comScore (NASDAQ:SCOR) Earns Hold Rating from Analysts at StockNews.com

StockNews.com began coverage on shares of comScore (NASDAQ:SCOR) in a research report report published on Saturday morning. The brokerage issued a hold rating on the stock.

comScore Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:SCOR opened at $6.04 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $29.67 million, a PE ratio of -0.28 and a beta of 1.21. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $6.65 and a 200-day moving average price of $6.70. comScore has a 1-year low of $4.89 and a 1-year high of $16.53.

comScore (NASDAQ:SCOR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 4th. The company reported ($0.27) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.36 by ($0.63). comScore had a negative net margin of 25.77% and a negative return on equity of 243.87%. The firm had revenue of $94.94 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $91.66 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.03 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that comScore will post -2.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

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