Value Line (VALU) Competitors $38.55 +0.13 (+0.34%) Closing price 08/7/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$38.42 -0.13 (-0.34%) As of 08/7/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VALU vs. SSTK, SCHL, DJCO, MKTW, TRI, MORN, NYT, PSEC, CNNE, and CSWCShould you be buying Value Line stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Value Line include Shutterstock (SSTK), Scholastic (SCHL), Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) (DJCO), MarketWise (MKTW), Thomson Reuters (TRI), Morningstar (MORN), New York Times (NYT), Prospect Capital (PSEC), Cannae (CNNE), and Capital Southwest (CSWC). Value Line vs. Its Competitors Shutterstock Scholastic Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) MarketWise Thomson Reuters Morningstar New York Times Prospect Capital Cannae Capital Southwest Value Line (NASDAQ:VALU) and Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK) are both small-cap publishing companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and profitability. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, VALU or SSTK? 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 RatioValue Line$35.08M10.34$20.69M$2.1917.60Shutterstock$1.01B0.72$35.93M$1.8111.26 Which has more volatility & risk, VALU or SSTK? Value Line has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shutterstock has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in VALU or SSTK? 6.3% of Value Line shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.8% of Shutterstock shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Value Line shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 32.0% of Shutterstock shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is VALU or SSTK more profitable? Value Line has a net margin of 58.97% compared to Shutterstock's net margin of 6.36%. Value Line's return on equity of 21.26% beat Shutterstock's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Value Line58.97% 21.26% 14.60% Shutterstock 6.36%18.42%7.48% Do analysts prefer VALU or SSTK? Shutterstock has a consensus price target of $43.67, indicating a potential upside of 114.31%. Given Shutterstock's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Shutterstock is more favorable than Value Line.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Value Line 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Shutterstock 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Does the media favor VALU or SSTK? In the previous week, Shutterstock had 4 more articles in the media than Value Line. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Shutterstock and 1 mentions for Value Line. Shutterstock's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Value Line's score of 0.15 indicating that Shutterstock is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Value Line 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Shutterstock 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is VALU or SSTK a better dividend stock? Value Line pays an annual dividend of $1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Shutterstock pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Value Line pays out 59.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Shutterstock pays out 72.9% 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. Value Line has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years and Shutterstock has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. SummaryShutterstock beats Value Line on 10 of the 19 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 VALU 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 LineFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$361.51M$13.82B$12.15B$9.57BDividend Yield3.38%5.81%5.64%4.17%P/E Ratio17.6036.0419.8625.14Price / Sales10.347.1625.9986.71Price / Cash16.4716.2621.4958.58Price / Book3.642.662.115.59Net Income$20.69M$572.25M$1.00B$265.48M7 Day Performance3.21%1.21%1.01%1.22%1 Month Performance1.26%1.70%-0.11%0.39%1 Year Performance-10.29%15.07%543.15%23.47% Value Line Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VALUValue Line2.4579 of 5 stars$38.55+0.3%N/A-9.7%$361.51M$35.08M17.60140SSTKShutterstock4.3322 of 5 stars$20.10+7.7%$43.67+117.3%-44.3%$661.95M$935.26M11.101,715SCHLScholastic3.9917 of 5 stars$25.64+2.8%N/A-15.9%$624.99M$1.63B-641.007,090Positive NewsDJCODaily Journal Corp. (S.C.)0.7008 of 5 stars$397.33+3.3%N/A+2.0%$529.97M$69.93M5.18320Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsMKTWMarketWise3.7566 of 5 stars$18.36-0.9%N/A-7.6%$300.49M$408.70M6.10800Positive NewsEarnings ReportUpcoming EarningsGap UpTRIThomson Reuters4.0359 of 5 stars$203.82+1.4%$193.00-5.3%+15.0%$91.85B$7.27B41.6824,400Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeMORNMorningstar4.505 of 5 stars$270.40-0.7%$361.67+33.8%-13.6%$11.51B$2.35B28.8011,085Trending NewsInsider TradeNYTNew York Times3.4887 of 5 stars$53.82+2.9%$56.40+4.8%+7.7%$8.53B$2.59B29.255,900Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastPSECProspect Capital0.9107 of 5 stars$2.91-2.0%$3.00+3.1%-43.7%$1.32B$861.66M-3.382,019High Trading VolumeCNNECannae4.2585 of 5 stars$20.92+1.0%$24.00+14.7%+1.5%$1.30B$452.50M-3.987,317Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsCSWCCapital Southwest2.2786 of 5 stars$22.47-0.1%$24.00+6.8%-5.7%$1.21B$204.44M15.1820Trending NewsEarnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Shutterstock Competitors Scholastic Competitors Daily Journal Corp. 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