Integral Ad Science Holding Corp (IAS) vs. Its Peers: A Comparison

Integral Ad Science Holding Corp (NASDAQ: IAS) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 197.61x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for IAS is 1.54. 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 93.39M and currently, short sellers hold a 4.96% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of IAS on May 08, 2024 was 2.00M shares.

IAS) stock’s latest price update

Integral Ad Science Holding Corp (NASDAQ: IAS)’s stock price has dropped by -16.36 in relation to previous closing price of 9.90. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -14.73% in its stock price over the last five trading days. Zacks Investment Research reported 2024-05-07 that Looking beyond Wall Street’s top -and-bottom-line estimate forecasts for Integral Ad Science (IAS), delve into some of its key metrics to gain a deeper insight into the company’s potential performance for the quarter ended March 2024.

IAS’s Market Performance

Integral Ad Science Holding Corp (IAS) has experienced a -14.73% fall in stock performance for the past week, with a -17.86% drop in the past month, and a -47.50% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.97%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.16% for IAS. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -13.95% for IAS’s stock, with a -37.05% simple moving average for the past 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of IAS

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for IAS stocks, with Loop Capital repeating the rating for IAS by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for IAS in the upcoming period, according to Loop Capital is $15 based on the research report published on April 30, 2024 of the current year 2024.

Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see IAS reach a price target of $12, previously predicting the price at $18. The rating they have provided for IAS stocks is “Equal-Weight” according to the report published on April 16th, 2024.

Raymond James gave a rating of “Outperform” to IAS, setting the target price at $16 in the report published on February 28th of the current year.

IAS Trading at -15.89% 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 -60.34% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 3.16%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.97%, as shares sank -14.94% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -51.55% lower at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, IAS fell by -14.68%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -58.35% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $9.55. In addition, Integral Ad Science Holding Corp saw -42.46% 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 8,044 shares at the price of $9.97 back on May 06 ’24. After this action, Utzschneider Lisa now owns 203,139 shares of Integral Ad Science Holding Corp, valued at $80,199 using the latest closing price.

Utzschneider Lisa, the Chief Executive Officer of Integral Ad Science Holding Corp, sale 30,407 shares at $10.05 during a trade that took place back on Apr 08 ’24, which means that Utzschneider Lisa is holding 188,678 shares at $305,590 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 2.87. 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 conclusion, Integral Ad Science Holding Corp (IAS) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it 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..

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