comScore (NASDAQ:SCOR) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results

Key Points

• comScore reported a quarterly loss of $0.97 per share, missing the $0.13 analyst consensus by $1.10. Revenue was $79.25 million, below estimates of $83.27 million.
• Shares rose 0.1% to $7.18, while comScore’s stock remains near the midpoint of its 52-week range of $6.05 to $10.18. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.15% of the company.
• Analyst sentiment remains mixed, with one Buy and one Sell rating, resulting in a consensus rating of Hold; Weiss Ratings reiterated its “sell (D-)” assessment.

comScore (NASDAQ:SCOR - Get Free Report) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported ($0.97) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.13 by ($1.10), FiscalAI reports. The firm had revenue of $79.25 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $83.27 million. comScore had a net margin of 24.81% and a return on equity of 230.75%.

comScore Trading Up 0.1%

NASDAQ SCOR traded up $0.01 on Wednesday, reaching $7.18. The company had a trading volume of 56,319 shares, compared to its average volume of 25,149. The firm has a market cap of $108.37 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.07 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 0.69 and a quick ratio of 0.69. comScore has a fifty-two week low of $6.05 and a fifty-two week high of $10.18. The business has a 50 day moving average of $7.36 and a two-hundred day moving average of $7.35.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Weiss Ratings reiterated a "sell (d-)" rating on shares of comScore in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold".

Institutional Investors Weigh In On comScore

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Citadel Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of comScore during the third quarter worth about $96,000. Susquehanna International Group LLP increased its position 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 purchasing an additional 5,191 shares during the period. Beartown Capital Management LLC bought a new position in comScore during the 4th quarter worth approximately $820,000. Finally, Westerly Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in comScore by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Westerly Capital Management LLC now owns 400,000 shares of the company's stock worth $1,928,000 after purchasing an additional 5,000 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.15% of the company's stock.

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.

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