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The price of Integral Ad Science Holding Corp (NASDAQ: IAS) closed at $9.85 in the last session, down -2.57% from day before closing price of $10.11. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.57 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.5 million shares were traded.
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 27.98 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.10. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.71 and its Current Ratio is at 3.71. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.09 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.08.
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, Scotiabank on December 05, 2024, initiated with a Sector Perform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $10.
On April 30, 2024, Loop Capital started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $15.
Morgan Stanley Downgraded its Overweight to Equal-Weight on April 16, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $18 to $12.
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 Feb 04 ’25 when Utzschneider Lisa sold 12,448 shares for $10.61 per share. The transaction valued at 132,073 led to the insider holds 278,650 shares of the business.
Utzschneider Lisa bought 12,448 shares of IAS for $132,040 on Feb 04 ’25. On Jan 07 ’25, another insider, Utzschneider Lisa, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company, sold 5,940 shares for $9.75 each. As a result, the insider received 57,915 and left with 266,926 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Integral’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 49.52, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 30.40. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.41. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.13 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.62.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, IAS has reached a high of $17.53, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $7.98. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.94%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -6.40%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 161.96M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 73.99M. Insiders hold about 54.52% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 43.05% stake in the company.
