ITV (LON:ITV) Stock Price Up 15% – What’s Next?

ITV plc (LON:ITV)’s stock price traded up 15% during trading on Friday . The company traded as high as GBX 81.35 and last traded at GBX 77.88. 47,380,695 shares traded hands during 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. decreased their price objective on ITV from GBX 112 to GBX 105 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of GBX 105.

ITV Price Performance

The firm has a market cap of £2.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.89, a P/E/G ratio of -0.53 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a quick ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 46.00. The business’s 50 day moving average is GBX 76.50 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 79.09.

ITV Company Profile

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.