Michael Fries Sells 44,500 Shares of Grupo Televisa (NYSE:TV) Stock

Grupo Televisa S.A. (NYSE:TV) Director Michael Fries sold 44,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $0.57, for a total value of $25,365.00. Following the sale, the director owned 838,275 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $477,816.75. The trade was a 5.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.

Grupo Televisa Stock Performance

TV opened at $2.84 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 2.36 and a current ratio of 2.39. Grupo Televisa S.A. has a 52-week low of $1.76 and a 52-week high of $3.49. The firm has a market cap of $1.51 billion, a P/E ratio of -3.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.61. The business’s fifty day moving average is $2.95 and its 200-day moving average is $2.96.

Grupo Televisa (NYSE:TV) last posted its quarterly 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 company had revenue of $807.20 million during the quarter. Sell-side analysts expect that Grupo Televisa S.A. will post 0.09 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently commented on TV. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Grupo Televisa from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Grupo Televisa in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Grupo Televisa in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Finally, UBS Group upped their target price on Grupo Televisa from $2.60 to $3.70 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $5.43.

More Grupo Televisa News

Here are the key news stories impacting Grupo Televisa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: UBS raised its price target on Grupo Televisa from $2.60 to $3.70 and kept a neutral rating, a formal signal from a large sell-side shop that the company’s outlook can support higher valuation. MarketBeat Analyst Note
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst coverage is mixed overall — Zacks upgraded to Hold, JPMorgan is Neutral, Weiss reiterated a Sell — leaving consensus at a Hold with a wide range of price targets; this moderates panic from the insider sales. Analyst Summary
• Neutral Sentiment: Institutional activity shows only small/new positions from a few funds (low-dollar buys reported), so there’s limited immediate offsetting institutional demand to absorb insider supply. Fund Activity
• Negative Sentiment: At least 14 directors, officers and insiders reported selling 44,500 shares each on May 4 — aggregate sales ≈ 623,000 shares with proceeds around $355,110 — a large coordinated/clustered disposal that is applying downward pressure on the stock. Review a sample SEC Form 4 (CEO Angoitia) for details. Form 4 – Angoitia
• Negative Sentiment: Reported sale price in filings is $0.57/share, materially below the NYSE quote (~$2.8–$3 range), creating investor concern about why the price differs (possible different share class, ADR mechanics, option exercises, or clerical/reporting items). Until clarified, the headline of large insider selling fuels negative sentiment. See the InsiderTrades write-up for the aggregated sales. InsiderTrades Alert

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of TV. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position 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 acquiring an additional 4,888,475 shares during the last quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL lifted its holdings in shares of 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 worth $60,811,000 after acquiring an additional 1,975,268 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP boosted its stake in shares of Grupo Televisa by 732.1% in the 4th 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. Man Group plc acquired a new stake in shares of Grupo Televisa in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $2,291,000. Finally, Citadel Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Grupo Televisa by 921.3% during the 3rd quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 1,083,641 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,915,000 after purchasing an additional 977,541 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 55.77% of the company’s stock.

About Grupo Televisa

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.