Is Integral Ad Science Holding Corp (IAS) Stock a Good Buy for Short-term Investors?

A share price of Integral Ad Science Holding Corp [IAS] is currently trading at $9.47, down -0.94%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The IAS shares have gain 4.07% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 3.16%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

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From an analyst’s perspective:

Integral Ad Science Holding Corp [NASDAQ: IAS] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 16, 2024, when Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to a Equal-Weight and also revised its price target to $12 from $18. Previously, Raymond James downgraded its rating to Outperform on February 28, 2024, and dropped its price target to $16. On January 11, 2024, BofA Securities initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $19 on the stock. BMO Capital Markets started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and suggested a price target of $18 on January 09, 2024. Macquarie initiated its recommendation with a Outperform and recommended $16 as its price target on September 27, 2023. Robert W. Baird started tracking with a Outperform rating for this stock on August 18, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $19. In a note dated July 20, 2023, Truist initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $25 on this stock.

Integral Ad Science Holding Corp experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $8.92 and $20.88. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $19.4 within the next 12 months. Integral Ad Science Holding Corp [NASDAQ: IAS] shares were valued at $9.47 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 104.86% based on the average IAS price forecast.

Analyzing the IAS fundamentals

Trailing Twelve Months sales for Integral Ad Science Holding Corp [NASDAQ:IAS] were 474.37M which represents 14.36% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.76% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.04%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.01%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.02%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.01, Equity is 0.01 and Total Capital is 0.02. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.18.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 9.30 points at the first support level, and at 9.13 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 9.58, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 9.69.

Integral Ad Science Holding Corp [IAS] reported earnings per share of $0.06 for its fiscal quarter that ended on 12/31/2023. Based on the Wall Street analysts’ estimates, the company was expected to report earnings of $0.04/share, meaning a difference of $0.02 and a surprise factor of 50.00%.

Ratios To Look Out For

To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Integral Ad Science Holding Corp [NASDAQ:IAS] is 3.21. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 3.21, and the Cash Ratio is 1.51. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.18, the price to book ratio is 1.65 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 226.01.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Utzschneider Lisa, Chief Executive Officer, that happened on Apr 08 ’24 when 30407.0 shares were sold. Chief Financial Officer, SECOR TANIA completed a deal on Apr 08 ’24 to sell 17999.0 shares. Meanwhile, Chief Financial Officer SECOR TANIA sold 8929.0 shares on Mar 08 ’24.

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