Scholastic (SCHL) Competitors

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

Is SCHL or SSTK a better dividend stock?

Scholastic pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Shutterstock pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. 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 pays out 121.1% 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 has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Shutterstock is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is SCHL or SSTK more profitable?

Shutterstock has a net margin of 4.00% compared to Scholastic's net margin of 1.17%. Shutterstock's return on equity of 17.70% beat Scholastic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Scholastic	1.17%	4.19%	2.14%
Shutterstock	4.00%	17.70%	7.49%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SCHL or SSTK?

Shutterstock has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Scholastic	$1.59B	0.37	$12.10M	$0.60	35.05
Shutterstock	$935.26M	0.69	$35.93M	$1.09	16.86

Which has more risk & volatility, SCHL or SSTK?

Scholastic has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shutterstock has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate SCHL or SSTK?

Shutterstock has a consensus target price of $43.67, indicating a potential upside of 137.68%. Given Shutterstock's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Shutterstock is more favorable than Scholastic.

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

Does the media prefer SCHL or SSTK?

In the previous week, Scholastic had 5 more articles in the media than Shutterstock. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Scholastic and 1 mentions for Shutterstock. Shutterstock's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Scholastic's score of 0.46 indicating that Shutterstock is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

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

82.6% of Scholastic shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.8% of Shutterstock shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.6% of Scholastic shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 32.0% of Shutterstock shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Shutterstock beats Scholastic on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.