SSTK Stock Analysis: Shutterstock | NYSE
Internet Content & Information | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 522m USD | 12M Return: -20.3% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 6.90M
EPS Trend: -87.2%
Qual. Beats: -1
Rev. Trend: 88.2%
Qual. Beats: -2
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 10.5 years of data
Average return per month, with how dependable it is below — did the month move the same way every year (high) or randomly (low). Above 60 is a pattern worth trusting; under 40 is noise.
Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK) operates a global content platform that licenses stock photography, video footage, music, 3D models, and AI-generated imagery to brands, businesses, and individual creators across North America, Europe, and international markets. The company offers its services under a portfolio of brands including Shutterstock, Envato, Pond5, TurboSquid, PicMonkey, PremiumBeat, Splash News, and Bigstock, serving corporate clients, media companies, SMBs, and creators through digital and direct sales channels. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in New York, Shutterstock is classified within the GICS Communication Services sector and Interactive Media & Services sub-industry, competing in the broader creative and stock media marketplace segment that has increasingly expanded into subscription-based licensing models and AI-generated content offerings.
- AI licensing deals with major tech firms accelerate data revenue
- Envato acquisition diversifies revenue mix and expands creator tools
- Generative AI competition pressures pricing across stock content segments
| Net Income: -20.8m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.09 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 8.47 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -32.53% < 20% (prev -36.45%; Δ 3.92% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.12 > 3% & CFO 158.8m > Net Income -20.8m |
| Net Debt (142.2m) to EBITDA (116.9m): 1.22 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.51 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (35.5m) vs 12m ago 0.63% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 57.47% > 18% (prev 57.56%; Δ -0.09% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 71.83% > 50% (prev 72.76%; Δ -0.94% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 1.18 > 6 (EBIT TTM 36.3m / Interest Expense TTM 30.8m) |
| A: -0.23 (Total Current Assets 321.2m - Total Current Liabilities 629.1m) / Total Assets 1.31b |
| B: 0.21 (Retained Earnings 274.8m / Total Assets 1.31b) |
| C: 0.03 (EBIT TTM 36.3m / Avg Total Assets 1.32b) |
| D: 0.68 (Book Value of Equity 532.1m / Total Liabilities 779.1m) |
| Altman-Z'' = 0.05 = B |
| DSRI: 0.94 (Receivables 103.4m/111.7m, Revenue 946.5m/963.6m) |
| GMI: 1.00 (GM 57.56% / 57.47%) |
| AQI: 0.95 (AQ_t 0.70 / AQ_t-1 0.74) |
| SGI: 0.98 (Revenue 946.5m / 963.6m) |
| TATA: -0.14 (NI -20.8m - CFO 158.8m) / TA 1.31b) |
| Beneish M = -3.13 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of July 01, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 13.95 with a total of 231,889 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -3.33%, over one month by +4.61%, over three months by -13.72% and over the past year by -20.25%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 12.80 (which is 8.2% or 1.3 ATR below the current price).
Shutterstock has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.25. Therefore, it is recommended to hold SSTK.
- StrongBuy: 0
- Buy: 1
- Hold: 3
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 28.9 | 106.8% |
P/E Forward = 42.1941
P/S = 0.5512
P/B = 0.9805
P/EG = 2.65
Revenue TTM = 946.5m USD
EBIT TTM = 36.3m USD
EBITDA TTM = 116.9m USD
Long Term Debt = 115.9m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 158.1m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 304.7m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 15.3m
Net Debt = 142.2m USD (calculated: Debt 304.7m - CCE 162.5m)
Enterprise Value = 663.8m USD (521.7m + Debt 304.7m - CCE 162.5m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 1.18 (Ebit TTM 36.3m / Interest Expense TTM 30.8m)
EV/FCF = 5.82x (Enterprise Value 663.8m / FCF TTM 114.0m)
FCF Yield = 17.18% (FCF TTM 114.0m / Enterprise Value 663.8m)
FCF Margin = 12.05% (FCF TTM 114.0m / Revenue TTM 946.5m)
Net Margin = -2.19% (Net Income TTM -20.8m / Revenue TTM 946.5m)
Gross Margin = 57.47% ((Revenue TTM 946.5m - Cost of Revenue TTM 402.6m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 52.41% (prev 54.94%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.51 (Enterprise Value 663.8m / Total Assets 1.31b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 10.11% (Interest Expense 30.8m / Debt 304.7m)
Taxrate = 39.61% (29.8m / 75.3m)
NOPAT = 21.9m (EBIT 36.3m * (1 - 39.61%))
Current Ratio = 0.51 (Total Current Assets 321.2m / Total Current Liabilities 629.1m)
Debt / Equity = 0.57 (Debt 304.7m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 532.1m)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.22 (Net Debt 142.2m / EBITDA 116.9m)
Debt / FCF = 1.25 (Net Debt 142.2m / FCF TTM 114.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 573.4m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -1.58% (Net Income -20.8m / Total Assets 1.31b)
RoE = -3.62% (Net Income TTM -20.8m / Total Stockholder Equity 573.4m)
RoCE = 5.27% (EBIT 36.3m / Capital Employed (Equity 573.4m + L.T.Debt 115.9m))
RoIC = 2.77% (NOPAT 21.9m / Invested Capital 792.9m)
WACC = 8.47% (E(521.7m)/V(826.4m) * Re(9.85%) + D(304.7m)/V(826.4m) * Rd(10.11%) * (1-Tc(0.40)))
Discount Rate = 9.85% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 6.67 | Cagr: -0.19%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.59% ; FCFF base≈69.6m ; Y1≈79.8m ; Y5≈117.4m
[DCF] Fair Price = 43.25 (EV 1.73b - Net Debt 142.2m = Equity 1.59b / Shares 36.7m; r=8.47% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -87.25 | EPS CAGR: -9.75% | SUE: -2.04 | # QB: -1
Revenue Correlation: 88.17 | Revenue CAGR: 6.41% | SUE: -1.48 | # QB: -2
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.45 | Chg30d=-58.33% | Revisions=+20% | Analysts=1
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=1.60 | Chg30d=-58.44% | Revisions=-20% | GrowthEPS=-58.7% | GrowthRev=-21.0%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=0.89 | Chg30d=-74.20% | Revisions=-20% | GrowthEPS=-44.4% | GrowthRev=-8.8%