Reviewing FOX (NASDAQ:FOX) and ITV (OTCMKTS:ITVPY)

FOX (NASDAQ:FOX) and ITV (OTCMKTS:ITVPY) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Volatility and Risk

FOX has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ITV has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

FOX pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. ITV pays an annual dividend of $0.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. FOX pays out 11.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FOX has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FOX	$16.30 billion	1.45	$2.26 billion	$4.91	10.80
ITV	$4.46 billion	0.93	$521.38 million	N/A	N/A

FOX has higher revenue and earnings than ITV.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

26.4% of FOX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.4% of ITV shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.1% of FOX shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of ITV 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.

Profitability

This table compares FOX and ITV’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FOX	13.88%	18.86%	9.56%
ITV	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for FOX and ITV, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FOX	0	2	0	0	2.00
ITV	1	3	0	0	1.75

Summary

FOX beats ITV on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About FOX

Fox Corporation operates as a news, sports, and entertainment company in the United States (U.S.). The company operates through four segments: Cable Network Programming, Television, Credible, and The FOX Studio Lot. The Cable Network Programming segment produces and licenses news and sports content for distribution through traditional cable television systems, direct broadcast satellite operators and telecommunication companies, virtual multi-channel video programming distributors, and other digital platforms primarily in the U.S. Television segment produces, acquires, markets, and distributes programming through the FOX broadcast network, advertising supported video-on-demand service Tubi, and operates power broadcast television stations including duopolies and other digital platform; and produces content for third parties. The Credible segment engages in the consumer finance marketplace. The FOX Studio Lot segment provides television and film production services along with office space, studio operation services and includes all operations of the facility. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

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.