ITV (ITV) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

ITV plc, an integrated production, broadcasting, and streaming company, which creates, owns, and distributes content on various platforms worldwide. It operates through ITV Studios and Media & Entertainment segments. The ITV Studios segment creates and produces programs and formats that include sports, drama, entertainment, factual, and news for its own channels and other broadcasters. The segment also operates as an unscripted independent producer of content in the United States; and produces content for local broadcasters and international OTT platforms in Canada, Australia, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark. In addition, this segment engages in licensing its finished programmes, formats, and third-party content internationally, as well as finances productions. The Media & Entertainment segment broadcasts and streams various contents on its family of free-to-air TV channels; and offers television advertising services. The company also delivers content through linear television broadcasting, as well as on the ITV Hub, BritBox UK, ITVX, catch up services on pay platforms, and through direct content deals. In addition, this segment offers online advertising, HD digital channel on pay platform, and ITV Premium subscription services. The company was founded in 1955 is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 70.95 to 72.70
• 50-Day Range: 62.13 to 78.85
• 52-Week Range: 55.49 to 89
• Volume: 111.14 million shs
• Average Volume: 13.48 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £2.82 billion
• P/E Ratio: 660.27
• Dividend Yield: 6.88%
• Price Target: GBX 112.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

ITV Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

ITV scored higher than 62% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

ITV has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

ITV has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of ITV is 659.08, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 135.59.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of ITV is 659.08, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 319.77.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Due to a projected decrease in earnings for ITV, their PEG ratio cannot be calculated.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

ITV has a P/B Ratio of 1.54. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for ITV.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

ITV is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.47%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

ITV does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of ITV is 4,545.45%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.85

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for ITV.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

ITV has a news sentiment score of 0.50. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for ITV this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for ITV on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, ITV insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

10.64% of the stock of ITV is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

64.80% of the stock of ITV is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

ITV Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ITV shares performed this year?

ITV's stock was trading at GBX 63.28 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, ITV stock has increased by 14.6% and is now trading at GBX 72.50.
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How were ITV's earnings last quarter?

ITV plc (LON:ITV) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 6th. The broadcaster reported $2.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.60 by $0.30. ITV had a net margin of 12.11% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 23.16%.

How do I buy shares of ITV?

Shares of ITV stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.
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What other stocks do shareholders of ITV own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that ITV investors own include Intelsat (I), Associated British Foods (ABF), Bank of America (BAC), Chaarat Gold (CGH), Fossil Group (FOSL), HSBC (HSBA) and Vodafone Group Public (VOD).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2020
• Ex-Dividend for 11/26 Dividend: 10/17/2024
• Dividend Payable: 11/26/2024
• Today: 12/18/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Broadcasting
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:ITV
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.itvplc.com
• Phone: +44-20-72613061
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 6,743
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 112.50
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 115
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 110
• Potential Upside/Downside: +55.2%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.11
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 659.08
• Forward P/E Ratio: 0.06
• P/E Growth: -0.53
• Net Income: £434 million
• Net Margins: 12.11%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 23.16%
• Return on Assets: 5.84%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 45.31
• Current Ratio: 1.60
• Quick Ratio: 0.83

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £3.58 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.79
• Cash Flow: GBX 12.39 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.85
• Book Value: GBX 47 per share
• Price / Book: 1.54

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 3,880,000,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £2.81 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.44