Insider Buying: STV Group plc (LON:STVG) Insider Purchases £78,779.53 in Stock

STV Group plc (LON:STVG) insider Rufus Radcliffe purchased 48,331 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 19th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 163 ($2.21) per share, for a total transaction of £78,779.53 ($106,646.18).

STV Group Trading Up 1.2%

Shares of LON:STVG opened at GBX 164 ($2.22) on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of £76.62 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.20 and a beta of 0.09. STV Group plc has a 1-year low of GBX 140 ($1.90) and a 1-year high of GBX 297 ($4.02). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of -14,440.00, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 1.51. The company has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 162.19 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 190.42.

STV Group (LON:STVG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 12th. The company reported GBX 29 ($0.39) earnings per share for the quarter. STV Group had a net margin of 3.76% and a negative return on equity of 172.50%. On average, research analysts anticipate that STV Group plc will post 30.3860523 EPS for the current fiscal year.

STV Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 17th will be paid a GBX 7.40 ($0.10) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 4.5%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 17th. This is a positive change from STV Group’s previous dividend of $3.90. STV Group’s payout ratio is presently 75.10%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Shore Capital reiterated a “house stock” rating on shares of STV Group in a research note on Thursday.

About STV Group

STV is Scotland’s home of news, entertainment and drama, serving audiences with quality content on air, online and on demand.

STV’s broadcast channel reaches 2.8 million viewers each month, while free streaming service STV Player, features a library of premium content and is available on all major platforms across the UK.