Scholastic (SCHL) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SSTK or SCHL?

Shutterstock received 94 more outperform votes than Scholastic when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.23% of users gave Scholastic an outperform vote while only 56.91% of users gave Shutterstock an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Shutterstock	Outperform Votes 342 56.91%	Underperform Votes 259 43.09%
Scholastic	Outperform Votes 248 61.23%	Underperform Votes 157 38.77%

Is SSTK or SCHL a better dividend stock?

Shutterstock pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Scholastic pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. 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. Scholastic pays out 133.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Shutterstock is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts recommend SSTK or SCHL?

Shutterstock currently has a consensus target price of $45.33, suggesting a potential upside of 144.56%. Given Shutterstock's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Shutterstock is more favorable than Scholastic.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shutterstock	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Scholastic	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is SSTK or SCHL more profitable?

Shutterstock has a net margin of 4.03% compared to Scholastic's net margin of -0.27%. Shutterstock's return on equity of 20.39% beat Scholastic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shutterstock	4.03%	20.39%	9.75%
Scholastic	-0.27%	1.91%	1.02%

Does the media refer more to SSTK or SCHL?

In the previous week, Scholastic had 25 more articles in the media than Shutterstock. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Scholastic and 9 mentions for Shutterstock. Shutterstock's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Scholastic's score of 0.48 indicating that Shutterstock is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Shutterstock	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Scholastic	9 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, SSTK or SCHL?

Shutterstock has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Scholastic has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SSTK or SCHL?

Shutterstock has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Scholastic. Shutterstock is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Scholastic, 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
Shutterstock	$935.26M	0.69	$110.27M	$1.01	18.35
Scholastic	$1.59B	0.33	$12.10M	$0.60	31.43

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SSTK or SCHL?

82.8% of Shutterstock shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.6% of Scholastic shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.0% of Shutterstock shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.6% of Scholastic shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Shutterstock beats Scholastic on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.