Have Integral Ad Science Holding Insiders Been Selling Stock?

Anyone interested in Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:IAS) should probably be aware that the CEO & Director, Lisa Utzschneider, recently divested US$306k worth of shares in the company, at an average price of US$10.05 each. That sale was 14% of their holding, so it does make us raise an eyebrow.

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Integral Ad Science Holding Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In fact, the recent sale by CEO & Director Lisa Utzschneider was not their only sale of Integral Ad Science Holding shares this year. They previously made an even bigger sale of -US$1.1m worth of shares at a price of US$17.67 per share. While we don’t usually like to see insider selling, it’s more concerning if the sales take place at a lower price. It’s of some comfort that this sale was conducted at a price well above the current share price, which is US$9.74. So it is hard to draw any strong conclusion from it.

In the last year Integral Ad Science Holding insiders didn’t buy any company stock. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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Insider Ownership

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. I reckon it’s a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Integral Ad Science Holding insiders own about US$11m worth of shares. That equates to 0.7% of the company. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.

So What Do The Integral Ad Science Holding Insider Transactions Indicate?

Insiders sold stock recently, but they haven’t been buying. And there weren’t any purchases to give us comfort, over the last year. Insider ownership isn’t particularly high, so this analysis makes us cautious about the company. We’d practice some caution before buying! In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it’s beneficial to identify the risks facing Integral Ad Science Holding. At Simply Wall St, we found 4 warning signs for Integral Ad Science Holding that deserve your attention before buying any shares.

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For the purposes of this article, insiders are those individuals who report their transactions to the relevant regulatory body. We currently account for open market transactions and private dispositions of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.

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