comScore (NASDAQ:SCOR) Cut to Hold at StockNews.com

comScore (NASDAQ:SCOR) was downgraded by equities research analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report issued on Wednesday.

SCOR has been the subject of a number of other reports. Craig Hallum decreased their price target on comScore from $24.00 to $18.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 8th. Needham & Company LLC reduced their target price on comScore from $25.00 to $17.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, June 7th.

comScore Price Performance

Shares of SCOR stock opened at $14.12 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $13.64 and its 200 day simple moving average is $15.72. The firm has a market cap of $68.26 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.77 and a beta of 1.19. comScore has a one year low of $9.60 and a one year high of $20.97.

comScore (NASDAQ:SCOR) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 7th. The company reported ($1.08) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.57) by ($0.51). The firm had revenue of $86.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $89.10 million. comScore had a negative return on equity of 47.78% and a negative net margin of 19.57%. On average, research analysts anticipate that comScore will post 0.39 earnings per share for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On comScore

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in comScore stock. Victory Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCOR) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 5,080 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $85,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. owned 0.11% of comScore at the end of the most recent quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.