MarketWise (MKTW) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend SSTK or MKTW?

Shutterstock presently has a consensus price target of $43.67, suggesting a potential upside of 103.57%. MarketWise has a consensus price target of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.70%. Given Shutterstock's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

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

Is SSTK or MKTW a better dividend stock?

Shutterstock pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. MarketWise pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. 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. Shutterstock is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media favor SSTK or MKTW?

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. Shutterstock's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat MarketWise's score of 0.57 indicating that Shutterstock is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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%

Which has better valuation & 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	0.81	$35.93M	$1.81	11.85
MarketWise	$408.70M	0.73	$7.06M	$2.74	6.72

Which has more risk and volatility, SSTK or MKTW?

Shutterstock has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MarketWise has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Shutterstock beats MarketWise on 17 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.