ITV (ITV) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, STVG or ITV?

STV Group has a beta of 0.09, suggesting that its stock price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ITV has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in STVG or ITV?

81.3% of STV Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.8% of ITV shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of STV Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.6% of ITV shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, STVG or ITV?

ITV has higher revenue and earnings than STV Group. ITV is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than STV Group, 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
STV Group	£182.00M	0.32	£6.84M	£14.65	8.50
ITV	£3.45B	0.91	£418.00M	£10.95	7.47

Do analysts rate STVG or ITV?

ITV 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 clearly believe ITV is more favorable than STV Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
STV Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
ITV	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is STVG or ITV 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
STV Group	3.76%	-172.50%	6.57%
ITV	12.11%	23.62%	5.84%

Does the media refer more to STVG or ITV?

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 0.75 beat ITV's score of 0.00 indicating that STV Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
STV Group	Positive
ITV	Neutral

Is STVG or ITV a better dividend stock?

STV Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.8%. ITV pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. STV Group pays out 75.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. ITV pays out 45.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

ITV beats STV Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.