comScore (NASDAQ:SCOR) Research Coverage Started at StockNews.com

StockNews.com began coverage on shares of comScore (NASDAQ:SCOR) in a research report sent to investors on Sunday. The brokerage issued a hold rating on the stock.

comScore Trading Up 3.1 %

Shares of comScore stock opened at $7.21 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $6.73 and its 200-day moving average price is $6.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $35.42 million, a PE ratio of -0.33 and a beta of 1.21. comScore has a 12 month low of $4.89 and a 12 month high of $16.41.

comScore (NASDAQ:SCOR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 4th. The company reported ($0.27) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.36 by ($0.63). comScore had a negative return on equity of 243.87% and a negative net margin of 25.77%. The business had revenue of $94.94 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $91.66 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.03 earnings per share. As a group, analysts predict that comScore will post -2.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On comScore

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its stake in comScore by 10.0% in the 4th quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 45,436 shares of the company’s stock worth $265,000 after purchasing an additional 4,115 shares during the period. Squarepoint Ops LLC purchased a new position in shares of comScore in the fourth quarter worth $99,000. Heron Bay Capital Management bought a new stake in comScore during the 4th quarter valued at $160,000. Finally, Clune & Associates LTD. purchased a new stake in comScore during the 4th quarter valued at $740,000. Institutional investors own 42.15% of the company’s stock.

comScore Company Profile

comScore, Inc operates as an information and analytics company that measures audiences, consumer behavior, and advertising across media platforms in the United States, Europe, Latin America, Canada, and internationally. The company provides digital ad solutions, including Media Metrix Multi-Platform and Mobile Metrix, which measure websites and applications on computers, smartphones, and tablets; Video Metrix that delivers measurement of digital video consumption; Plan Metrix, which offers understanding of consumer lifestyle; Total Home Panel Suite, which capture OTT, connected TV, and IOT device usage and content consumption; CCR, which enhances validated campaign essentials verification of mobile and desktop video campaigns; XMedia Enhanced, which provides a deduplicated view of national programming content; Comscore marketing solutions; Lift Models, which measures the impact of advertising on a brand; Survey Analytics, which measure various consumer insights including brand health metrics; and Activation Solutions, including audience activation and content activation.