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The price of Integral Ad Science Holding Corp (NASDAQ: IAS) closed at $10.86 in the last session, down -2.25% from day before closing price of $11.11. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.25 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.74 million shares were traded. IAS stock price reached its highest trading level at $11.18 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $10.84.
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 30.85 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 16.64. 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 Dec-06-24, 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 Dec 03 ’24 when Gil Alexis II sold 3,982 shares for $11.41 per share. The transaction valued at 45,435 led to the insider holds 123,130 shares of the business.
Gil Alexis II bought 3,982 shares of IAS for $45,433 on Dec 03 ’24. On Nov 12 ’24, another insider, Utzschneider Lisa, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company, sold 12,700 shares for $12.71 each. As a result, the insider received 161,417 and left with 253,682 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 1807266944 and an Enterprise Value of 1800222080. As of this moment, Integral’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 54.60, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 32.45. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.30. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.45 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.79. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.52 whereas that against EBITDA is 20.123.
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 -2.24%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.75%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, IAS traded on average about 818.95K shares per day over the past 3-months and 712720 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 161.96M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 73.41M. Insiders hold about 54.87% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 41.89% stake in the company. Shares short for IAS as of 1731628800 were 5365990 with a Short Ratio of 6.55, compared to 1728950400 on 4958414. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5365990 and a Short% of Float of 7.4399999999999995.
