MarketWise (MKTW) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, SSTK or MKTW?

Shutterstock has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MarketWise has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SSTK or MKTW?

Shutterstock has higher revenue and earnings than MarketWise. MarketWise 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	$935.26M	0.75	$35.93M	$1.09	18.16
MarketWise	$408.70M	0.79	$7.06M	$3.01	6.60

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

82.8% of Shutterstock shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.0% of MarketWise shares are held by institutional investors. 32.0% of Shutterstock shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 29.3% of MarketWise shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor SSTK or MKTW?

In the previous week, Shutterstock had 2 more articles in the media than MarketWise. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Shutterstock and 1 mentions for MarketWise. MarketWise's average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat Shutterstock's score of 1.76 indicating that MarketWise is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Is SSTK or MKTW a better dividend stock?

Shutterstock pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. MarketWise pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. 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. MarketWise pays out 26.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Shutterstock has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years and MarketWise has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Shutterstock is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts rate SSTK or MKTW?

Shutterstock currently has a consensus price target of $43.67, indicating a potential upside of 120.59%. Given Shutterstock's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Shutterstock is more favorable than MarketWise.

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

Is SSTK or MKTW more profitable?

Shutterstock has a net margin of 4.00% compared to MarketWise's net margin of 1.64%. Shutterstock's return on equity of 17.70% beat MarketWise's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shutterstock	4.00%	17.70%	7.49%
MarketWise	1.64%	-2.66%	2.30%

Summary

Shutterstock beats MarketWise on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.