After finishing at $10.08 in the prior trading day, Integral Ad Science Holding Corp (NASDAQ: IAS) closed at $9.74, down -3.37%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.34 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2252327 shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of IAS by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 12.45 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.98. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.21 and its Current Ratio is at 3.21. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.20 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.19.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Raymond James on February 28, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Outperform and sets its target price to $16 from $20 previously.
On January 11, 2024, BofA Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $19.
On January 09, 2024, BMO Capital Markets started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $18.BMO Capital Markets initiated its Outperform rating on January 09, 2024, with a $18 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 08 ’24 when Utzschneider Lisa sold 30,407 shares for $10.05 per share. The transaction valued at 305,590 led to the insider holds 188,678 shares of the business.
SECOR TANIA sold 17,999 shares of IAS for $180,890 on Apr 08 ’24. The Chief Financial Officer now owns 239,174 shares after completing the transaction at $10.05 per share. On Mar 08 ’24, another insider, SECOR TANIA, who serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the company, sold 8,929 shares for $9.71 each. As a result, the insider received 86,701 and left with 221,959 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, IAS now has a Market Capitalization of 1.61B and an Enterprise Value of 1.67B. As of this moment, Integral’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 232.46, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 31.14. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 96.86. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.28 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.70. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.51 whereas that against EBITDA is 23.13.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, IAS has reached a high of $20.88, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $9.10. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 12.22, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 14.00.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.69M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2.01M shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 158.76M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 69.42M. Insiders hold about 56.48% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 39.45% stake in the company. Shares short for IAS as of Mar 15, 2024 were 2.38M with a Short Ratio of 1.52, compared to 2.49M on Feb 15, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1.49% and a Short% of Float of 5.61%.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 13 different market analysts. On average, analysts expect EPS of -$0.01 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.05 and a low estimate of -$0.03, while EPS last year was $0.02. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.02, with high estimates of $0.06 and low estimates of -$0.01.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.26 and $0.11 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.18. EPS for the following year is $0.32, with 12 analysts recommending between $0.46 and $0.21.
Revenue Estimates
16 analysts predict $112.17M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $113M to a low estimate of $111.03M. As of the current estimate, Integral Ad Science Holding Corp’s year-ago sales were $102.98M, an estimated increase of 8.90% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 16 analysts are estimating revenue of $124.43M, an increase of 10.90% over than the figure of $8.90% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $126.43M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $119.1M.
A total of 16 analysts have provided revenue estimates for IAS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $535.3M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $510M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $532.22M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $474.37M, up 12.20% from the average estimate. Based on 16 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $607.61M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $630.8M and the low estimate is $541.6M. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 14.20% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
