ITV (ITV) Competitors GBX 68.53 +0.38 (+0.55%) As of 04:17 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsInsider TradesSustainabilityBuy This Stock ITV vs. STVG, AFRN, ZEG, AAF, PSON, AUTO, RMV, WPP, KWS, and HTWSShould you be buying ITV stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ITV include STV Group (STVG), Aferian (AFRN), Zegona Communications (ZEG), Airtel Africa (AAF), Pearson (PSON), Auto Trader Group (AUTO), Rightmove (RMV), WPP (WPP), Keywords Studios (KWS), and Helios Towers (HTWS). These companies are all part of the "communication services" sector. ITV vs. Its Competitors STV Group Aferian Zegona Communications Airtel Africa Pearson Auto Trader Group Rightmove WPP Keywords Studios Helios Towers ITV (LON:ITV) and STV Group (LON:STVG) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and earnings. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ITV or STVG? 62.6% of ITV shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.9% of STV Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of ITV shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of STV Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is ITV or STVG more profitable? ITV has a net margin of 12.11% compared to STV Group's net margin of 3.76%. ITV's return on equity of 23.62% beat STV Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ITV12.11% 23.62% 5.84% STV Group 3.76%-172.50%6.57% Which has more volatility and risk, ITV or STVG? ITV has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, STV Group has a beta of 0.09, meaning that its share price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer ITV or STVG? ITV presently has a consensus target price of GBX 112, suggesting a potential upside of 63.44%. Given ITV's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe ITV is more favorable than STV Group.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) 3.00STV Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is ITV or STVG a better dividend stock? ITV pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. STV Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. ITV pays out 1.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. STV Group pays out 1.0% 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. STV Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has better valuation and earnings, ITV or STVG? ITV has higher revenue and earnings than STV Group. STV Group 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£3.47B0.74£418.00M£4.9013.98STV Group£187.60M0.28£6.84M£11.1010.27 Does the media prefer ITV or STVG? In the previous week, STV Group had 1 more articles in the media than ITV. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for STV Group and 0 mentions for ITV. STV Group's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat ITV's score of 0.00 indicating that STV Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment ITV Neutral STV Group Positive SummaryITV beats STV Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get ITV News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ITV 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. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 ITV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricITVBroadcasting IndustryCommunication SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£2.56B£687.38M£3.52B£2.59BDividend Yield6.72%6.11%6.71%5.38%P/E Ratio13.988.8510.76414.66Price / Sales0.7414.08142.9897,398.97Price / Cash5.8511.1416.2327.90Price / Book1.432.065.117.57Net Income£418.00M£39.04M£77.77M£5.89B7 Day Performance-7.71%-0.57%-0.26%-0.70%1 Month Performance-12.93%-4.14%-2.10%0.65%1 Year Performance-9.54%15.56%31.14%126.06% ITV Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ITVITV3.0924 of 5 starsGBX 68.53+0.6%GBX 112+63.4%-10.7%£2.56B£3.47B13.986,743High Trading VolumeSTVGSTV GroupN/AGBX 113.75-0.2%N/A-54.5%£51.97M£187.60M10.25598AFRNAferianN/AGBX 1.70-2.7%N/A-28.0%£1.89M£30.77M-0.35169Gap UpZEGZegona Communications1.7542 of 5 starsGBX 1,266.80-0.3%GBX 1,466.67+15.8%+266.8%£9.62B£302.06M115.166AAFAirtel Africa2.0884 of 5 starsGBX 227.68-1.0%GBX 128-43.8%+96.1%£8.30B£5.21B24.754,098News CoveragePSONPearson3.3576 of 5 starsGBX 1,109+1.9%GBX 1,295+16.8%+8.5%£7.11B£3.52B17.0121,400AUTOAuto Trader Group1.1495 of 5 starsGBX 796+1.8%GBX 840.33+5.6%-7.7%£6.91B£601.10M25.221,066Positive NewsDividend CutRMVRightmove3.0208 of 5 starsGBX 673.60+1.2%GBX 787.40+16.9%+8.4%£5.18B£409.50M25.91800WPPWPP3.0148 of 5 starsGBX 349.50+0.5%GBX 480+37.3%-52.6%£3.77B£14.18B10.10115,500KWSKeywords StudiosN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.97B£807.60M-10,191.6713,000High Trading VolumeHTWSHelios TowersN/AGBX 143.94-0.3%GBX 210+45.9%+33.0%£1.55B£820.40M18.94725 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies STV Group Competitors Aferian Competitors Zegona Communications Competitors Airtel Africa Competitors Pearson Competitors Auto Trader Group Competitors Rightmove Competitors WPP Competitors Keywords Studios Competitors Helios Towers 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:ITV) was last updated on 10/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersRobinhood warningA strange chasm is coming to Wall Street... 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