comScore (NASDAQ:SCOR) PT Lowered to $18.00

comScore (NASDAQ:SCOR) had its price objective lowered by Craig Hallum from $24.00 to $18.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Craig Hallum’s price objective suggests a potential upside of 24.65% from the stock’s current price.

SCOR has been the subject of a number of other reports. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $25.00 price objective on shares of comScore in a research note on Wednesday. StockNews.com cut shares of comScore from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, March 8th.

comScore Trading Down 0.2 %

SCOR traded down $0.03 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $14.44. 3,976 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 20,425. The company has a market cap of $69.60 million, a PE ratio of -0.73 and a beta of 1.10. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $15.87 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $15.73. comScore has a 1 year low of $9.60 and a 1 year high of $21.20.

comScore (NASDAQ:SCOR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 6th. The company reported ($6.69) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.80 by ($7.49). comScore had a negative return on equity of 44.97% and a negative net margin of 21.37%. The business had revenue of $95.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $97.50 million. Equities analysts expect that comScore will post 0.39 EPS for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On comScore

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Victory Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of comScore during the 4th quarter worth about $85,000. Acadian Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of comScore by 7.1% during the 3rd quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 1,776,496 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,089,000 after purchasing an additional 118,127 shares during the period. Gabelli Funds LLC boosted its stake in shares of comScore by 30.5% during the 3rd quarter. Gabelli Funds LLC now owns 77,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 18,000 shares during the period. Finally, Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of comScore during the 3rd quarter worth about $106,000. 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.