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The price of Integral Ad Science Holding Corp (NASDAQ: IAS) closed at $8.37 in the last session, down -15.45% from day before closing price of $9.90. In other words, the price has decreased by -$15.45 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.09 million shares were traded. IAS stock price reached its highest trading level at $8.63 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $7.98.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at IAS’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 10.70 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.30. 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 this company, Loop Capital on April 30, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $15.
On April 16, 2024, Morgan Stanley Downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight which previously was Overweight and also lowered its target price recommendation from $18 to $12.
Raymond James Downgraded its Strong Buy to Outperform on February 28, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $20 to $16.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 06 ’24 when Utzschneider Lisa sold 8,044 shares for $9.97 per share. The transaction valued at 80,199 led to the insider holds 203,139 shares of the business.
Utzschneider Lisa sold 30,407 shares of IAS for $305,590 on Apr 08 ’24. The Chief Executive Officer now owns 188,678 shares after completing the transaction at $10.05 per share. On Apr 08 ’24, another insider, SECOR TANIA, who serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the company, sold 17,999 shares for $10.05 each. As a result, the insider received 180,890 and left with 239,174 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 1337199488 and an Enterprise Value of 1637172864. As of this moment, Integral’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 199.76, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 26.74. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 83.23. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.81 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.46. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.451 whereas that against EBITDA is 28.505.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for IAS is 1.54, which has changed by -0.34782606 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.2537824 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, IAS has reached a high of $20.88, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $8.92. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -14.98%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -36.36%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, IAS traded on average about 2.00M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1412710 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 158.76M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 93.39M. Insiders hold about 41.45% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 39.90% stake in the company. Shares short for IAS as of 1713139200 were 4634660 with a Short Ratio of 2.31, compared to 1710460800 on 2376659. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4634660 and a Short% of Float of 6.69.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 15.0 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 $0.31, with 15.0 analysts recommending between $0.46 and $0.21.
Revenue Estimates
According to 17 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $112.15M. 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 $102.98MFor the next quarter, 17 analysts are estimating revenue of $124.19M. There is a high estimate of $126.3M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $119.1M.
A total of 18 analysts have provided revenue estimates for IAS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $535.3M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $509.9M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $532.1M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $474.37MBased on 18 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $607.17M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $630.8M and the low estimate is $541.6M.
