Getty Images Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:GETY) Given Average Recommendation of "Hold" by Analysts

Getty Images Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:GETY - Get Free Report) has been given a consensus rating of "Hold" by the five brokerages that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $4.35.

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Citigroup reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a $2.45 price objective on shares of Getty Images in a research note on Monday, March 24th. Wedbush restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $7.70 price objective on shares of Getty Images in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Benchmark decreased their target price on Getty Images from $4.50 to $3.50 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Getty Images from a "buy" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd.

Getty Images Stock Up 3.7%

GETY traded up $0.07 on Monday, reaching $1.82. The company's stock had a trading volume of 433,555 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,204,585. The company has a quick ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.84. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $1.78 and a two-hundred day moving average of $2.17. The company has a market capitalization of $750.35 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.13 and a beta of 1.91. Getty Images has a fifty-two week low of $1.25 and a fifty-two week high of $4.49.

Getty Images (NYSE:GETY - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 12th. The company reported ($0.14) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.03 by ($0.17). The firm had revenue of $224.08 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $236.01 million. Getty Images had a net margin of 5.91% and a return on equity of 6.42%. Getty Images's revenue was up .8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.03 earnings per share. As a group, analysts forecast that Getty Images will post 0.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Getty Images news, CEO Craig Warren Peters sold 124,624 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $2.12, for a total value of $264,202.88. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,262,948 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,677,449.76. This represents a 8.98% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Jennifer Leyden sold 29,607 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $2.12, for a total transaction of $62,766.84. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 278,072 shares in the company, valued at approximately $589,512.64. The trade was a 9.62% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 226,668 shares of company stock valued at $480,536 over the last three months. Company insiders own 12.30% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Getty Images

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GETY. Koch Inc. bought a new position in Getty Images in the 4th quarter worth approximately $183,865,000. Invenomic Capital Management LP bought a new position in Getty Images during the first quarter worth $4,646,000. Toronto Dominion Bank bought a new position in Getty Images during the fourth quarter worth $3,553,000. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Getty Images by 7.3% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 10,225,249 shares of the company's stock valued at $22,087,000 after purchasing an additional 698,829 shares during the last quarter. Finally, TIG Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Getty Images in the 1st quarter valued at $654,000. Institutional investors own 45.75% of the company's stock.

About Getty Images

Getty Images Holdings, Inc offers creative and editorial visual content solutions in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. Its products include Getty Images that offers creative and editorial content including stills, music and video which focuses on corporate, agency, and media customers; iStock.com, an e-commerce offering where customers have access to creative stills and video; Unsplash.com, a platform offering free stock photo downloads and paid subscriptions targeted to the high-growth prosumer and semi-professional creator segments; and Unsplash+ that provides access to unique model released content with expanded legal protections.