Scholastic (SCHL) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to SSTK or SCHL?

In the previous week, Scholastic had 4 more articles in the media than Shutterstock. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Scholastic and 0 mentions for Shutterstock. Scholastic's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Shutterstock's score of 0.00 indicating that Scholastic is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Shutterstock	Neutral
Scholastic	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SSTK or SCHL?

82.8% of Shutterstock shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.6% of Scholastic shares are held by institutional investors. 32.0% of Shutterstock shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.6% of Scholastic shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, SSTK or SCHL?

Shutterstock has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Scholastic has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SSTK or SCHL a better dividend stock?

Shutterstock pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Scholastic pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. 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. Scholastic pays out 133.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Shutterstock has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Shutterstock is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts prefer SSTK or SCHL?

Shutterstock currently has a consensus price target of $43.67, indicating a potential upside of 126.96%. Given Shutterstock's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Shutterstock is more favorable than Scholastic.

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
Scholastic	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SSTK or SCHL?

Shutterstock has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Scholastic. Shutterstock is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Scholastic, 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	0.73	$35.93M	$1.09	17.65
Scholastic	$1.59B	0.38	$12.10M	$0.60	35.75

Is SSTK or SCHL more profitable?

Shutterstock has a net margin of 4.00% compared to Scholastic's net margin of 1.17%. Shutterstock's return on equity of 17.70% beat Scholastic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shutterstock	4.00%	17.70%	7.49%
Scholastic	1.17%	4.19%	2.14%

Summary

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