ITV (ITV) Competitors GBX 83.80 +0.90 (+1.09%) As of 07/3/2025 12:50 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsInsider TradesSustainabilityBuy This Stock ITV vs. STVG, AFRN, INF, AAF, AUTO, PSON, ZEG, RMV, WPP, and BCGShould you be buying ITV stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ITV include STV Group (STVG), Aferian (AFRN), Informa (INF), Airtel Africa (AAF), Auto Trader Group (AUTO), Pearson (PSON), Zegona Communications (ZEG), Rightmove (RMV), WPP (WPP), and Baltic Classifieds Group (BCG). These companies are all part of the "communication services" sector. ITV vs. Its Competitors STV Group Aferian Informa Airtel Africa Auto Trader Group Pearson Zegona Communications Rightmove WPP Baltic Classifieds Group ITV (LON:ITV) and STV Group (LON:STVG) are both communication services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and profitability. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ITV or STVG? 64.8% of ITV shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.3% of STV Group shares are held by institutional investors. 10.6% of ITV shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of STV Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is ITV or STVG a better dividend stock? ITV pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. STV Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. ITV pays out 45.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do analysts recommend ITV or STVG? ITV presently has a consensus price target of GBX 115, indicating a potential upside of 37.23%. Given ITV's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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 Which has better valuation & earnings, ITV or STVG? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioITV£3.45B0.94£418.00M£10.957.66STV Group£182.00M0.48£6.84M£14.6512.70 Does the media favor ITV or STVG? In the previous week, STV Group had 2 more articles in the media than ITV. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for STV Group and 0 mentions for ITV. STV Group's average media sentiment score of 0.30 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 Neutral 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, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, STV Group has a beta of 0.09, suggesting that its stock price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryITV beats STV Group on 12 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ITV and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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£3.23B£699.19M£3.42B£2.96BDividend Yield6.65%5.88%6.84%5.02%P/E Ratio7.667.9221.72146.59Price / Sales0.9419.39114.37240,167.53Price / Cash5.8511.1416.6527.97Price / Book1.752.084.365.30Net Income£418.00M£39.04M£147.76M£5.90B7 Day Performance0.90%16.44%2.92%0.92%1 Month Performance9.26%19.37%7.11%5.20%1 Year Performance1.21%21.25%17.53%80.76% ITV Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ITVITV3.9865 of 5 starsGBX 83.80+1.1%GBX 115+37.2%+0.9%£3.23B£3.45B7.666,743STVGSTV GroupN/AGBX 174-0.3%N/A-31.1%£81.30M£182.00M11.88598News CoverageAFRNAferianN/AGBX 4.12-4.2%N/A-11.9%£5.73M£46.34M-0.09169Gap DownINFInforma2.945 of 5 starsGBX 809.40+3.1%GBX 970+19.8%-3.4%£10.65B£3.28B34.8511,135Gap UpAAFAirtel Africa1.4204 of 5 starsGBX 175.20+2.0%GBX 141.50-19.2%+53.7%£8.03B£5.83B-103.064,098News CoverageAUTOAuto Trader Group0.6088 of 5 starsGBX 815.60+0.4%GBX 864.25+6.0%+1.0%£7.20B£553.06M28.901,066Dividend CutAnalyst ForecastPSONPearson4.2161 of 5 starsGBX 1,061.50+0.1%GBX 1,224+15.3%+9.4%£7.17B£3.52B20.5721,400Positive NewsInsider TradeZEGZegona Communications1.2892 of 5 starsGBX 738+0.8%GBX 825+11.8%+169.9%£6.84BN/A-61.196RMVRightmove1.3619 of 5 starsGBX 781.40+0.8%GBX 762.50-2.4%+44.3%£6.09B£368.22M31.34800WPPWPP2.4578 of 5 starsGBX 532.50+1.9%GBX 955+79.3%-26.9%£5.74B£14.89B28.13115,500BCGBaltic Classifieds Group0.614 of 5 starsGBX 363.04+0.3%GBX 297-18.2%+28.8%£2.08B£92.71M54.42130Trending NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies STV Group Competitors Aferian Competitors Informa Competitors Airtel Africa Competitors Auto Trader Group Competitors Pearson Competitors Zegona Communications Competitors Rightmove Competitors WPP Competitors Baltic Classifieds Group 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 7/4/2025 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 | SponsoredBuffett’s $325 Billion Cash Problem — Solved by Gold?A bombshell announcement is just weeks away — and it could send shockwaves through the gold market. 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