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STV Group (STVG) Competitors

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GBX 164.50 +2.50 (+1.54%)
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STVG vs. AFRN, ITV, TRMR, NFG, RCH, LBG, SAA, CCPA, SFOR, and TIG

Should you be buying STV Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of STV Group include Aferian (AFRN), ITV (ITV), Tremor International (TRMR), Next 15 Group (NFG), Reach (RCH), LBG Media (LBG), M&C Saatchi (SAA), Celtic (CCPA), S4 Capital (SFOR), and Team Internet Group (TIG). These companies are all part of the "communication services" sector.

STV Group vs.

STV Group (LON:STVG) and Aferian (LON:AFRN) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and profitability.

STV Group has higher revenue and earnings than Aferian. Aferian 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 Ratio
STV Group£182.00M0.42£6.84M£14.6511.23
Aferian£46.34M0.10-£82.04M-£47.10-0.07

STV Group received 375 more outperform votes than Aferian when rated by MarketBeat users.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
STV GroupOutperform Votes
375
76.37%
Underperform Votes
116
23.63%
AferianN/AN/A

STV Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Aferian pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 89.9%. 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. Aferian pays out -6.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Aferian is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

81.3% of STV Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.6% of Aferian shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of STV Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.7% of Aferian shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, STV Group had 1 more articles in the media than Aferian. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for STV Group and 0 mentions for Aferian. STV Group's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Aferian's score of 0.00 indicating that STV Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
STV Group Neutral
Aferian Neutral

STV Group has a net margin of 3.76% compared to Aferian's net margin of -177.04%. Aferian's return on equity of 0.00% beat STV Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
STV Group3.76% -172.50% 6.57%
Aferian -177.04%N/A -9.55%

STV Group has a beta of 0.09, meaning that its stock price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aferian has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

STV Group beats Aferian on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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STVG vs. The Competition

MetricSTV GroupBroadcasting IndustryCommunication SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£76.86M£643.90M£3.28B£2.56B
Dividend Yield5.74%5.77%6.76%4.97%
P/E Ratio11.237.7821.48132.50
Price / Sales0.4218.17186.89227,865.53
Price / Cash8.1111.1416.0228.11
Price / Book-8.331.744.474.54
Net Income£6.84M£39.04M£143.11M£5.84B
7 Day Performance-1.20%1.69%0.44%3.31%
1 Month Performance1.54%4.41%0.24%9.43%
1 Year Performance-32.02%6.33%7.07%114.47%

STV Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
STVG
STV Group
N/AGBX 164.50
+1.5%
N/A-32.2%£76.86M£182.00M11.23598
AFRN
Aferian
N/AGBX 3.69
+10.2%
N/A-49.9%£5.14M£46.34M-0.08169
ITV
ITV
3.6024 of 5 stars
GBX 78.80
+4.4%
GBX 112.50
+42.8%
+13.9%£3.04B£3.45B7.206,743
TRMR
Tremor International
N/AN/AN/AN/A£293.13M£343.77M-1,829.09167
NFG
Next 15 Group
3.2065 of 5 stars
GBX 234
+0.4%
GBX 660
+182.1%
-71.1%£236.16M£741.75M3.842,130
RCH
Reach
N/AGBX 73.50
+0.8%
N/A+3.3%£231.93M£554.87M5.603,706News Coverage
LBG
LBG Media
1.601 of 5 stars
GBX 98
+2.1%
GBX 170
+73.5%
+12.2%£206.83M£80.68M30.26446Gap Up
SAA
M&C Saatchi
N/AGBX 159
+0.3%
N/A-15.7%£196.53M£456.33M17.912,706Gap Up
CCPA
Celtic
N/AGBX 180.50
flat
N/A+40.5%£171.66M£125.13M12.80942
SFOR
S4 Capital
N/AGBX 26.40
-0.4%
N/A-45.0%£162.44M£840.50M2,640.007,700Gap Down
TIG
Team Internet Group
N/AGBX 53.10
+0.2%
GBX 220
+314.3%
-58.6%£161.95M£986.80M7.05849Gap Up

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This page (LON:STVG) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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