ITV (OTC:ITVPY) & Cable One (NYSE:CABO) Head-To-Head Survey

ITV (OTC:ITVPY) and Cable One (NYSE:CABO) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and valuation.

Volatility and Risk

ITV has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cable One has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

51.4% of ITV shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.9% of Cable One shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of ITV shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Cable One shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

ITV pays an annual dividend of $0.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Cable One pays an annual dividend of $11.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Cable One pays out 229.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Profitability

This table compares ITV and Cable One’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
Cable One	15.86%	10.98%	3.04%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for ITV and Cable One, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ITV	0	0	0	0	0.00
Cable One	1	2	1	0	2.00

Cable One has a consensus target price of $417.75, suggesting a potential upside of 57.07%. Given Cable One’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cable One is more favorable than ITV.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares ITV and Cable One”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ITV	$4.50 billion	0.85	$261.22 million	N/A	N/A
Cable One	$1.58 billion	0.95	$224.62 million	$5.14	51.74

ITV has higher revenue and earnings than Cable One.

Summary

Cable One beats ITV on 9 of the 14 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 Cable One

Cable One, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides data, video, and voice services in the United States. The company offers residential data services, a service to enhance Wi-Fi signal throughout the home. It also provides various residential video services from basic video service to digital services with access to hundreds of channels; and provides a cloud-based DVR feature that does not require the use of a set-top boxes. In addition, the company offers Sparklight TV, an IPTV video service that allows customers to stream its video channels from the cloud through an app on supported devices, such as the Amazon Firestick, Apple TV, and Android-based smart televisions. Further, it provides data, voice, and video products to business customers, including small to mid-markets, enterprises, and wholesale and carrier customers. The company serves residential and business customers, comprising data, video, and voice services. Cable One, Inc. was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.