Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) Shares Acquired by Quest Partners LLC

Quest Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) by 101,255.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 34,461 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 34,427 shares during the period. Quest Partners LLC’s holdings in Integral Ad Science were worth $373,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of IAS. nVerses Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science in the 3rd quarter worth $45,000. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new stake in Integral Ad Science during the second quarter worth about $113,000. ProShare Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Integral Ad Science during the first quarter worth about $121,000. Edgestream Partners L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $125,000. Finally, Stoneridge Investment Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $125,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.78% of the company’s stock.

Integral Ad Science Stock Performance

Shares of Integral Ad Science stock opened at $11.08 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 3.71, a current ratio of 3.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. has a 52 week low of $7.98 and a 52 week high of $17.53. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $11.09 and its two-hundred day moving average is $10.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 55.40, a P/E/G ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.52.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, November 12th. The company reported $0.10 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.08 by $0.02. Integral Ad Science had a net margin of 6.39% and a return on equity of 3.47%. The firm had revenue of $133.50 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $138.06 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted ($0.09) EPS. The company’s revenue was up 11.0% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts forecast that Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. will post 0.26 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Craig Hallum lowered their price objective on Integral Ad Science from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Oppenheimer cut their price objective on Integral Ad Science from $20.00 to $18.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Integral Ad Science from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, August 5th. Truist Financial decreased their price target on Integral Ad Science from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. Finally, Benchmark reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $15.70.

Insider Buying and Selling at Integral Ad Science

In other news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 10,481 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.11, for a total value of $105,962.91. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 239,709 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,423,457.99. The trade was a 4.19 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Tania Secor sold 5,240 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.11, for a total value of $52,976.40. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 248,223 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,509,534.53. This trade represents a 2.07 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 23,006 shares of company stock worth $240,296. 2.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.