comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCOR) Director William Paul Livek Purchases 124,358 Shares

Posted by Defense World Staff on May 23rd, 2023

comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCOR – Get Rating) Director William Paul Livek purchased 124,358 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 18th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $0.88 per share, for a total transaction of $109,435.04. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now owns 3,447,619 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,033,904.72. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

William Paul Livek also recently made the following trade(s):

On Monday, March 13th, William Paul Livek purchased 926 shares of comScore stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $1.00 per share, for a total transaction of $926.00.

comScore Stock Performance

Shares of SCOR opened at $0.99 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $92.56 million, a P/E ratio of -1.14 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a current ratio of 0.59. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $1.05 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $1.19. comScore, Inc. has a 52 week low of $0.73 and a 52 week high of $2.40.

comScore (NASDAQ:SCOR – Get Rating) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 28th. The company reported ($0.04) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.07) by $0.03. The company had revenue of $98.24 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $94.94 million. comScore had a negative return on equity of 15.89% and a negative net margin of 17.64%. Equities analysts forecast that comScore, Inc. will post -0.24 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On comScore

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its holdings in shares of comScore by 50.0% in the first quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,693,749 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,083,000 after acquiring an additional 564,511 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new position in shares of comScore in the first quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Squarepoint Ops LLC purchased a new position in comScore in the first quarter valued at approximately $45,000. Two Sigma Advisers LP lifted its stake in comScore by 12.8% in the first quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 310,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $381,000 after purchasing an additional 35,100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Two Sigma Investments LP lifted its stake in comScore by 57.8% in the first quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 317,013 shares of the company’s stock valued at $390,000 after purchasing an additional 116,081 shares during the last quarter. 55.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have commented on SCOR. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and set a $2.50 price objective on shares of comScore in a report on Wednesday, March 1st. StockNews.com raised comScore from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday.

comScore Company Profile

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comScore, Inc is a global information and analytics company, which engages in the measurement of audiences, consumer behavior, and advertising across media platforms. The company was founded by Magid M. Abraham and Gian Mark Fulgoni in August 1999 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.