Value Line (VALU) Competitors $39.81 +0.35 (+0.89%) As of 11:13 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VALU vs. SSTK, SCHL, DJCO, MKTW, TRI, MORN, NYT, CSWC, PSEC, and CNNEShould 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), Capital Southwest (CSWC), Prospect Capital (PSEC), and Cannae (CNNE). Value Line vs. Its Competitors Shutterstock Scholastic Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) MarketWise Thomson Reuters Morningstar New York Times Capital Southwest Prospect Capital Cannae Value Line (NASDAQ:VALU) and Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK) are both small-cap publishing companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk. Does the media refer more to VALU or SSTK? In the previous week, Shutterstock had 2 more articles in the media than Value Line. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Shutterstock and 3 mentions for Value Line. Value Line's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Shutterstock's score of 0.53 indicating that Value Line is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Value Line 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Shutterstock 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better valuation & earnings, 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$35.08M10.68$20.69M$2.2617.62Shutterstock$1.01B0.76$35.93M$1.8111.96 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 3.3%. Shutterstock pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Value Line pays out 57.5% 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 increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years and Shutterstock has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Do analysts prefer VALU or SSTK? Shutterstock has a consensus price target of $43.67, suggesting a potential upside of 101.74%. Given Shutterstock's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Shutterstock 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20 Is VALU or SSTK more profitable? Value Line has a net margin of 61.09% compared to Shutterstock's net margin of 6.36%. Value Line's return on equity of 21.35% beat Shutterstock's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Value Line61.09% 21.35% 14.76% Shutterstock 6.36%18.42%7.48% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, VALU or SSTK? Value Line has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shutterstock has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryValue Line beats Shutterstock 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. 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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$374.61M$13.17B$12.57B$10.58BDividend Yield3.34%6.19%5.54%4.71%P/E Ratio17.6225.0130.1327.45Price / Sales10.689.1330.03202.26Price / Cash16.7015.4922.5761.55Price / Book3.762.802.286.77Net Income$20.69M$567.68M$1.02B$275.88M7 Day Performance2.10%0.98%0.12%2.63%1 Month Performance4.41%0.52%0.14%9.10%1 Year Performance-16.66%8.63%539.57%35.69% Value Line Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VALUValue Line2.1607 of 5 stars$39.81+0.9%N/A-13.6%$374.61M$35.08M17.62140Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastSSTKShutterstock4.0721 of 5 stars$20.65-1.9%$43.67+111.5%-28.9%$746.73M$1.01B11.411,715Analyst ForecastSCHLScholastic4.7544 of 5 stars$26.83-2.6%$37.00+37.9%+8.2%$692.82M$1.63B-40.657,090Analyst ForecastDJCODaily Journal Corp. (S.C.)0.9019 of 5 stars$471.02+1.8%N/A-6.7%$637.21M$79.16M6.71320Analyst ForecastMKTWMarketWise3.5247 of 5 stars$16.41-1.8%$20.00+21.9%+34.4%$273.57M$408.70M5.99800Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastTRIThomson Reuters4.1687 of 5 stars$156.18-0.5%$202.82+29.9%-9.7%$70.12B$7.32B31.9424,400Positive NewsMORNMorningstar4.5787 of 5 stars$234.12-0.3%$361.67+54.5%-31.9%$9.91B$2.35B24.9311,085Analyst ForecastNYTNew York Times4.3234 of 5 stars$57.39-1.4%$60.33+5.1%+0.7%$9.47B$2.59B29.585,900Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastCSWCCapital Southwest2.9416 of 5 stars$21.93-1.8%$24.30+10.8%-18.3%$1.24B$123.48M13.2920News CoverageAnalyst DowngradePSECProspect Capital1.0527 of 5 stars$2.64+1.1%$2.50-5.3%-45.5%$1.21B$719.44M-1.972,019Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCNNECannae4.0946 of 5 stars$18.53+1.2%$24.00+29.6%+1.5%$1.03B$452.50M-2.767,317Positive NewsShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Shutterstock Competitors Scholastic Competitors Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) 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