ITV (LON:ITV) Shares Up 15% – Time to Buy?

Shares of ITV plc (LON:ITV) traded up 15% on Friday . The stock traded as high as GBX 81.35 and last traded at GBX 77.88. 47,380,695 shares traded hands 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.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

ITV Price Performance

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 firm has a market capitalization of £2.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.89, a PEG ratio of -0.53 and a beta of 1.44. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 76.50 and its 200 day simple 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.