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

Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 12,448 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.61, for a total transaction of $132,073.28. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 278,650 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,956,476.50. This represents a 4.28 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

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 shares were sold at an average price of $9.75, for a total transaction of $57,915.00.

Integral Ad Science Price Performance

Shares of IAS remained flat at $10.67 during mid-day trading on Thursday. 590,216 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 724,338. The business has a fifty day moving average of $10.45 and a 200-day moving average of $10.84. The company has a current ratio of 3.71, a quick ratio of 3.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. has a twelve month low of $7.98 and a twelve month high of $17.53. The company has a market cap of $1.74 billion, a PE ratio of 53.35, a PEG ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.46.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Integral Ad Science during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $807,000. Arizona State Retirement System lifted its position 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 worth $244,000 after purchasing an additional 2,601 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its position 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 worth $343,000 after purchasing an additional 2,695 shares in the last quarter. Cornerstone Investment Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Integral Ad Science during the fourth quarter worth $187,000. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position 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 worth $6,304,000 after purchasing an additional 7,941 shares in the last quarter. 95.78% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. Benchmark restated a “hold” rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a report on Thursday, November 14th. Piper Sandler lowered 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 report on Wednesday, November 13th. Scotiabank assumed coverage on shares of Integral Ad Science in a report on Thursday, December 5th. They set a “sector perform” rating and a $10.00 price target for the company. Oppenheimer lowered their price target 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. Finally, Craig Hallum lowered their price target 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. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $14.80.

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.