MarketWise (MKTW) Competitors

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

Does the media favor SSTK or MKTW?

In the previous week, Shutterstock had 12 more articles in the media than MarketWise. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Shutterstock and 2 mentions for MarketWise. MarketWise's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Shutterstock's score of 0.13 indicating that MarketWise is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Shutterstock	1 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
MarketWise	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts prefer SSTK or MKTW?

Shutterstock presently has a consensus price target of $40.50, indicating a potential upside of 64.00%. MarketWise has a consensus price target of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.14%. Given Shutterstock's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Which has stronger 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	0.94	$35.93M	$1.81	13.64
MarketWise	$408.70M	0.59	$7.06M	$2.74	5.40

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SSTK or MKTW?

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

Is SSTK or MKTW a better dividend stock?

Shutterstock pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. MarketWise pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Shutterstock pays out 72.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MarketWise pays out 29.2% 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. Shutterstock has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years and MarketWise has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. MarketWise is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk and volatility, SSTK or MKTW?

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

Is SSTK or MKTW 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
Shutterstock	6.36%	18.42%	7.48%
MarketWise	1.69%	-2.66%	2.44%

Summary

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