Aferian (AFRN) Competitors

ITV (LON:ITV) and Aferian (LON:AFRN) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk & volatility, ITV or AFRN?

ITV has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aferian has a beta of 0.37, indicating 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
ITV	12.11%	23.62%	5.84%
Aferian	-177.04%	N/A	-9.55%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ITV or AFRN?

64.8% of ITV shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.6% of Aferian shares are held by institutional investors. 10.6% of ITV shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.7% of Aferian shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is ITV or AFRN a better dividend stock?

ITV pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Aferian pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 141.4%. ITV pays out 45.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Aferian pays out -6.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Aferian is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has higher 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ITV	£3.45B	0.91	£418.00M	£10.95	7.47
Aferian	£46.34M	0.06	-£82.04M	-£47.10	-0.05

Does the media favor 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

Do analysts prefer ITV or AFRN?

ITV presently has a consensus target price of GBX 112, indicating a potential upside of 37.00%. Given ITV's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	3.00
Aferian	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

ITV beats Aferian on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.