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Comscore Inc (SCOR)

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Upturn Advisory Summary

06/30/2025: SCOR (1-star) is currently NOT-A-BUY. Pass it for now.

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Not Recommended Performance

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Number of Analysts

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2 Analysts rated it

Limited analyst coverage, niche firm, research info may be scarce.

1 Year Target Price $5.5

1 Year Target Price $5.5

Analysts Price Target For last 52 week
$5.5Target price
Low$4.39
Current$4.82
high$15.31

Analysis of Past Performance

Type Stock
Historic Profit -35.47%
Avg. Invested days 22
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Key Highlights

Company Size Small-Cap Stock
Market Capitalization 23.85M USD
Price to earnings Ratio -
1Y Target Price 5.5
Price to earnings Ratio -
1Y Target Price 5.5
Volume (30-day avg) 2
Beta 1.07
52 Weeks Range 4.39 - 15.31
Updated Date 06/30/2025
52 Weeks Range 4.39 - 15.31
Updated Date 06/30/2025
Dividends yield (FY) -
Basic EPS (TTM) -16.11

Analyzing Revenue: Products, Geography and Growth

Revenue by Products

Product revenue - Year on Year

Revenue by Geography

Geography revenue - Year on Year

Earnings Date

Report Date -
When -
Estimate -
Actual -

Profitability

Profit Margin -17.8%
Operating Margin (TTM) -2.41%

Management Effectiveness

Return on Assets (TTM) 0.73%
Return on Equity (TTM) -29.17%

Valuation

Trailing PE -
Forward PE -
Enterprise Value 55068663
Price to Sales(TTM) 0.07
Enterprise Value 55068663
Price to Sales(TTM) 0.07
Enterprise Value to Revenue 0.16
Enterprise Value to EBITDA -1.95
Shares Outstanding 4947380
Shares Floating 909328
Shares Outstanding 4947380
Shares Floating 909328
Percent Insiders 29.08
Percent Institutions 34.68

Analyst Ratings

Rating 2
Target Price 5.5
Buy -
Strong Buy -
Buy -
Strong Buy -
Hold 2
Sell -
Strong Sell -
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Comscore Inc

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Company Overview

overview logo History and Background

Comscore, Inc. was founded in 1999. It is a cross-platform media measurement company that analyzes digital, linear TV, over-the-top (OTT) and theatrical viewership data to provide insights to media companies, advertisers, and agencies.

business area logo Core Business Areas

  • Advertising Solutions: Provides solutions for planning, transacting, and evaluating advertising campaigns across digital, linear TV, and OTT platforms. Includes pre-bid and post-bid ad verification, brand safety, and contextual targeting.
  • Analytics Solutions: Offers audience measurement, including demographic insights, website and app analytics, and consumer behavior data. This includes products like Media Metrix and Mobile Metrix.
  • Movies Reporting: Offers box office and theatrical revenue reporting.

leadership logo Leadership and Structure

Jon Carpenter is the CEO. The organizational structure is based on functional areas, including sales, marketing, engineering, and finance. The company has a board of directors that oversees the management team.

Top Products and Market Share

overview logo Key Offerings

  • Comscore Media Metrix: Provides digital audience measurement, including website and app analytics. Competitors include Nielsen Digital Ad Ratings. Comscore claims coverage of 192 million US Mobile Population, according to their Q3 2023 Earnings call.
  • Comscore TV: Provides TV viewership data and analytics, including linear TV, OTT, and addressable TV. Competitors include Nielsen and iSpot.tv.
  • Validated Campaign Essentials (VCE): A suite of pre-bid and post-bid ad verification solutions. Competitors include DoubleVerify (DV) and Integral Ad Science (IAS).

Market Dynamics

industry overview logo Industry Overview

The media measurement industry is undergoing significant change due to fragmentation of audiences across multiple platforms. Companies are competing to provide accurate and comprehensive cross-platform measurement solutions. There is a growing demand for real-time data and advanced analytics.

Positioning

Comscore is positioned as a provider of cross-platform measurement and analytics. Its competitive advantage lies in its ability to integrate data from multiple sources, including digital, TV, and movies. They compete with Nielsen and other analytics companies.

Total Addressable Market (TAM)

The TAM for media measurement and analytics is estimated to be billions of dollars, given the needs for media measurement, reporting, and campaign evaluation. Comscore's positioning with cross-platform measurement helps them capture a portion of the TAM.

Upturn SWOT Analysis

Strengths

  • Cross-platform measurement capabilities
  • Established relationships with media companies and advertisers
  • Comprehensive data assets
  • Good brand recognition

Weaknesses

  • History of net losses
  • High debt load
  • Intense competition
  • Relatively small market cap

Opportunities

  • Growing demand for cross-platform measurement
  • Expansion into new markets
  • Development of new products and services
  • Partnerships with other technology companies

Threats

  • Competition from larger players like Nielsen
  • Changes in consumer behavior
  • Economic downturn
  • Regulatory changes

Competitors and Market Share

competitor logo Key Competitors

  • NLSN
  • IAS
  • DV

Competitive Landscape

Comscore is smaller than Nielsen but has competitive solutions for cross-platform measurement. Its advantage lies in its focus and innovation in certain niche areas. The other two offer solutions in add verification

Growth Trajectory and Initiatives

Historical Growth: Comscore's historical growth has been uneven due to industry challenges and internal factors.

Future Projections: Analyst projections vary depending on Comscore's ability to execute its strategy. Consult financial analysts' reports for specific projections.

Recent Initiatives: Recent initiatives include focusing on cross-platform measurement and data science.

Summary

Comscore is a cross-platform media measurement company that is trying to innovate in the digital ad market. It faces significant competition from larger players. Its financial performance has been inconsistent, with persistent net losses. Comscore has the opportunity to take advantage of evolving trends, but there are significant threats that must be addressed for long term success.

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Sources and Disclaimers

Data Sources:

  • SEC filings
  • Company press releases
  • Analyst reports
  • Comscore website

Disclaimers:

This analysis is for informational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice. Market share data is estimated and may vary. Financial information is based on publicly available data.

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About Comscore Inc

Exchange NASDAQ
Headquaters Reston, VA, United States
IPO Launch date 2007-06-27
CEO & Director Mr. Jonathan Carpenter
Sector Communication Services
Industry Internet Content & Information
Full time employees 1116
Full time employees 1116

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. It provides Comscore TV"National that helps customers understand the performance of network advertising campaigns; Comscore TV"Local allows customers to understand consumer viewing patterns and characteristics; 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; Comscore marketing solutions; Lift Models, which measures the impact of advertising on a brand; and Survey Analytics, which measure various consumer insights including brand health metrics. The company also offers Activation Solutions, including audience activation and content activation; OnDemand Essentials that provides transactional tracking and reporting; Movie Solutions; and Hollywood Software Suite. It serves digital publishers, television networks, movie studios, content owners, brand advertisers, agencies, and technology providers. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.