STV Group Valuation

Is STVGL undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of STVGL when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: STVGL (£2.17) is trading below our estimate of fair value (£7.17)

Significantly Below Fair Value: STVGL is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for STVGL?

Key metric: As STVGL is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for STVGL. This is calculated by dividing STVGL's market cap by their current earnings.
What is STVGL's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio14.5x
EarningsUK£6.90m
Market CapUK£100.21m

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does STVGL's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for STVGL vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average17.3x
ITV ITV
6.3x-12.1%UK£2.8b
SYS1 System1 Group
24.9xn/aUK£78.7m
PEBB Pebble Group
12.9x5.0%UK£74.4m
EYE Eagle Eye Solutions Group
25x-9.5%UK£143.6m
STVGL STV Group
14.5x46.8%UK£100.2m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: STVGL is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.5x) compared to the peer average (17.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does STVGL's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the GB Media Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies available in this PE range
No. of Companies5PE01224364860+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: STVGL is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.5x) compared to the European Media industry average (13.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is STVGL's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

STVGL PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio14.5x
Fair PE Ratio27.6x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: STVGL is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (27.6x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst STVGL forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUK£2.17
UK£3.84
+76.7%
0.4%UK£3.85UK£3.82n/a2
Dec ’25UK£1.99
UK£3.84
+92.7%
0.4%UK£3.85UK£3.82n/a2
Nov ’25UK£2.36
UK£3.84
+62.8%
0.4%UK£3.85UK£3.82n/a2
Oct ’25UK£2.41
UK£3.84
+59.1%
0.4%UK£3.85UK£3.82n/a2
Sep ’25UK£2.64
UK£3.78
+43.0%
2.0%UK£3.85UK£3.70n/a2
Aug ’25UK£2.71
UK£3.78
+39.3%
2.0%UK£3.85UK£3.70n/a2
Jul ’25UK£2.68
UK£3.78
+40.9%
2.0%UK£3.85UK£3.70n/a2
Nov ’24UK£1.88
UK£4.34
+131.2%
8.2%UK£4.69UK£3.98UK£2.362
Oct ’24UK£1.82
UK£4.34
+138.2%
8.2%UK£4.69UK£3.98UK£2.412
Sep ’24UK£1.96
UK£4.54
+131.6%
12.3%UK£5.10UK£3.98UK£2.642
Aug ’24UK£2.19
UK£4.54
+107.3%
12.3%UK£5.10UK£3.98UK£2.712
Jul ’24UK£2.29
UK£4.21
+83.6%
5.4%UK£4.43UK£3.98UK£2.682
Jun ’24UK£2.51
UK£4.21
+67.5%
5.4%UK£4.43UK£3.98UK£2.782
May ’24UK£2.51
UK£4.21
+67.5%
5.4%UK£4.43UK£3.98UK£2.322
Jan ’24UK£2.76
UK£5.13
+85.9%
2.1%UK£5.24UK£5.02UK£1.932
Dec ’23UK£2.51
UK£5.90
+134.9%
11.1%UK£6.55UK£5.24UK£1.882

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but there are not enough analysts covering the stock to determine statistical confidence in agreement.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 01:00
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

STV Group plc is covered by 12 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Alan HowardCanaccord Genuity
Jonathan RodgersGoldman Sachs
Steven Craig LiechtiInvestec Bank plc (UK)