Which has preferable earnings & valuation, STVG or AFRN?

STV Group has higher revenue and earnings than Aferian. STV Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aferian, 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 £176.90M 0.27 £6.84M -£10.80 N/A Aferian £30.77M 0.02 -£82.04M -£4.90 N/A

Is STVG or AFRN more profitable?

STV Group has a net margin of -2.83% compared to Aferian's net margin of -53.08%. STV Group's return on equity of 75.19% beat Aferian's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets STV Group -2.83% 75.19% 6.57% Aferian -53.08% -93.29% -9.55%

Do analysts rate ITV or STVG?

ITV currently has a consensus price target of GBX 87.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.36%. 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 ITV 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 STV Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has higher earnings & valuation, 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. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio ITV £3.51B 0.80 £418.00M £5.80 12.97 STV Group £176.90M 0.27 £6.84M -£10.80 N/A

Is ITV or STVG more profitable?

ITV has a net margin of 7.28% 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 ITV 7.28% 11.42% 5.84% STV Group -2.83% 75.19% 6.57%

Do analysts rate STVG or RCH?

Reach has a consensus target price of GBX 175, suggesting a potential upside of 279.20%. Given Reach's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Reach 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 Reach 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, STVG or RCH?

Reach has higher revenue and earnings than STV Group. STV Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Reach, 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 £176.90M 0.27 £6.84M -£10.80 N/A Reach £518.40M 0.28 £41.55M -£41.90 N/A

Is STVG or RCH more profitable?

STV Group has a net margin of -2.83% compared to Reach's net margin of -36.18%. STV Group's return on equity of 75.19% beat Reach's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets STV Group -2.83% 75.19% 6.57% Reach -36.18% -36.14% 5.03%

Do analysts rate SAA or STVG?

M&C Saatchi presently has a consensus price target of GBX 162.25, suggesting a potential upside of 18.00%. Given M&C Saatchi's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe M&C Saatchi is more favorable than STV Group. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score M&C Saatchi 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 STV Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SAA or STVG?

M&C Saatchi has higher revenue and earnings than STV Group. M&C Saatchi 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 M&C Saatchi £347.40M 0.47 £11.09M -£1.85 N/A STV Group £176.90M 0.27 £6.84M -£10.80 N/A

Is SAA or STVG more profitable?

M&C Saatchi has a net margin of -0.64% compared to STV Group's net margin of -2.83%. STV Group's return on equity of 75.19% beat M&C Saatchi's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets M&C Saatchi -0.64% -6.04% 10.04% STV Group -2.83% 75.19% 6.57%

Do analysts rate STVG or SNWS?

Smiths News has a consensus target price of GBX 91.67, suggesting a potential upside of 28.90%. Given Smiths News' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Smiths News 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 Smiths News 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00

Which has higher valuation and earnings, STVG or SNWS?

Smiths News has higher revenue and earnings than STV Group. STV Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smiths News, 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 £176.90M 0.27 £6.84M -£10.80 N/A Smiths News £1.04B 0.16 £25.54M £10.70 6.65

Is STVG or SNWS more profitable?

Smiths News has a net margin of 2.59% compared to STV Group's net margin of -2.83%. Smiths News' return on equity of 350.65% beat STV Group's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets STV Group -2.83% 75.19% 6.57% Smiths News 2.59% 350.65% 12.57%

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STVG vs. AFRN, ITV, RCH, SAA, and SNWS

Should you buy STV Group stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares STV Group 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 STV Group include Aferian (AFRN), ITV (ITV), Reach (RCH), M&C Saatchi (SAA), and Smiths News (SNWS). These companies are all part of the "communication services" sector.

How does STV Group compare to Aferian?

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

STV Group has higher revenue and earnings than Aferian. STV Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aferian, 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	£176.90M	0.27	£6.84M	-£10.80	N/A
Aferian	£30.77M	0.02	-£82.04M	-£4.90	N/A

In the previous week, STV Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 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	Positive
Aferian	Neutral

STV Group has a beta of 0.149, indicating that its share price is 85% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Aferian has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its share price is 63% less volatile than the broader market.

54.6% of STV Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.2% of Aferian shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of STV Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 28.7% of Aferian shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

STV Group has a net margin of -2.83% compared to Aferian's net margin of -53.08%. STV Group's return on equity of 75.19% beat Aferian's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
STV Group	-2.83%	75.19%	6.57%
Aferian	-53.08%	-93.29%	-9.55%

Summary

STV Group beats Aferian on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does STV Group compare to ITV?

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

ITV has a net margin of 7.28% 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
ITV	7.28%	11.42%	5.84%
STV Group	-2.83%	75.19%	6.57%

ITV currently has a consensus price target of GBX 87.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.36%. 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
ITV	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
STV Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

In the previous week, ITV had 1 more articles in the media than STV Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for ITV and 0 mentions for STV Group. STV Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat ITV's score of -0.58 indicating that STV Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
ITV	Negative
STV Group	Positive

ITV pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. STV Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. 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 pays out -68.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. STV Group 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, 54.6% of STV Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of ITV shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of STV Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ITV	£3.51B	0.80	£418.00M	£5.80	12.97
STV Group	£176.90M	0.27	£6.84M	-£10.80	N/A

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

Summary

ITV beats STV Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does STV Group compare to Reach?

