ITV (LON:ITV) Trading 15% Higher – What’s Next?

ITV plc (LON:ITV) traded up 15% on Saturday . The company traded as high as GBX 81.35 and last traded at GBX 77.88. 47,380,695 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 152% from the average session volume of 18,833,127 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 67.70.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of ITV from GBX 112 to GBX 105 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of GBX 105.

ITV Stock Performance

The company has a fifty day moving average of GBX 76.50 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 79.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 46.00, a current ratio of 1.56 and a quick ratio of 0.83. The stock has a market cap of £2.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.89, a PEG ratio of -0.53 and a beta of 1.44.

About ITV

ITV is a vertically integrated producer broadcaster and streamer, consisting of ITV Studios and Media & Entertainment.

ITV Studios is a scaled and global creator, owner and distributor of high-quality TV content. It operates in 12 countries, across 60+ labels and has a global distribution network.