Reality3 Dec 2025 10:38
It's shaping up to be another boring day. Although you never know... After all, yesterday was supposed to be a slowly rally, but... it ended in a decline with prearranged transactions for over 35 million shares. Of course, "nobody probably knew anything," and the share price drifted "without a reason" downward for most of the day. This isn't important, however, as we've been experiencing a similar situation with ITV shares for years. Furthermore, the current decline in volume, primarily due to a decline in share supply (which predicts slow growth), limits the possibility for large investors to maneuver. And since it's the last month of the year, a possible takeover by SKY (which will impact the valuations of large investment portfolios) means that large block trades await us in the background, not necessarily changing the ownership of shares, but often simply changing where they're parked. It's also worth noting the 5% stake in ITV held by Liberty Global, which could theoretically appear on the market after December 20th. However, I think the situation is settled here, and even a failed takeover by SKY won't result in this stake appearing directly on the LSE. Ultimately, Liberty Global is being held accountable by its shareholders, who are generally reluctant to sell assets below their value and book losses. As usual, time will tell. For now, a correction, or at least a cooling, of the ITV share price was desirable, although I don't think we'll go below 79 pence (even if it's an attempt to extract shares from undecided investors). In my partial dividend reinvestment calculation (ISA account only), I've accepted a maximum of £100 in paper losses. I'm playing for much higher stake here and still believe that at least doubling the current ITV share price is possible. My dividend income in regular investment accounts was already invested in ITV shares two months ago, just before the dividend was awarded, after I postponed other expenses for this purpose. In any case, as of now, after purchasing and withdrawing cash, the situation is as follows:
25/11/25 ITV 536,500 shares £364,116 (ISA 176,600)
Total Divi included £85,270.50, cash £9,120.50
Total spending: £364,116 - £9,120.50 = £354,996
01/12/25 REINVESTED ISA
ITV 540,150 shares (ISA 180,250)
Total spending: £358,004
Total Divi included £85,270.50 (as reinvested)