STVG vs. AFRN, ITV, CNIC, TRMR, NFG, SAA, RCH, LBG, TIG, and CCPA
Should you be buying STV Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of STV Group include Aferian (AFRN), ITV (ITV), CentralNic Group (CNIC), Tremor International (TRMR), Next 15 Group (NFG), M&C Saatchi (SAA), Reach (RCH), LBG Media (LBG), Team Internet Group (TIG), and Celtic (CCPA). These companies are all part of the "communication services" sector.
STV Group vs. Its Competitors
Aferian (LON:AFRN) and STV Group (LON:STVG) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk.
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.
66.6% of Aferian shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.3% of STV Group shares are held by institutional investors. 29.7% of Aferian shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of STV Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
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.
In the previous week, Aferian's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled STV Group'saverage media sentiment score.
Aferian pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 81.1%. STV Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Aferian pays out -6.4% 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. Aferian is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Aferian has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, STV Group has a beta of 0.09, suggesting that its stock price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
STV Group beats Aferian on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:STVG) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
