MarketWise (MKTW) Competitors

MarketWise (NASDAQ:MKTW) and Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, community ranking and media sentiment.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, MKTW or SSTK?

Shutterstock has higher revenue and earnings than MarketWise. MarketWise is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shutterstock, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MarketWise	$408.70M	0.41	$1.78M	$0.17	3.03
Shutterstock	$935.26M	0.72	$110.27M	$1.01	18.99

Does the media refer more to MKTW or SSTK?

In the previous week, Shutterstock had 12 more articles in the media than MarketWise. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Shutterstock and 2 mentions for MarketWise. MarketWise's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Shutterstock's score of 0.78 indicating that MarketWise is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MarketWise	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Shutterstock	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate MKTW or SSTK?

MarketWise currently has a consensus price target of $2.00, suggesting a potential upside of 288.35%. Shutterstock has a consensus price target of $45.33, suggesting a potential upside of 136.36%. Given MarketWise's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe MarketWise is more favorable than Shutterstock.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MarketWise	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Shutterstock	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MKTW or SSTK?

Shutterstock received 316 more outperform votes than MarketWise when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.00% of users gave MarketWise an outperform vote while only 56.91% of users gave Shutterstock an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MarketWise	Outperform Votes 26 65.00%	Underperform Votes 14 35.00%
Shutterstock	Outperform Votes 342 56.91%	Underperform Votes 259 43.09%

Is MKTW or SSTK more profitable?

Shutterstock has a net margin of 4.03% compared to MarketWise's net margin of 1.20%. Shutterstock's return on equity of 20.39% beat MarketWise's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MarketWise	1.20%	-1.89%	1.50%
Shutterstock	4.03%	20.39%	9.75%

Which has more risk & volatility, MKTW or SSTK?

MarketWise has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shutterstock has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MKTW or SSTK?

23.0% of MarketWise shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.8% of Shutterstock shares are held by institutional investors. 29.3% of MarketWise shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 32.0% of Shutterstock shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is MKTW or SSTK a better dividend stock?

MarketWise pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. Shutterstock pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. MarketWise pays out 23.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Shutterstock pays out 130.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. MarketWise is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Shutterstock beats MarketWise on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.