4.45%. The company had revenue of $154.36 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $149.18 million. On average, analysts expect that Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. will post 0.26 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Integral Ad Science during the 3rd quarter worth about $10,170,000. Danske Bank A S bought a new stake in Integral Ad Science in the third quarter worth about $679,000. Morningstar Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Integral Ad Science during the third quarter valued at approximately $729,000. First Trust Capital Management L.P. bought a new position in shares of Integral Ad Science during the third quarter valued at approximately $21,243,000. Finally, Water Island Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science in the third quarter worth approximately $10,894,000. 95.78% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

IAS has been the subject of several research reports. Oppenheimer downgraded shares of Integral Ad Science from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. Craig Hallum lowered Integral Ad Science from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 24th. Truist Financial downgraded Integral Ad Science from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 24th. Wall Street Zen raised Integral Ad Science from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, August 10th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $10.30 target price (down from $14.00) on shares of Integral Ad Science in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat.com, Integral Ad Science presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $11.52.

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.