MarketWise (MKTW) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, MKTW or SSTK?

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

Do analysts rate MKTW or SSTK?

Shutterstock has a consensus target price of $43.67, suggesting a potential upside of 117.03%. Given Shutterstock's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Shutterstock is more favorable than MarketWise.

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

Is MKTW or SSTK 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
MarketWise	1.64%	-2.66%	2.30%
Shutterstock	4.00%	17.70%	7.49%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, 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	$383.22M	0.86	$7.06M	$3.01	6.74
Shutterstock	$935.26M	0.76	$35.93M	$1.09	18.46

Is MKTW or SSTK a better dividend stock?

MarketWise pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Shutterstock pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. MarketWise pays out 26.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 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.

Does the media favor MKTW or SSTK?

In the previous week, Shutterstock had 4 more articles in the media than MarketWise. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Shutterstock and 2 mentions for MarketWise. MarketWise's average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat Shutterstock's score of 0.90 indicating that MarketWise is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MKTW or SSTK?

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

Summary

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