MQS Management LLC Takes $129,000 Position in Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. $IAS

MQS Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 15,480 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $129,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of IAS. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale bought a new stake in Integral Ad Science in the 1st quarter valued at $42,000. CWM LLC increased its holdings in Integral Ad Science by 1,248.1% in the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 9,019 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,000 after acquiring an additional 8,350 shares during the last quarter. Virtu Financial LLC bought a new stake in Integral Ad Science in the 1st quarter valued at $87,000. AlphaQuest LLC bought a new stake in Integral Ad Science in the 1st quarter valued at $93,000. Finally, Teacher Retirement System of Texas bought a new stake in Integral Ad Science in the 1st quarter valued at $96,000. 95.78% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

IAS has been the topic of a number of research reports. Loop Capital downgraded shares of Integral Ad Science from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $10.30 price target on the stock. in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Integral Ad Science from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, August 10th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Integral Ad Science in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. BMO Capital Markets set a $10.30 price objective on shares of Integral Ad Science and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 24th. Finally, Craig Hallum cut shares of Integral Ad Science from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and fourteen have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $12.81.

Integral Ad Science Trading Down 0.1%

IAS stock opened at $10.21 on Wednesday. Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. has a 12 month low of $6.26 and a 12 month high of $13.62. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $9.46 and a 200 day moving average price of $8.48. The stock has a market cap of $1.70 billion, a PE ratio of 30.03, a P/E/G ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.60.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.07 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.04 by $0.03. Integral Ad Science had a net margin of 9.79% and a return on equity of 5.00%. The firm had revenue of $149.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $143.02 million. Integral Ad Science has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. will post 0.26 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other Integral Ad Science news, CAO Alexis Gil II sold 3,527 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.18, for a total value of $35,904.86. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 139,621 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,421,341.78. The trade was a 2.46% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 9,264 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.19, for a total transaction of $94,400.16. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 406,029 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,137,435.51. This trade represents a 2.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders sold 67,873 shares of company stock valued at $670,773. 2.00% of the stock is owned by corporate 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.