STV Group plc (LON:STVG) Insider Rufus Radcliffe Purchases 48,331 Shares

STV Group plc (LON:STVG - Get Free Report) insider Rufus Radcliffe purchased 48,331 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, May 19th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 163 ($2.21) per share, with a total value of £78,779.53 ($106,602.88).

STV Group Trading Up 1.2%

LON:STVG traded up GBX 2 ($0.03) during trading hours on Monday, hitting GBX 164 ($2.22). 1,066,478 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 128,298. The company's 50 day moving average is GBX 162.19 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 189.80. STV Group plc has a twelve month low of GBX 140 ($1.89) and a twelve month high of GBX 297 ($4.02). The company has a quick ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of -14,440.00. The company has a market capitalization of £76.62 million, a P/E ratio of 11.20 and a beta of 0.09.

STV Group (LON:STVG - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 12th. The company reported GBX 29 ($0.39) earnings per share for the quarter. STV Group had a net margin of 3.76% and a negative return on equity of 172.50%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that STV Group plc will post 30.3860523 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

STV Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 17th will be paid a dividend of GBX 7.40 ($0.10) per share. This represents a yield of 4.5%. This is a boost from STV Group's previous dividend of $3.90. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 17th. STV Group's dividend payout ratio is presently 75.10%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Shore Capital reaffirmed a "house stock" rating on shares of STV Group in a research note on Thursday.

STV Group Company Profile

STV is Scotland's home of news, entertainment and drama, serving audiences with quality content on air, online and on demand. STV's broadcast channel reaches 2.8 million viewers each month, while free streaming service STV Player, features a library of premium content and is available on all major platforms across the UK.