ITV (OTCMKTS:ITVPY – Get Free Report) and Grupo Televisa (NYSE:TV – Get Free Report) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares ITV and Grupo Televisa’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| ITV | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Grupo Televisa | -15.28% | -8.33% | -3.87% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares ITV and Grupo Televisa”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| ITV | $4.63 billion | 0.79 | $290.11 million | N/A | N/A |
| Grupo Televisa | $3.07 billion | 0.48 | -$478.58 million | ($0.91) | -3.03 |
ITV has higher revenue and earnings than Grupo Televisa.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for ITV and Grupo Televisa, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| ITV | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Grupo Televisa | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.83 |
Grupo Televisa has a consensus price target of $6.55, indicating a potential upside of 137.32%. Given Grupo Televisa’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Grupo Televisa is more favorable than ITV.
Risk & Volatility
ITV has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grupo Televisa has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
51.4% of ITV shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.8% of Grupo Televisa shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of ITV 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.
Summary
ITV beats Grupo Televisa on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About ITV
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.
About Grupo Televisa
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates cable companies and provides direct-to-home satellite pay television system in Mexico and the United States. It operates through three segments: Cable, Sky, and Other Businesses. The Cable segment operates cable multiple system that provides basic and premium television subscription, pay-per-view, installation, Internet subscription, and telephone and mobile services subscription, as well as local and national advertising services; and telecommunication facilities, which offers data and long-distance services solutions to carriers and other telecommunications service providers through its fiber-optic network. The Sky segment offers direct-to-home broadcast satellite pay television services comprising program, installation, and equipment rental services to subscribers in Mexico, Central America, and the Dominican Republic; and national advertising sales. The Other Businesses segment is involved in the sports and show business promotion, soccer, publishing and publishing distribution, and gaming, as well as provides transmission concessions and facilities. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.
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