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

STV Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Reach pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.9%. STV Group pays out -68.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Reach pays out -17.5% 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.

In the previous week, Reach had 5 more articles in the media than STV Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Reach and 0 mentions for STV Group. STV Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Reach's score of -0.15 indicating that STV Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
STV Group	Positive
Reach	Neutral

Reach has higher revenue and earnings than STV Group. STV Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Reach, 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	£176.90M	0.27	£6.84M	-£10.80	N/A
Reach	£518.40M	0.28	£41.55M	-£41.90	N/A

Reach has a consensus target price of GBX 175, suggesting a potential upside of 279.20%. Given Reach's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Reach 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
Reach	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

54.6% of STV Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.4% of Reach shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of STV Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Reach shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

STV Group has a net margin of -2.83% compared to Reach's net margin of -36.18%. STV Group's return on equity of 75.19% beat Reach's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
STV Group	-2.83%	75.19%	6.57%
Reach	-36.18%	-36.14%	5.03%

STV Group has a beta of 0.149, meaning that its stock price is 85% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Reach has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Reach beats STV Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does STV Group compare to M&C Saatchi?

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

M&C Saatchi has a beta of 0.537, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, STV Group has a beta of 0.149, suggesting that its stock price is 85% less volatile than the broader market.

M&C Saatchi pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.95 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. STV Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. M&C Saatchi pays out -105.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. STV Group pays out -68.5% 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.

M&C Saatchi presently has a consensus price target of GBX 162.25, suggesting a potential upside of 18.00%. Given M&C Saatchi's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe M&C Saatchi is more favorable than STV Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
M&C Saatchi	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
STV Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

In the previous week, M&C Saatchi had 1 more articles in the media than STV Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for M&C Saatchi and 0 mentions for STV Group. STV Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat M&C Saatchi's score of 0.41 indicating that STV Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
M&C Saatchi	Neutral
STV Group	Positive

M&C Saatchi has higher revenue and earnings than STV Group. M&C Saatchi 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
M&C Saatchi	£347.40M	0.47	£11.09M	-£1.85	N/A
STV Group	£176.90M	0.27	£6.84M	-£10.80	N/A

M&C Saatchi has a net margin of -0.64% compared to STV Group's net margin of -2.83%. STV Group's return on equity of 75.19% beat M&C Saatchi's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
M&C Saatchi	-0.64%	-6.04%	10.04%
STV Group	-2.83%	75.19%	6.57%

25.7% of M&C Saatchi shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.6% of STV Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.1% of M&C Saatchi shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of STV Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

M&C Saatchi beats STV Group on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does STV Group compare to Smiths News?

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

Smiths News has a net margin of 2.59% compared to STV Group's net margin of -2.83%. Smiths News' return on equity of 350.65% beat STV Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
STV Group	-2.83%	75.19%	6.57%
Smiths News	2.59%	350.65%	12.57%

STV Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Smiths News pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. STV Group pays out -68.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Smiths News pays out 51.9% 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.

Smiths News has higher revenue and earnings than STV Group. STV Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smiths News, 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	£176.90M	0.27	£6.84M	-£10.80	N/A
Smiths News	£1.04B	0.16	£25.54M	£10.70	6.65

STV Group has a beta of 0.149, indicating that its stock price is 85% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Smiths News has a beta of 0.312, indicating that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, STV Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Smiths News' score of 0.00 indicating that STV Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
STV Group	Positive
Smiths News	Neutral

54.6% of STV Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.6% of Smiths News shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of STV Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Smiths News shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Smiths News has a consensus target price of GBX 91.67, suggesting a potential upside of 28.90%. Given Smiths News' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Smiths News 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
Smiths News	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Smiths News beats STV Group on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	STV Group	Broadcasting Industry	Communication Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£48.25M	£751.40M	£3.69B	£2.82B
Dividend Yield	10.87%	6.03%	6.97%	6.15%
P/E Ratio	-9.76	10.68	15.12	367.99
Price / Sales	0.27	14.37	104.96	83,997.84
Price / Cash	8.11	11.14	16.00	27.89
Price / Book	-5.34	2.78	5.67	7.31
Net Income	£6.84M	£39.04M	-£9.09M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-3.30%	-1.08%	0.75%	0.30%
1 Month Performance	8.81%	-0.34%	0.45%	0.31%
1 Year Performance	-25.77%	-5.53%	-7.62%	67.61%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
STVG STV Group	N/A	GBX 105.40 -0.8%	N/A	-44.5%	£48.25M	£176.90M	N/A	598	Gap Up
AFRN Aferian	N/A	GBX 0.55 flat	N/A	N/A	£612K	£30.77M	N/A	169
ITV ITV	2.2279 of 5 stars	GBX 73.10 +0.1%	GBX 87.50 +19.7%	-13.0%	£2.73B	£3.51B	12.60	6,743	News Coverage
RCH Reach	2.4044 of 5 stars	GBX 57.80 +0.2%	GBX 175 +202.8%	-39.2%	£182.42M	£518.40M	N/A	3,706	Earnings Report Gap Down
SAA M&C Saatchi	1.335 of 5 stars	GBX 142 +2.2%	GBX 162.25 +14.3%	-23.5%	£169.50M	£347.40M	N/A	2,706	Gap Up

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