MarketWise (MKTW) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate MKTW or SSTK?

MarketWise currently has a consensus target price of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 27.39%. Shutterstock has a consensus target price of $43.67, suggesting a potential upside of 94.72%. Given Shutterstock's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Shutterstock is more favorable than MarketWise.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MarketWise	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
Shutterstock	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MKTW or SSTK?

23.0% of MarketWise shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.8% of Shutterstock shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.3% of MarketWise shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 32.0% of Shutterstock shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, MKTW or SSTK?

MarketWise has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shutterstock has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, MKTW or SSTK?

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
MarketWise	$408.70M	0.63	$7.06M	$2.74	5.73
Shutterstock	$935.26M	0.85	$35.93M	$1.81	12.39

Does the media prefer MKTW or SSTK?

In the previous week, Shutterstock had 5 more articles in the media than MarketWise. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Shutterstock and 2 mentions for MarketWise. MarketWise's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Shutterstock's score of 0.70 indicating that MarketWise is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MarketWise	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Shutterstock	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MKTW or SSTK a better dividend stock?

MarketWise pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Shutterstock pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. MarketWise pays out 29.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Shutterstock pays out 72.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. MarketWise has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and 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 MKTW or SSTK more profitable?

Shutterstock has a net margin of 6.36% compared to MarketWise's net margin of 1.69%. Shutterstock's return on equity of 18.42% beat MarketWise's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MarketWise	1.69%	-2.66%	2.44%
Shutterstock	6.36%	18.42%	7.48%

Summary

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