comScore (NASDAQ:SCOR) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.70 EPS

comScore (NASDAQ:SCOR) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The company reported ($0.41) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.29 by ($0.70), FiscalAI reports. comScore had a net margin of 25.41% and a return on equity of 806.73%. The business had revenue of $85.32 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $85.44 million.

comScore Trading Down 4.0%

SCOR traded down $0.27 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $6.51. 22,193 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 22,621. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $7.24 and a 200 day moving average price of $7.28. comScore has a 52-week low of $4.39 and a 52-week high of $10.18. The company has a quick ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $98.04 million, a PE ratio of 5.97 and a beta of 1.06.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On comScore

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Beartown Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in comScore during the 4th quarter valued at $820,000. Westerly Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in comScore by 17.5% during the 4th quarter. Westerly Capital Management LLC now owns 470,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,055,000 after acquiring an additional 70,000 shares during the period. Susquehanna International Group LLP boosted its holdings in comScore by 15.3% during the 3rd quarter. Susquehanna International Group LLP now owns 39,064 shares of the company’s stock valued at $341,000 after acquiring an additional 5,191 shares during the period. Finally, Citadel Advisors LLC purchased a new position in comScore during the 3rd quarter valued at $96,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.15% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently commented on SCOR. Craig Hallum reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of comScore in a research report on Wednesday, March 18th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of comScore in a research note on Friday, March 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold”.

About comScore

comScore, Inc is a global media measurement and analytics company that specializes in delivering insights into consumer behavior across digital, television and theatrical platforms. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, comScore provides data-driven solutions designed to help media companies, advertisers and agencies understand audience engagement and optimize marketing strategies. The company’s analytics offerings enable clients to measure the reach and impact of online content, mobile applications, streaming video, and traditional broadcast media with a unified data view.

The company’s product suite includes Digital Analytix for website and app analytics, Media Metrix for audience measurement, Advertising Analytics for campaign performance tracking, Video Metrix for streaming and online video insights, and theatrical measurement services for box office analytics.