Fernandez Jose Luis Fernandez Sells 44,500 Shares of Grupo Televisa (NYSE:TV) Stock

Grupo Televisa S.A. (NYSE:TV) Director Fernandez Jose Luis Fernandez sold 44,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $0.57, for a total value of $25,365.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 38,932,325 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $22,191,425.25. This trade represents a 0.11% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.

Grupo Televisa Price Performance

Shares of NYSE TV opened at $2.84 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.50, a PEG ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.61. The business has a 50-day moving average of $2.95 and a 200-day moving average of $2.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 2.39 and a quick ratio of 2.36. Grupo Televisa S.A. has a fifty-two week low of $1.76 and a fifty-two week high of $3.49.

Grupo Televisa (NYSE:TV) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Saturday, February 14th. The company reported ($0.80) earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $807.20 million during the quarter. Grupo Televisa had a negative net margin of 13.93% and a negative return on equity of 7.65%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Grupo Televisa S.A. will post 0.09 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Grupo Televisa

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of TV. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC bought a new position in Grupo Televisa during the third quarter worth about $28,000. TD Private Client Wealth LLC grew its holdings in Grupo Televisa by 68.8% during the third quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 10,685 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 4,355 shares during the period. Evergreen Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Grupo Televisa during the second quarter worth about $29,000. SmartHarvest Portfolios LLC bought a new position in Grupo Televisa during the first quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS bought a new position in Grupo Televisa during the fourth quarter worth about $32,000. Institutional investors own 55.77% of the company’s stock.

Key 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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

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.