The stock of Integral Ad Science Holding Corp (IAS) has gone down by -3.46% for the week, with a -4.66% drop in the past month and a -40.62% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.76%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 3.62% for IAS. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -4.63% for IAS stock, with a simple moving average of -32.81% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Integral Ad Science Holding Corp (NASDAQ: IAS) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Integral Ad Science Holding Corp (NASDAQ: IAS) is above average at 219.81x. The 36-month beta value for IAS is also noteworthy at 1.56. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 0 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for IAS is 70.64M, and at present, short sellers hold a 3.63% of that float. The average trading volume of IAS on April 23, 2024 was 1.83M shares.
IAS) stock’s latest price update
Integral Ad Science Holding Corp (NASDAQ: IAS)’s stock price has increased by 1.10 compared to its previous closing price of 9.11. However, the company has seen a -3.46% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. InvestorPlace reported 2024-02-28 that Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ: IAS ) stock is sliding lower on Wednesday after the digital advertising verification company released its earnings report for the fourth quarter of 2023. Unfortunately, the company’s guidance for the first quarter of 2024 isn’t impressing investors.
Analysts’ Opinion of IAS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for IAS stocks, with Morgan Stanley repeating the rating for IAS by listing it as a “Equal-Weight.” The predicted price for IAS in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $12 based on the research report published on April 16, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Raymond James, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see IAS reach a price target of $16, previously predicting the price at $20. The rating they have provided for IAS stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on February 28th, 2024.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to IAS, setting the target price at $19 in the report published on January 11th of the current year.
IAS Trading at -19.21% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought IAS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -55.88% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.62%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.76%, as shares sank -2.95% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -42.97% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, IAS fell by -3.46%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -46.20% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $9.64. In addition, Integral Ad Science Holding Corp saw -36.00% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at IAS starting from Utzschneider Lisa, who sale 30,407 shares at the price of $10.05 back on Apr 08 ’24. After this action, Utzschneider Lisa now owns 188,678 shares of Integral Ad Science Holding Corp, valued at $305,590 using the latest closing price.
SECOR TANIA, the Chief Financial Officer of Integral Ad Science Holding Corp, sale 17,999 shares at $10.05 during a trade that took place back on Apr 08 ’24, which means that SECOR TANIA is holding 239,174 shares at $180,890 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for IAS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.76 for the gross margin
The net margin for Integral Ad Science Holding Corp stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value 0.84, with 0.61 for asset returns.
Based on Integral Ad Science Holding Corp (IAS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.15 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.81. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.18. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.44.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 76.52 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.79. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.22. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.92for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.4. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.21.
Conclusion
In summary, Integral Ad Science Holding Corp (IAS) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
