Scholastic (SCHL) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SCHL or SSTK?

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 56.72% of users gave Shutterstock an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Scholastic	Outperform Votes 248 61.23%	Underperform Votes 157 38.77%
Shutterstock	Outperform Votes 342 56.72%	Underperform Votes 261 43.28%

Do analysts rate SCHL or SSTK?

Shutterstock has a consensus target price of $45.33, indicating a potential upside of 198.84%. Given Shutterstock's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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 favor SCHL or SSTK?

In the previous week, Scholastic had 3 more articles in the media than Shutterstock. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Scholastic and 4 mentions for Shutterstock. Shutterstock's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Scholastic's score of 0.90 indicating that Shutterstock is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Scholastic	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Shutterstock	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SCHL or SSTK 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
Scholastic	-0.27%	1.91%	1.02%
Shutterstock	4.03%	20.39%	9.75%

Is SCHL or SSTK a better dividend stock?

Scholastic pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Shutterstock pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.7%. 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 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. Shutterstock is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility & risk, SCHL or SSTK?

Scholastic has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shutterstock has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

82.6% of Scholastic shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.8% of Shutterstock shares are held by institutional investors. 17.6% of Scholastic 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 company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better 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	0.29	$12.10M	$0.60	27.22
Shutterstock	$935.26M	0.57	$110.27M	$1.01	15.02

Summary

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