The price-to-earnings ratio for Integral Ad Science Holding Corp (NASDAQ: IAS) is above average at 801.08x. The 36-month beta value for IAS is also noteworthy at 1.50. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 rating it as “overweight,” 4 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for IAS is 72.64M, and at present, short sellers hold a 6.81% of that float. The average trading volume of IAS on November 13, 2024 was 700.33K shares.
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IAS) stock’s latest price update
Integral Ad Science Holding Corp (NASDAQ: IAS) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -11.77 compared to its previous closing price of 12.62. However, the company has seen a fall of -11.84% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-11-12 that Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS ) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call November 12, 2024 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Jonathan Schaffer – Senior Vice President, Investor Relations Lisa Utzschneider – Chief Executive Officer Tania Secor – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Matt Farrell – Piper Sandler Andrew Marok – Raymond James James Heaney – Jefferies Omar Dessouky – Bank of America Brian Pitz – BMO Matt Cost – Morgan Stanley Robert Coolbrith – Evercore ISI Youssef Squali – Truist Securities Yun Kim – Loop Capital Markets Operator Good day and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the IAS Q3 2024 Earnings Call.
IAS’s Market Performance
Integral Ad Science Holding Corp (IAS) has seen a -11.84% fall in stock performance for the week, with a 1.41% gain in the past month and a 2.16% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.14%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.85% for IAS. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -4.45% for IAS’s stock, with a 2.80% 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 0.03% 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 -36.48% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.85%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.14%, as shares surge +3.14% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -0.97% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, IAS fell by -11.64%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -25.35% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $11.65. In addition, Integral Ad Science Holding Corp saw -22.62% 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 proposed sale 12,700 shares at the price of $12.71 back on Nov 12 ’24. After this action, Utzschneider Lisa now owns shares of Integral Ad Science Holding Corp, valued at $161,369 using the latest closing price.
Gil Alexis II, the Chief Accounting Officer of Integral Ad Science Holding Corp, sale 14,355 shares at $13.00 during a trade that took place back on Nov 06 ’24, which means that Gil Alexis II is holding 127,112 shares at $186,615 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for IAS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.1 for the present operating margin
- 0.73 for the gross margin
The net margin for Integral Ad Science Holding Corp stands at 0.06. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 0.31, with 0.25 for asset returns.
Based on Integral Ad Science Holding Corp (IAS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.08 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.19. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.09. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 11.59.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 72.06 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.31. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.59. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.95for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.45. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.76.
Conclusion
In summary, Integral Ad Science Holding Corp (IAS) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have bullish 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.
