Shutterstock (SSTK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE:SSTK) is a global provider of creative content, technology and data solutions. The company operates an online marketplace that gives businesses, marketing agencies, media organizations and individual creators access to licensed images, video footage, music, illustrations, vectors and other visual assets.

Through its portfolio of brands and products, Shutterstock also offers creative workflow tools, generative artificial intelligence capabilities, 3D content and related services. Its offerings are designed to support advertising, publishing, entertainment, e-commerce and other commercial and creative applications. The company has expanded its content portfolio through acquisitions, including Pond5, a marketplace for video and audio assets, and TurboSquid, a provider of 3D models.

Shutterstock was founded in 2003 by Jon Oringer and went public in 2012. The company serves customers internationally through its digital platforms, with content contributors and users located across a broad range of geographic markets. Its business model is primarily based on subscriptions, content licenses and other services for customers seeking creative assets and data-driven solutions.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $3.81 to $4.19
• 50-Day Range: $3.85 to $6.27
• 52-Week Range: $3.81 to $29.50
• Volume: 834,419 shs
• Average Volume: 911,541 shs
• Market Capitalization: $142.07 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 37.45%
• Price Target: $7.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Shutterstock Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Shutterstock scored higher than 65% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 102nd out of 237 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Shutterstock has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Shutterstock has a consensus price target of $7.00, representing about 82.1% upside from its current price of $3.85.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Shutterstock has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Shutterstock is -0.68, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Shutterstock is -0.68, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Shutterstock has a P/B Ratio of 0.24. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.25% of the float of Shutterstock has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Shutterstock has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.43, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Shutterstock has recently increased by 4.37%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Shutterstock is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 34.95%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Shutterstock has been increasing its dividend for 6 years.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.25

News Sentiment

Shutterstock has a news sentiment score of 1.25. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.44 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Shutterstock this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 15 people have searched for SSTK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -6% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added Shutterstock to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Shutterstock insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

32.30% of the stock of Shutterstock is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

82.79% of the stock of Shutterstock is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/17/2026
• Today: 10/03/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Interactive Media & Services
• Sub-Industry: Interactive Media & Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SSTK
• CIK: 1549346
• Web: www.shutterstock.com
• Phone: (646) 710-3417
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,565
• Year Founded: 2003

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Shutterstock: $7.00
• High Price Target: $7.00
• Low Price Target: $7.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +82.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($5.65)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $45.50 million
• Net Margins: -22.87%
• Pretax Margin: -22.03%
• Return on Equity: 13.61%
• Return on Assets: 5.49%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.32
• Current Ratio: 0.48
• Quick Ratio: 0.48

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $989.92 million
• Price / Sales: 0.14
• Cash Flow: $4.81 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 0.80
• Book Value: $16.36 per share
• Price / Book: 0.24

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 36,950,000
• Free Float: 25,014,000
• Market Cap: $142.07 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.16