ITV plc (LON:ITV - Get Free Report)'s stock price passed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 63.88 ($0.81) and traded as high as GBX 73.86 ($0.93). ITV shares last traded at GBX 73.40 ($0.93), with a volume of 4,358,218 shares.
Analyst Ratings Changes
ITV has been the subject of several recent research reports. Numis Securities reissued a "buy" rating on shares of ITV in a research report on Thursday, March 7th. Shore Capital reissued a "buy" rating on shares of ITV in a research report on Thursday, January 25th.
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ITV Trading Up 0.7 %
The company has a market cap of £2.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,478.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -0.53 and a beta of 1.41. The company's fifty day moving average price is GBX 62.71 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 63.88. The company has a quick ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 48.85.
ITV Increases Dividend
The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 11th will be paid a dividend of GBX 3.30 ($0.04) per share. This is a boost from ITV's previous dividend of $1.70. This represents a dividend yield of 5.41%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 11th. ITV's dividend payout ratio is 10,000.00%.
Insider Activity
In other ITV news, insider Sharmila Nebhrajani acquired 11,238 shares of ITV stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 12th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 71 ($0.90) per share, with a total value of £7,978.98 ($10,083.38). 10.67% of the stock is owned by insiders.
ITV Company Profile
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ITV plc, an integrated production, broadcasting, and streaming company, which creates, owns, and distributes content on various platforms worldwide. It operates through ITV Studios and Media & Entertainment segments. The ITV Studios segment creates and produces programs and formats that include drama, entertainment, and factual for its own channels and other broadcasters.
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