Value Line (VALU) Competitors $39.34 -0.23 (-0.58%) As of 03:51 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VALU vs. SSTK, DJCO, SCHL, MKTW, TRI, MORN, NYT, BRDG, VRTS, and AAMIShould you be buying Value Line stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Value Line include Shutterstock (SSTK), Daily Journal (DJCO), Scholastic (SCHL), MarketWise (MKTW), Thomson Reuters (TRI), Morningstar (MORN), New York Times (NYT), Bridge Investment Group (BRDG), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), and Acadian Asset Management (AAMI). Value Line vs. Shutterstock Daily Journal Scholastic MarketWise Thomson Reuters Morningstar New York Times Bridge Investment Group Virtus Investment Partners Acadian Asset Management Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK) and Value Line (NASDAQ:VALU) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership and dividends. Does the MarketBeat Community favor SSTK or VALU? Shutterstock received 165 more outperform votes than Value Line when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.32% of users gave Value Line an outperform vote while only 56.84% of users gave Shutterstock an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformShutterstockOutperform Votes34556.84% Underperform Votes26243.16% Value LineOutperform Votes18057.32% Underperform Votes13442.68% Is SSTK or VALU a better dividend stock? Shutterstock pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Value Line pays an annual dividend of $1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. 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. Value Line pays out 57.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Shutterstock has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years and Value Line has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Which has more risk and volatility, SSTK or VALU? Shutterstock has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Value Line has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer SSTK or VALU? Shutterstock currently has a consensus target price of $45.33, indicating a potential upside of 153.26%. Given Shutterstock's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Shutterstock is more favorable than Value Line.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) 2.25Value Line 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is SSTK or VALU more profitable? Value Line has a net margin of 62.02% compared to Shutterstock's net margin of 4.03%. Value Line's return on equity of 24.00% beat Shutterstock's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Shutterstock4.03% 20.39% 9.75% Value Line 62.02%24.00%16.20% Do institutionals & insiders believe in SSTK or VALU? 82.8% of Shutterstock shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.3% of Value Line shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.0% of Shutterstock shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Value Line shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher valuation & earnings, SSTK or VALU? Shutterstock has higher revenue and earnings than Value Line. Shutterstock is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Value Line, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioShutterstock$963.57M0.65$110.27M$1.0916.42Value Line$35.70M10.44$19.02M$2.2817.36 Does the media favor SSTK or VALU? In the previous week, Shutterstock had 3 more articles in the media than Value Line. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Shutterstock and 0 mentions for Value Line. Value Line's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Shutterstock's score of 0.96 indicating that Value Line is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Shutterstock Positive Value Line Positive SummaryShutterstock beats Value Line on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Value Line News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VALU and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart VALU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricValue LineInvestment advice IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$372.51M$11.32B$11.50B$8.39BDividend Yield3.30%24.42%5.45%4.10%P/E Ratio16.8439.1222.4819.71Price / Sales10.447.7627.28117.54Price / Cash17.7817.7117.6234.62Price / Book4.113.732.794.50Net Income$19.02M$419.40M$1.04B$248.18M7 Day Performance1.15%-2.89%-0.02%0.23%1 Month Performance-2.15%7.29%6.70%12.39%1 Year Performance-3.01%7.54%537.71%7.07% Value Line Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VALUValue Line2.5276 of 5 stars$39.34-0.6%N/A+2.9%$372.14M$35.70M16.82140News CoveragePositive NewsSSTKShutterstock4.0144 of 5 stars$19.86+6.7%$45.33+128.3%-55.9%$700.14M$963.57M19.471,330Analyst ForecastDJCODaily Journal0.5517 of 5 stars$404.00+2.8%N/A+11.9%$556.31M$71.64M7.28320News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportGap UpSCHLScholastic3.258 of 5 stars$18.85-0.5%N/A-52.9%$529.70M$1.59B-104.726,880MKTWMarketWise0.8377 of 5 stars$15.21+0.5%N/A-44.9%$246.78M$408.70M126.76800High Trading VolumeTRIThomson Reuters3.8298 of 5 stars$184.75-1.4%$183.70-0.6%+12.7%$83.22B$7.27B37.7824,400News CoverageMORNMorningstar3.6489 of 5 stars$309.36+1.7%$361.67+16.9%+1.9%$13.07B$2.31B40.8712,200Insider TradeNYTNew York Times3.2285 of 5 stars$54.21+1.1%$56.00+3.3%+11.3%$8.85B$2.63B30.465,800Trending NewsBRDGBridge Investment Group3.0942 of 5 stars$10.05+7.9%$10.40+3.5%+17.8%$1.24B$412.43M251.242,250High Trading VolumeVRTSVirtus Investment Partners2.1587 of 5 stars$173.07+4.7%$167.75-3.1%-27.8%$1.20B$898.60M10.24770Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeAAMIAcadian Asset Management1.9048 of 5 stars$30.11+2.5%$25.67-14.8%N/A$1.12B$519.80M13.44350Positive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Shutterstock Competitors Daily Journal Competitors Scholastic Competitors MarketWise Competitors Thomson Reuters Competitors Morningstar Competitors New York Times Competitors Bridge Investment Group Competitors Virtus Investment Partners Competitors Acadian Asset Management Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:VALU) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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