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ITV vs. STVG, AFRN, WLG, WPP, and ASCL

Should you buy ITV stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares ITV with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with ITV include STV Group (STVG), Aferian (AFRN), Wireless Group (WLG), WPP (WPP), and Ascential (ASCL). These companies are all part of the "media" industry.

How does ITV compare to STV Group?

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

54.6% of STV Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.5% of ITV shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of STV Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of ITV shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, ITV had 4 more articles in the media than STV Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for ITV and 1 mentions for STV Group. ITV's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat STV Group's score of 0.67 indicating that ITV is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
STV Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
ITV
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

ITV has a consensus target price of GBX 87.50, indicating a potential upside of 17.85%. 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)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

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 Ratio
STV Group£176.90M0.27£6.84M-£10.80N/A
ITV£3.53B0.79£418.00M£5.8012.80

STV Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. ITV pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. STV Group pays out -68.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ITV pays out 86.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. STV Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

STV Group has a beta of 0.149, meaning that its share price is 85% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ITV has a beta of 0.818, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the broader market.

ITV has a net margin of 6.57% compared to STV Group's net margin of -2.83%. STV Group's return on equity of 75.19% beat ITV's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
STV Group-2.83% 75.19% 6.57%
ITV 6.57%13.15%5.84%

Summary

ITV beats STV Group on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ITV compare to Aferian?

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

Aferian has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ITV has a beta of 0.818, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the broader market.

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 Ratio
Aferian£30.77M0.02-£82.04M-£4.90N/A
ITV£3.53B0.79£418.00M£5.8012.80

In the previous week, ITV had 5 more articles in the media than Aferian. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for ITV and 0 mentions for Aferian. ITV's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Aferian's score of 0.00 indicating that ITV is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Aferian Neutral
ITV Positive

ITV has a consensus target price of GBX 87.50, suggesting a potential upside of 17.85%. Given ITV's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ITV is more favorable than Aferian.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Aferian
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
ITV
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

13.2% of Aferian shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.5% of ITV shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.7% of Aferian shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of ITV shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

ITV has a net margin of 6.57% compared to Aferian's net margin of -53.08%. ITV's return on equity of 13.15% beat Aferian's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Aferian-53.08% -93.29% -9.55%
ITV 6.57%13.15%5.84%

Summary

ITV beats Aferian on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ITV compare to Wireless Group?

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

ITV has higher revenue and earnings than Wireless Group.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
ITV£3.53B0.79£418.00M£5.8012.80
Wireless GroupN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

54.5% of ITV shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of ITV shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

ITV has a net margin of 6.57% compared to Wireless Group's net margin of 0.00%. ITV's return on equity of 13.15% beat Wireless Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ITV6.57% 13.15% 5.84%
Wireless Group N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, ITV had 5 more articles in the media than Wireless Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for ITV and 0 mentions for Wireless Group. ITV's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Wireless Group's score of 0.00 indicating that ITV is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
ITV Positive
Wireless Group Neutral

ITV currently has a consensus price target of GBX 87.50, suggesting a potential upside of 17.85%. Given ITV's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ITV is more favorable than Wireless Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
ITV
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Wireless Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Summary

ITV beats Wireless Group on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ITV compare to WPP?

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

ITV pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. WPP pays an annual dividend of GBX 31.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.6%. ITV pays out 86.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. WPP pays out -159.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. WPP is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

ITV has a beta of 0.818, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, WPP has a beta of 0.676, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the broader market.

ITV has a net margin of 6.57% compared to WPP's net margin of -1.59%. ITV's return on equity of 13.15% beat WPP's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ITV6.57% 13.15% 5.84%
WPP -1.59%-7.54%1.53%

In the previous week, ITV had 3 more articles in the media than WPP. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for ITV and 2 mentions for WPP. ITV's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat WPP's score of 0.00 indicating that ITV is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
ITV
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
WPP
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

ITV currently has a consensus target price of GBX 87.50, indicating a potential upside of 17.85%. WPP has a consensus target price of GBX 350, indicating a potential upside of 16.57%. Given ITV's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe ITV is more favorable than WPP.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
ITV
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
WPP
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

54.5% of ITV shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of WPP shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of ITV shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of WPP shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

ITV has higher earnings, but lower revenue than WPP. WPP 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 Ratio
ITV£3.53B0.79£418.00M£5.8012.80
WPP£13.55B0.24£203.92M-£20.00N/A

Summary

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

How does ITV compare to Ascential?

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

ITV has a beta of 0.818, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ascential has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, ITV had 5 more articles in the media than Ascential. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for ITV and 0 mentions for Ascential. ITV's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Ascential's score of 0.00 indicating that ITV is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
ITV Positive
Ascential Neutral

Ascential has a net margin of 137.00% compared to ITV's net margin of 6.57%. ITV's return on equity of 13.15% beat Ascential's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ITV6.57% 13.15% 5.84%
Ascential 137.00%8.85%3.36%

ITV pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Ascential pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share. ITV pays out 86.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ascential pays out 5,000.0% 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.

54.5% of ITV shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 107.2% of Ascential shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of ITV shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of Ascential shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

ITV has higher revenue and earnings than Ascential. Ascential 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 Ratio
ITV£3.53B0.79£418.00M£5.8012.80
Ascential£228.10M0.00£39.80M£0.12N/A

ITV presently has a consensus target price of GBX 87.50, suggesting a potential upside of 17.85%. Given ITV's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe ITV is more favorable than Ascential.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
ITV
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Ascential
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Summary

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

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ITV vs. The Competition

MetricITVMedia IndustryCommunication Services SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£2.78B£3.07B£32.31B£2.82B
Dividend Yield6.64%5.35%5.35%6.15%
P/E Ratio12.8036.4720.20368.29
Price / Sales0.7927.5061.0883,501.30
Price / Cash5.8519.8219.5827.89
Price / Book1.557.6910.537.04
Net Income£418.00M-£30.65M£1.11B£5.89B
7 Day Performance-0.47%0.85%0.05%6.05%
1 Month Performance-9.17%-4.51%-1.27%-0.22%
1 Year Performance-9.23%17.88%4.73%63.72%

ITV Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ITV
ITV
3.0787 of 5 stars
GBX 74.25
flat
GBX 87.50
+17.8%
-9.2%£2.78B£3.53B12.806,743
STVG
STV Group
N/AGBX 104
flat
N/A-18.4%£47.61M£176.90MN/A598
AFRN
Aferian
N/AGBX 0.55
flat
N/AN/A£612K£30.77MN/A169
WLG
Wireless Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/AN/A147,000
WPP
WPP
1.7656 of 5 stars
GBX 300.24
+0.2%
GBX 350
+16.6%
-25.6%£3.24B£13.55BN/A115,500

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This page (LON:ITV) was last updated on 8/3/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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