Value Line (VALU) Competitors

Value Line (NASDAQ:VALU) and Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

Does the media refer more to VALU or SSTK?

In the previous week, Value Line and Value Line both had 3 articles in the media. Value Line's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Shutterstock's score of 1.27 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)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Shutterstock	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VALU or SSTK?

Shutterstock received 162 more outperform votes than Value Line when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.32% of users gave Value Line an outperform vote while only 56.72% of users gave Shutterstock an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Value Line	Outperform Votes 180 57.32%	Underperform Votes 134 42.68%
Shutterstock	Outperform Votes 342 56.72%	Underperform Votes 261 43.28%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in VALU or SSTK?

6.3% of Value Line shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.8% of Shutterstock shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Value Line shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 32.0% of Shutterstock 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 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Value Line	$35.70M	10.79	$19.02M	$2.28	17.94
Shutterstock	$935.26M	0.60	$110.27M	$1.01	15.80

Which has more volatility & risk, VALU or SSTK?

Value Line has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shutterstock has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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 3.2%. Shutterstock pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. Value Line pays out 57.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Shutterstock pays out 130.7% 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 has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years.

Do analysts rate VALU or SSTK?

Shutterstock has a consensus price target of $45.33, suggesting a potential upside of 184.04%. 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)	0.00
Shutterstock	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Is VALU or SSTK 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
Value Line	62.02%	24.00%	16.20%
Shutterstock	4.03%	20.39%	9.75%

Summary

Value Line and Shutterstock tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.