ITV (ITV) Competitors GBX 79.95 +0.20 (+0.25%) As of 12:41 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsInsider TradesSustainabilityBuy This Stock ITV vs. STVG, AFRN, INF, PSON, AAF, WPP, AUTO, ZEG, RMV, and KWSShould you be buying ITV stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ITV include STV Group (STVG), Aferian (AFRN), Informa (INF), Pearson (PSON), Airtel Africa (AAF), WPP (WPP), Auto Trader Group (AUTO), Zegona Communications (ZEG), Rightmove (RMV), and Keywords Studios (KWS). These companies are all part of the "communication services" sector. ITV vs. STV Group Aferian Informa Pearson Airtel Africa WPP Auto Trader Group Zegona Communications Rightmove Keywords Studios ITV (LON:ITV) and STV Group (LON:STVG) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, earnings and media sentiment. Do analysts rate ITV or STVG? ITV currently has a consensus target price of GBX 112.50, suggesting a potential upside of 40.71%. Given ITV's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly 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) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00STV Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ITV or STVG? 64.8% of ITV shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.3% of STV Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.6% of ITV shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of STV Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, ITV or STVG? ITV has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, STV Group has a beta of 0.09, meaning that its share price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer ITV or STVG? In the previous week, STV Group had 1 more articles in the media than ITV. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for STV Group and 0 mentions for ITV. ITV's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat STV Group's score of -1.05 indicating that ITV is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment ITV Neutral STV Group Negative Is ITV or STVG more profitable? ITV has a net margin of 12.11% compared to STV Group's net margin of 3.76%. ITV's return on equity of 23.62% beat STV Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ITV12.11% 23.62% 5.84% STV Group 3.76%-172.50%6.57% Which has better valuation & earnings, ITV or STVG? ITV has higher revenue and earnings than STV Group. ITV 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 RatioITV£3.45B0.89£418.00M£10.957.30STV Group£182.00M0.42£6.84M£14.6511.21 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ITV or STVG? ITV received 1212 more outperform votes than STV Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.37% of users gave STV Group an outperform vote while only 73.07% of users gave ITV an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformITVOutperform Votes158773.07% Underperform Votes58526.93% STV GroupOutperform Votes37576.37% Underperform Votes11623.63% Is ITV or STVG a better dividend stock? ITV pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. STV Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. ITV pays out 45.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. SummaryITV beats STV Group on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get ITV News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ITV and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart ITV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricITVBroadcasting IndustryCommunication SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£3.08B£631.41M£3.42B£2.60BDividend Yield6.65%5.85%6.77%4.82%P/E Ratio7.307.2125.23141.21Price / Sales0.8917.75187.95281,678.09Price / Cash5.8511.1416.1427.94Price / Book1.671.764.584.61Net Income£418.00M£39.04M£144.13M£5.78B7 Day Performance-1.11%-2.18%-0.45%1.37%1 Month Performance12.45%-3.32%-0.59%7.22%1 Year Performance8.19%8.80%9.39%108.14% ITV Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ITVITV3.39 of 5 starsGBX 79.95+0.3%GBX 112.50+40.7%+9.1%£3.08B£3.45B7.306,743STVGSTV GroupN/AGBX 160-2.4%N/A-27.6%£74.76M£182.00M10.92598AFRNAferianN/AGBX 2.55-15.0%N/A-77.8%£3.55M£46.34M-0.05169Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeINFInforma3.7544 of 5 starsGBX 7850.0%GBX 1,010+28.7%-5.7%£10.33B£3.28B33.8011,135PSONPearson2.1714 of 5 starsGBX 1,193.50+1.4%GBX 1,224+2.6%+18.3%£8.06B£3.52B23.1321,400AAFAirtel Africa1.6227 of 5 starsGBX 159.60+1.5%GBX 141.50-11.3%+57.3%£7.32B£5.83B-93.884,098News CoverageWPPWPP2.4242 of 5 starsGBX 617-1.7%GBX 955+54.8%-18.3%£6.65B£14.89B32.59115,500AUTOAuto Trader Group1.0497 of 5 starsGBX 746+0.8%GBX 864.25+15.9%+6.2%£6.59B£553.06M26.441,066Dividend CutInsider TradeNews CoverageZEGZegona Communications1.28 of 5 starsGBX 695-1.4%GBX 637.50-8.3%+205.8%£6.44BN/A-57.636Gap UpRMVRightmove0.589 of 5 starsGBX 690.80+0.8%GBX 669.33-3.1%+26.8%£5.38B£368.22M27.71800KWSKeywords StudiosN/AN/AGBX 2,382.50+∞N/A£1.97B£807.60M-10,191.6713,000High Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies STV Group Competitors Aferian Competitors Informa Competitors Pearson Competitors Airtel Africa Competitors WPP Competitors Auto Trader Group Competitors Zegona Communications Competitors Rightmove Competitors Keywords Studios Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:ITV) was last updated on 3/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Warns: Exec Order 14024 Targets DollarExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredA market crash is coming—here’s whenThe stock market cycle I've used to identify the most likely day of the next market crash is the exact same in...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredElon Musk is helping print “new gold”MIT scientists just developed a brand-new metal… A metal that’s shaping up to be, not only the biggest brea...True Market Insiders | SponsoredNow I look stupid. 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