Grupo Televisa S.A. (NYSE:TV) Receives $5.27 Average PT from Analysts

Shares of Grupo Televisa S.A. (NYSE:TV) have earned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the six research firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have assigned a hold recommendation and one has assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $5.2667.

TV has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Wall Street Zen raised Grupo Televisa from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 23rd. UBS Group reduced their target price on Grupo Televisa from $3.70 to $3.20 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 11th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Grupo Televisa in a report on Monday, April 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Grupo Televisa in a report on Tuesday, March 3rd.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Grupo Televisa news, Director Salmon Denise Maerker sold 565,084 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $0.58, for a total value of $327,748.72. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 565,084 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $327,748.72. This trade represents a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Francisco Valim sold 225,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $0.57, for a total transaction of $128,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 225,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $128,250. This trade represents a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 1,646,084 shares of company stock valued at $941,589 in the last 90 days.

Institutional Trading of Grupo Televisa

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in Grupo Televisa by 21.8% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 27,315,447 shares of the company’s stock valued at $79,488,000 after purchasing an additional 4,888,475 shares during the last quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL grew its holdings in Grupo Televisa by 10.4% in the fourth quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 20,897,253 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,811,000 after purchasing an additional 1,975,268 shares during the last quarter. Gabelli Funds LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Grupo Televisa by 1.7% in the first quarter. Gabelli Funds LLC now owns 7,819,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,755,000 after purchasing an additional 133,000 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP lifted its holdings in shares of Grupo Televisa by 732.1% in the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,447,810 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,213,000 after purchasing an additional 1,273,818 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS Group AG lifted its holdings in shares of Grupo Televisa by 216.4% in the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,161,678 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,380,000 after purchasing an additional 794,514 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 55.77% of the company’s stock.

Grupo Televisa Price Performance

Shares of TV opened at $2.83 on Thursday. Grupo Televisa has a twelve month low of $1.86 and a twelve month high of $3.49. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $2.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is $2.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.50 billion, a PE ratio of -3.49, a P/E/G ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.61. The company has a current ratio of 2.39, a quick ratio of 2.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04.

Grupo Televisa (NYSE:TV) last released its earnings results on Saturday, February 14th. The company reported ($0.80) EPS for the quarter. Grupo Televisa had a negative net margin of 13.93% and a negative return on equity of 7.65%. The business had revenue of $807.20 million during the quarter. Research analysts anticipate that Grupo Televisa will post 0.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Grupo Televisa Company Profile

Grupo Televisa, SAB. is a leading Mexican multimedia conglomerate headquartered in Mexico City, specializing in the creation, production and distribution of Spanish-language content. The company operates free-to-air television networks, subscription pay-TV services, broadband and telephony under its cable arm, and a range of digital streaming platforms. Grupo Televisa’s portfolio spans news, sports, telenovelas, reality programming and original series, positioning it as one of the largest content producers in the Spanish-speaking world.

Televisa’s broadcast division includes flagship channels such as Las Estrellas and Canal 5, while its pay-TV segment features operations under brands like Sky México and Izzi Telecom.