Value Line (VALU) Competitors

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 companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Do analysts rate VALU or SSTK?

Shutterstock has a consensus target price of $43.67, suggesting a potential upside of 137.46%. 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)	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

Does the media refer more to VALU or SSTK?

In the previous week, Value Line and Value Line both had 2 articles in the media. Shutterstock's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Value Line's score of 0.91 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)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Shutterstock	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has better earnings & 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	$37.49M	9.68	$19.02M	$2.28	16.91
Shutterstock	$935.26M	0.69	$35.93M	$1.09	16.87

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 7.2%. Value Line pays out 57.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years and Shutterstock has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

Which has more volatility and risk, VALU or SSTK?

Value Line has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shutterstock has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VALU or SSTK more profitable?

Value Line has a net margin of 60.29% compared to Shutterstock's net margin of 4.00%. Value Line's return on equity of 22.63% beat Shutterstock's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Value Line	60.29%	22.63%	15.42%
Shutterstock	4.00%	17.70%	7.49%

Do insiders and institutionals 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Shutterstock beats Value Line on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.