Scholastic (SCHL) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SSTK or SCHL?

Shutterstock received 93 more outperform votes than Scholastic when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.23% of users gave Scholastic an outperform vote while only 57.70% of users gave Shutterstock an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Shutterstock	Outperform Votes 341 57.70%	Underperform Votes 250 42.30%
Scholastic	Outperform Votes 248 61.23%	Underperform Votes 157 38.77%

Which has more risk and volatility, SSTK or SCHL?

Shutterstock has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Scholastic has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SSTK or SCHL?

Shutterstock has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Scholastic. Scholastic 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
Shutterstock	$874.59M	1.23	$110.27M	$1.02	30.28
Scholastic	$1.59B	0.35	$12.10M	-$0.18	-111.10

Do analysts prefer SSTK or SCHL?

Shutterstock currently has a consensus target price of $50.33, indicating a potential upside of 62.95%. Given Shutterstock's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Scholastic	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals & insiders believe 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is SSTK or SCHL a better dividend stock?

Shutterstock pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Scholastic pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Shutterstock pays out 117.6% 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 -444.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Scholastic is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor SSTK or SCHL?

In the previous week, Shutterstock had 4 more articles in the media than Scholastic. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Shutterstock and 1 mentions for Scholastic. Scholastic's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Shutterstock's score of 0.07 indicating that Scholastic is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Shutterstock	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Scholastic	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Shutterstock beats Scholastic on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.