comScore (NASDAQ:SCOR) CEO Matthew Mclaughlin Acquires 20,000 Shares

comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCOR) CEO Matthew Mclaughlin bought 20,000 shares of comScore stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 26th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $5.26 per share, for a total transaction of $105,200.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 165,739 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $871,787.14. This trade represents a 13.72% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

comScore Trading Down 0.2%

NASDAQ SCOR opened at $5.23 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $6.84 and a 200-day simple moving average of $7.11. The stock has a market cap of $79.39 million, a PE ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.10. comScore, Inc. has a twelve month low of $4.60 and a twelve month high of $10.18.

Institutional Trading of comScore

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Westerly Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of comScore by 1.3% in the second quarter. Westerly Capital Management LLC now owns 400,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,928,000 after purchasing an additional 5,000 shares during the period. Citadel Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in comScore during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $96,000. Susquehanna International Group LLP lifted 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 worth $341,000 after buying an additional 5,191 shares in the last quarter. Cerberus Capital Management L.P. lifted its holdings in comScore by 2,997.5% during the 4th quarter. Cerberus Capital Management L.P. now owns 3,396,479 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,077,000 after buying an additional 3,286,825 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Beartown Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in comScore during the 4th quarter worth approximately $820,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.15% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of comScore in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold”.

comScore Company Profile

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.