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

Investment analysts at StockNews.com assumed coverage on shares of comScore (NASDAQ:SCOR) in a report released on Tuesday. The firm set a “hold” rating on the stock.

comScore Stock Up 1.3 %

comScore stock opened at $5.35 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $26.28 million, a P/E ratio of -0.25 and a beta of 1.08. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $6.67 and a 200-day moving average price of $6.67. comScore has a twelve month low of $4.59 and a twelve month high of $16.41.

comScore (NASDAQ:SCOR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 4th. The company reported ($0.27) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.36 by ($0.63). The firm had revenue of $94.94 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 period last year, the company posted $1.03 earnings per share. Equities analysts expect that comScore will post -2.49 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On comScore

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

About comScore

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.