comScore (NASDAQ:SCOR) Now Covered by Analysts at StockNews.com

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

comScore Trading Down 4.3 %

Shares of SCOR stock opened at $6.38 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $31.34 million, a P/E ratio of -0.29 and a beta of 1.21. The business’s 50 day moving average is $6.78 and its two-hundred day moving average is $6.70. comScore has a twelve month low of $4.89 and a twelve month high of $16.41.

comScore (NASDAQ:SCOR) last posted 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). The firm had revenue of $94.94 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $91.66 million. comScore had a negative net margin of 25.77% and a negative return on equity of 243.87%. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.03 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts predict that comScore will post -2.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On comScore

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Heron Bay Capital Management acquired a new position in comScore during the fourth quarter worth $160,000. Clune & Associates LTD. acquired a new stake in comScore in the fourth quarter valued at $740,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its position in shares of comScore by 10.0% during 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC acquired a new position in shares of comScore during the 4th quarter worth $99,000. 42.15% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.