Aferian (AFRN) Competitors GBX 1.90 +0.15 (+8.57%) As of 11:56 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsInsider TradesBuy This Stock AFRN vs. ITV, STVG, AEO, DNM, DBOX, GVMH, SBDS, CINE, SAL, and RHMShould you be buying Aferian stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Aferian include ITV (ITV), STV Group (STVG), Aeorema Communications (AEO), Dianomi (DNM), Digitalbox (DBOX), Grand Vision Media (GVMH), Silver Bullet Data Services Group (SBDS), Cineworld Group (CINE), SpaceandPeople (SAL), and Round Hill Music Royalty (RHM). These companies are all part of the "communication services" sector. Aferian vs. Its Competitors ITV STV Group Aeorema Communications Dianomi Digitalbox Grand Vision Media Silver Bullet Data Services Group Cineworld Group SpaceandPeople Round Hill Music Royalty ITV (LON:ITV) and Aferian (LON:AFRN) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and institutional ownership. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ITV or AFRN? 62.6% of ITV shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.7% of Aferian shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of ITV shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 28.7% of Aferian shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ITV or AFRN? ITV has higher revenue and earnings than Aferian. Aferian is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ITV, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioITV£3.47B0.80£418.00M£4.9015.21Aferian£30.77M0.07-£82.04M-£4.90-0.39 Does the media refer more to ITV or AFRN? In the previous week, ITV's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Aferian'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment ITV Neutral Aferian Neutral Which has more risk & volatility, ITV or AFRN? ITV has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aferian has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is ITV or AFRN more profitable? ITV has a net margin of 12.11% compared to Aferian's net margin of -177.04%. ITV's return on equity of 23.62% beat Aferian's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ITV12.11% 23.62% 5.84% Aferian -177.04%N/A -9.55% Do analysts rate ITV or AFRN? ITV presently has a consensus target price of GBX 112, suggesting a potential upside of 50.23%. Given ITV's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe ITV is more favorable than Aferian.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ITV 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Aferian 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummaryITV beats Aferian on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Aferian News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AFRN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AFRN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAferianBroadcasting IndustryCommunication SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£2.11M£709.53M£3.52B£2.57BDividend Yield8.47%6.11%6.71%5.38%P/E Ratio-0.398.8710.76493.23Price / Sales0.0714.95141.6998,997.00Price / Cash10.2711.1416.2327.90Price / BookN/A2.055.068.13Net Income-£82.04M£39.04M£77.77M£5.89B7 Day Performance22.58%0.78%-0.49%-0.37%1 Month Performance-20.17%-3.66%-2.63%0.76%1 Year Performance-36.67%13.02%30.34%126.54% Aferian Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AFRNAferianN/AGBX 1.90+8.6%N/A-24.0%£2.11M£30.77M-0.39169Gap UpITVITV2.9759 of 5 starsGBX 74.35+0.1%GBX 112+50.6%-3.6%£2.78B£3.47B1,517.356,743STVGSTV GroupN/AGBX 114-0.9%N/A-52.3%£52.09M£187.60M1,027.03598AEOAeorema CommunicationsN/AGBX 63.85+2.2%N/A+21.6%£6.19M£20.41M2,902.0540,800DNMDianomiN/AGBX 18.75+1.4%N/A-61.7%£5.71M£27.07M-18.5642DBOXDigitalboxN/AGBX 4.80+7.9%N/A+12.9%£5.66M£3.84M-2,222.2232Gap UpGVMHGrand Vision MediaN/AN/AN/AN/A£5.63M£54.27M-1.4216SBDSSilver Bullet Data Services GroupN/AGBX 27-5.3%N/A-27.5%£5.55M£9.82M-1.3568News CoverageGap DownCINECineworld GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£5.22M£3.03B-1.9125,686Gap DownSALSpaceandPeopleN/AGBX 250+2.9%N/A+181.7%£4.76M£7.49M1,037.3457High Trading VolumeRHMRound Hill Music RoyaltyN/AN/AN/AN/A£4.67M£50.84M114.50N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ITV Competitors STV Group Competitors Aeorema Communications Competitors Dianomi Competitors Digitalbox Competitors Grand Vision Media Competitors Silver Bullet Data Services Group Competitors Cineworld Group Competitors SpaceandPeople Competitors Round Hill Music Royalty Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:AFRN) was last updated on 10/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | Sponsored$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could...Brownstone Research | SponsoredBuffett, Gates and Bezos Quietly Dumping Stocks—Here's WhyImagine a bull market so powerful, every single investor became a millionaire. 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