Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) CFO Tania Secor Sells 6,643 Shares

Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) 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 transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 251,366 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,825,353.84. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Tania Secor also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, July 8th, Tania Secor sold 4,564 shares of Integral Ad Science stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.68, for a total transaction of $44,179.52.

Integral Ad Science Price Performance

Shares of IAS traded down $0.09 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $10.96. 453,598 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,550,799. 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 $1.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 1,105.11, a PEG ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.55. 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 has a 50-day moving average of $10.67 and a 200-day moving average of $10.18.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 1st. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.02 by $0.03. Integral Ad Science had a net margin of 0.57% and a return on equity of 0.31%. The business had revenue of $129.01 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $126.31 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.05 EPS. Integral Ad Science’s revenue was up 13.5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. will post 0.29 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on IAS shares. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Integral Ad Science from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, August 5th. Morgan Stanley 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 Tuesday, July 23rd. Raymond James upped their price target 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, Benchmark reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a report on Monday, August 5th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $16.36.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Integral Ad Science

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in Integral Ad Science by 605.1% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,740,011 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,429,000 after acquiring an additional 2,351,414 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Integral Ad Science by 10.7% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 8,106,247 shares of the company’s stock worth $116,649,000 after purchasing an additional 780,469 shares during the last quarter. P2 Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Integral Ad Science in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $11,144,000. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in Integral Ad Science by 449,805.3% during the second quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 427,410 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,154,000 after purchasing an additional 427,315 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Clearbridge Investments LLC grew its stake in Integral Ad Science by 11.8% in the 1st quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 3,906,652 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,949,000 after buying an additional 412,044 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.78% of the company’s stock.

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.