Shutterstock (SSTK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Shutterstock, Inc. provides platform to connect brands and businesses to high quality content in North America, Europe, and internationally. The company offers image services consisting of photographs, vectors, and illustrations, which is used in visual communications, such as websites, digital and print marketing materials, corporate communications, books, publications, and others; footage services, including video clips, filmed by industry experts and cinema grade video effects in HD and 4K formats that are integrated into websites, social media, marketing campaigns, and cinematic productions; and music services comprising music tracks and sound effects, which are used to complement images and footage. It also provides 3 dimensional models consisting of 3D models used in various industries, such as advertising, media and video production, gaming, retail, education, design, and architecture; and generative AI content comprising images generated from algorithms trained with ethically sourced content. The company offers its services under the Shutterstock, Pond5, TurboSquid, PicMonkey, PremiumBeat, Splash News, Bigstock, and Offset brand names. In addition, it operates a collection of graphics interchange format visuals and stickers that supplies casual conversational content. The company serves corporate professionals and organizations, media and broadcast companies, and small and medium-sized businesses, and individual creators through digital, live sales, and client management channels. Shutterstock, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $28.51 to $29.45
• 50-Day Range: $28.63 to $34.55
• 52-Week Range: $27.30 to $54.40
• Volume: 244,498 shs
• Average Volume: 1.03 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.00 billion
• P/E Ratio: 28.22
• Dividend Yield: 4.17%
• Price Target: $50.33
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Shutterstock Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Shutterstock scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 207th out of 677 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Shutterstock has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Shutterstock has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.90%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Shutterstock are expected to grow by 10.90% in the coming year, from $3.12 to $3.46 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Shutterstock is 28.47, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 111.50.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Shutterstock is 28.47, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 236.24.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Shutterstock has a P/B Ratio of 1.97. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

12.11% of the float of Shutterstock has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Shutterstock has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Shutterstock has recently decreased by 11.96%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Shutterstock is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.94%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Shutterstock does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Shutterstock is 117.65%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Shutterstock will have a dividend payout ratio of 34.68% next year. This indicates that Shutterstock will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

12.11% of the float of Shutterstock has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Shutterstock has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Shutterstock has recently decreased by 11.96%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.44

News Sentiment

Shutterstock has a news sentiment score of 0.44. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.67 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Shutterstock this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

13 people have searched for SSTK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 225% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added Shutterstock to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 40% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Shutterstock insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

32.00% of the stock of Shutterstock is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

82.79% of the stock of Shutterstock is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

SSTK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SSTK shares performed this year?

Shutterstock's stock was trading at $30.35 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, SSTK shares have decreased by 4.3% and is now trading at $29.0350.
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How were Shutterstock's earnings last quarter?

Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE:SSTK) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, October, 29th. The business services provider reported $1.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.06 by $0.25. Shutterstock's revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Does Shutterstock have any subsidiaries?

Shutterstock subsidiaries include Pond5, PicMonkey, TurboSquid, Amper Music, Flashstock, Premiumbeat.com, Rex Features, and more.

Who are Shutterstock's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Shutterstock include Copeland Capital Management LLC (4.55%), Boston Trust Walden Corp (1.58%), Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC (0.32%) and KBC Group NV (0.19%). Insiders that own company stock include Jonathan Oringer, Jarrod Yahes, Steven Ciardiello, Deirdre Mary Bigley and John Caine.
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How do I buy shares of Shutterstock?

Shares of SSTK stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Shutterstock own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Shutterstock investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), AUO (AUOTY) and DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/29/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 12/13 Dividend: 11/29/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/13/2024
• Today: 1/30/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 2/25/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 3/20 Dividend: 3/06/2025
• Dividend Payable: 3/20/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Data processing & preparation
• Sub-Industry: Publishing
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SSTK
• CUSIP: 82569010
• CIK: 1549346
• Web: www.shutterstock.com
• Phone: (646) 710-3417
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,274
• Year Founded: 2003

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $50.33
• High Stock Price Target: $56.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $45.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +72.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.02
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 28.63
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.34
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $110.27 million
• Net Margins: 4.03%
• Pretax Margin: 6.27%
• Return on Equity: 20.39%
• Return on Assets: 9.75%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.23
• Current Ratio: 0.42
• Quick Ratio: 0.42

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $874.59 million
• Price / Sales: 1.16
• Cash Flow: $5.36 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.44
• Book Value: $14.76 per share
• Price / Book: 1.97

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 34,860,000
• Free Float: 23,705,000
• Market Cap: $1.02 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.08