Integral Ad Science Holding Corp (NASDAQ: IAS)’s stock price has plunge by 1.31relation to previous closing price of 9.91. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 2.55% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. https://thefly.com reported 2025-01-07 that Oppenheimer believes Integral Ad Science (IAS) could be a significant beneficiary from Meta’s (META) announcement that it will be ending third-party fact-checking in the U.S., lifting topic restrictions allowing for more speech and allowing political content back on the platform. In short, Meta is adopting the X approach to content moderation in the U.S. using Community Notes. The firm thinks this has the potential to be a significant tailwind to Integral Ad Science’s brand safety and suitability products, most notably TMQ, or Total Media Quality. While Meta’s changes will be gradual, it could be a second half of the year revenue tailwind for Integrated Ad Science, says Oppenheimer. The firm has an Outperform rating on Integral Ad Science. Integral Ad Science -0.265 (-2.66%) Meta Platforms -9.42 (-1.49%)
Is It Worth Investing in Integral Ad Science Holding Corp (NASDAQ: IAS) Right Now?
Integral Ad Science Holding Corp (NASDAQ: IAS) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.48x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for IAS is 1.44. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 10 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 rating it as “overweight,” 5 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for IAS is 74.00M and currently, short sellers hold a 7.63% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of IAS on January 20, 2025 was 965.12K shares.
IAS’s Market Performance
IAS’s stock has seen a 2.55% increase for the week, with a -3.83% drop in the past month and a -7.21% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.86%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.97% for Integral Ad Science Holding Corp The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.59% for IAS’s stock, with a -3.63% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of IAS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for IAS stocks, with Scotiabank repeating the rating for IAS by listing it as a “Sector Perform.” The predicted price for IAS in the upcoming period, according to Scotiabank is $10 based on the research report published on December 05, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Loop Capital, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see IAS reach a price target of $15. The rating they have provided for IAS stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on April 30th, 2024.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Equal-Weight” to IAS, setting the target price at $12 in the report published on April 16th of the previous year.
IAS Trading at -7.03% 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 -42.73% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.97%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.86%, as shares sank -3.92% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -15.27% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, IAS rose by +2.55%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +3.40% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $10.20. In addition, Integral Ad Science Holding Corp saw -3.83% 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 5,940 shares at the price of $9.75 back on Jan 07 ’25. After this action, Utzschneider Lisa now owns 266,926 shares of Integral Ad Science Holding Corp, valued at $57,915 using the latest closing price.
Gil Alexis II, the Chief Accounting Officer of Integral Ad Science Holding Corp, sale 721 shares at $10.69 during a trade that took place back on Jan 03 ’25, which means that Gil Alexis II is holding 122,409 shares at $7,707 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 3.51, with 2.84 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 7.37.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 72.06 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.29. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.26. 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 3.71.
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.
