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

Should you buy STV Group stock or one of its competitors? STV Group's main competitors and comparable companies include Aferian (AFRN), Wireless Group (WLG), ITV (ITV), M&C Saatchi (SAA), and Smiths News (SNWS). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "media" industry.

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 better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, STV Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Aferian'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
STV Group Neutral
Aferian Neutral

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
STV Group£176.90M0.28£6.84M-£10.80N/A
Aferian£30.77M0.02-£82.04M-£4.90N/A

STV Group has a beta of 0.146, 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.

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%

54.6% of STV Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.2% of Aferian shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of STV Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 28.7% of Aferian shares are held by company 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.

Summary

STV Group beats Aferian on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does STV Group compare to Wireless Group?

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

Wireless Group has a net margin of 0.00% compared to STV Group's net margin of -2.83%. STV Group's return on equity of 75.19% beat Wireless Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Wireless GroupN/A N/A N/A
STV Group -2.83%75.19%6.57%

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

In the previous week, Wireless Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled STV Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Wireless Group Neutral
STV Group Neutral

STV Group has higher revenue and earnings than Wireless Group.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Wireless GroupN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
STV Group£176.90M0.28£6.84M-£10.80N/A

Summary

STV Group beats Wireless Group on 5 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does STV Group compare to ITV?

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

In the previous week, ITV had 2 more articles in the media than STV Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for ITV and 0 mentions for STV Group. ITV's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat STV Group's score of 0.00 indicating that ITV is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
STV Group Neutral
ITV Very Positive

54.6% of STV Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.5% of ITV shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of STV Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of ITV shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
STV Group£176.90M0.28£6.84M-£10.80N/A
ITV£3.53B0.74£418.00M£6.1011.60

STV Group has a beta of 0.146, meaning that its share price is 85% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ITV has a beta of 0.807, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the broader market.

ITV has a consensus target price of GBX 83.50, suggesting a potential upside of 18.02%. Given ITV's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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 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%

STV Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. ITV pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. STV Group pays out -68.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ITV pays out 82.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

ITV beats STV Group on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does STV Group compare to M&C Saatchi?

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

STV Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. M&C Saatchi pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.95 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. STV Group pays out -68.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. M&C Saatchi pays out -105.4% 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.

STV Group has a beta of 0.146, meaning that its share price is 85% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, M&C Saatchi has a beta of 0.539, meaning that its share price is 46% less volatile than the broader market.

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
STV Group-2.83% 75.19% 6.57%
M&C Saatchi -0.64%-6.04%10.04%

M&C Saatchi has a consensus price target of GBX 162.25, suggesting a potential upside of 8.89%. Given M&C Saatchi's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe M&C Saatchi 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
M&C Saatchi
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

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. M&C Saatchi's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat STV Group's score of 0.00 indicating that M&C Saatchi is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
STV Group Neutral
M&C Saatchi 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
STV Group£176.90M0.28£6.84M-£10.80N/A
M&C Saatchi£347.40M0.51£11.09M-£1.85N/A

54.6% of STV Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.6% of M&C Saatchi shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of STV Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 21.1% of M&C Saatchi shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

M&C Saatchi beats STV Group on 14 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 better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

STV Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Smiths News pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. 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 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%

Smiths News has a consensus target price of GBX 91.67, suggesting a potential upside of 30.95%. Given Smiths News' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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

In the previous week, Smiths News had 1 more articles in the media than STV Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Smiths News and 0 mentions for STV Group. Smiths News' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat STV Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Smiths News is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
STV Group Neutral
Smiths News Positive

54.6% of STV Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.7% of Smiths News shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of STV Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Smiths News shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

STV Group has a beta of 0.146, meaning that its share price is 85% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Smiths News has a beta of 0.32, meaning that its share price is 68% less volatile than the broader market.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
STV Group£176.90M0.28£6.84M-£10.80N/A
Smiths News£1.04B0.16£25.54M£10.706.54

Summary

Smiths News beats STV Group on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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STVG vs. The Competition

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MetricSTV GroupMedia IndustryCommunication Services SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£48.91M£3.13B£33.14B£2.91B
Dividend Yield10.87%5.48%5.33%6.22%
P/E Ratio-9.8932.2124.21366.80
Price / Sales0.2835.2662.2184,119.93
Price / Cash8.1116.7020.7327.89
Price / Book-5.419.5711.286.72
Net Income£6.84M-£45.84M£1.10B£5.89B
7 Day Performance-4.61%-1.02%-0.39%12.14%
1 Month Performance0.79%0.19%-0.50%1.54%
1 Year Performance-7.10%-0.75%-3.65%21.58%

STV Group Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
STVG
STV Group
N/AGBX 106.84
-2.0%		N/A-5.2%£48.91M£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
ITV
ITV
2.7497 of 5 stars		GBX 71
-0.5%		GBX 83.50
+17.6%		-13.7%£2.64B£3.53B11.646,743
SAA
M&C Saatchi
1.1136 of 5 stars		GBX 150
+1.4%		GBX 162.25
+8.2%		-10.3%£176.10M£347.40MN/A2,706

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