ITV plc (LON:ITV - Get Free Report) insider Graham Cooke acquired 16,996 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 1st. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 70 ($0.88) per share, for a total transaction of £11,897.20 ($14,944.35).
ITV Price Performance
ITV stock traded up GBX 1.60 ($0.02) during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching GBX 71.80 ($0.90). 6,568,059 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,074,501. The company has a market cap of £2.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,436.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -0.53 and a beta of 1.45. The stock's 50 day moving average is GBX 69.29 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 64.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 48.85, a current ratio of 1.55 and a quick ratio of 0.83. ITV plc has a 12-month low of GBX 55.49 ($0.70) and a 12-month high of GBX 79.72 ($1.00).
ITV Increases Dividend
The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 11th will be given a dividend of GBX 3.30 ($0.04) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 11th. This represents a yield of 5.41%. This is an increase from ITV's previous dividend of $1.70. ITV's dividend payout ratio is currently 10,000.00%.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
ITV has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Numis Securities restated a "buy" rating on shares of ITV in a research note on Thursday, March 7th. Shore Capital restated a "buy" rating on shares of ITV in a research note on Thursday, January 25th.
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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 sports, drama, entertainment, factual, and news for its own channels and other broadcasters.
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