SSTK Stock Analysis: Shutterstock | NYSE

Internet Content & Information | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 218m USD | 12M Return: -70.4% | US8256901005 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis

Stock Photography, Stock Video, Stock Music, 3D Models
Total Rating 23
Safety 26
Buy Signal -0.27
Internet Content & Information
Industry Rotation: -8.8
Market Cap: 218M
Avg Turnover: 8.38M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility78.7%
VaR 5th Pctl12.5%
VaR vs Median-3.63%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio-1.55
Rel. Str. IBD0
Rel. Str. Peer Group1.7
Character TTM
Beta1.123
Beta Downside1.808
Hurst Exponent0.480
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD88.04%
CAGR/Max DD-0.54
CAGR/Mean DD-1.14
EPS (Earnings per Share) EPS (Earnings per Share) of SSTK over the last years for every Quarter: "2021-06": 1.02, "2021-09": 0.7, "2021-12": 0.77, "2022-03": 1, "2022-06": 0.83, "2022-09": 1, "2022-12": 1.05, "2023-03": 1.29, "2023-06": 1.07, "2023-09": 1.26, "2023-12": 0.72, "2024-03": 1.13, "2024-06": 1, "2024-09": 1.31, "2024-12": 0.67, "2025-03": 1.03, "2025-06": 1.19, "2025-09": 0.72, "2025-12": 0.67, "2026-03": 0.58, "2026-06": 0.56,
EPS CAGR: -14.58%
EPS Trend: -85.2%
Last SUE: 1.88
Qual. Beats: 1
Revenue Revenue of SSTK over the last years for every Quarter: 2021-06: 189.912, 2021-09: 194.439, 2021-12: 205.783, 2022-03: 199.132, 2022-06: 206.872, 2022-09: 204.096, 2022-12: 217.726, 2023-03: 215.28, 2023-06: 208.84, 2023-09: 233.248, 2023-12: 217.219, 2024-03: 214.315, 2024-06: 220.053, 2024-09: 250.588, 2024-12: 250.306, 2025-03: 242.62, 2025-06: 266.99, 2025-09: 260.094, 2025-12: 220.221, 2026-03: 199.17, 2026-06: 221.801,
Rev. CAGR: 4.27%
Rev. Trend: 65.3%
Last SUE: 4.00
Qual. Beats: 1

Warnings

Interest Coverage Ratio Critical
Altman Z'' In Financial Distress Zone
Below Avwap Earnings
Below Sma 200d

Tailwinds

Pead

Seasonality 10.5 years of data

Jan +2.1% 15
Feb -2.6% 2
Mar -3.3% 41
Apr -5.2% 43
May -1.8% 17
Jun -0.8% 26
Jul +4.7% 28
Aug -4.7% 6
Sep +0.7% 6
Oct +9.2% 37
Nov +2.9% 20
Dec +0.4% 5

How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.

Description: SSTK Shutterstock

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.

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Piotroski VR-10 (Strict) 3.0
Net Income: -206.1m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.08 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 8.10 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: -34.09% < 20% (prev -32.22%; Δ -1.87% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.12 > 3% & CFO 132.6m > Net Income -206.1m
Net Debt/EBITDA: error (EBITDA <= 0)
Current Ratio: 0.48 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (36.7m) vs 12m ago 2.07% < -2%
Gross Margin: 56.69% > 18% (prev 58.07%; Δ -1.38% > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 73.02% > 50% (prev 73.41%; Δ -0.40% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: -5.41 > 6 (EBIT TTM -164.4m / Interest Expense TTM 30.4m)
Altman Z'' -1.90
A: -0.28 (Total Current Assets 279.5m - Total Current Liabilities 586.8m) / Total Assets 1.09b
B: 0.10 (Retained Earnings 105.7m / Total Assets 1.09b)
C: -0.13 (EBIT TTM -164.4m / Avg Total Assets 1.23b)
D: 0.50 (Book Value of Equity 363.7m / Total Liabilities 728.6m)
Altman-Z'' = -1.90 = D
Beneish M -3.35
DSRI: 0.76 (Receivables 102.3m/151.8m, Revenue 901.3m/1.01b)
GMI: 1.02 (GM 58.07% / 56.69%)
AQI: 0.94 (AQ_t 0.68 / AQ_t-1 0.72)
SGI: 0.89 (Revenue 901.3m / 1.01b)
TATA: -0.31 (NI -206.1m - CFO 132.6m) / TA 1.09b)
Beneish M = -3.35 (Cap -4..+1) = AA
What is the price of SSTK shares?

As of August 12, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 5.41 with a total of 1,186,120 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -10.13%, over one month by -34.42%, over three months by -66.46% and over the past year by -70.37%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 4.60 (which is 15% or 1.2 ATR below the current price).

Is SSTK a buy, sell or hold?

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

What are the forecasts/targets for the SSTK price?
Analysts Target Price 28.9 433.3%
Shutterstock (SSTK) - Fundamental Data Overview as of 12 August 2026
Market Cap USD = 217.6m (217.6m USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Forward = 42.1941
P/S = 0.2415
P/B = 0.6032
P/EG = 2.65
Revenue TTM = 901.3m USD
EBIT TTM = -164.4m USD
EBITDA TTM = -94.7m USD
Long Term Debt = 115.2m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 158.1m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 300.3m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 13.5m
Net Debt = 167.1m USD (calculated: Debt 300.3m - CCE 133.2m)
Enterprise Value = 384.7m USD (217.6m + Debt 300.3m - CCE 133.2m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = -5.41 (Ebit TTM -164.4m / Interest Expense TTM 30.4m)
EV/FCF = 4.33x (Enterprise Value 384.7m / FCF TTM 88.8m)
FCF Yield = 23.08% (FCF TTM 88.8m / Enterprise Value 384.7m)
FCF Margin = 9.85% (FCF TTM 88.8m / Revenue TTM 901.3m)
Net Margin = -22.87% (Net Income TTM -206.1m / Revenue TTM 901.3m)
Gross Margin = 56.69% ((Revenue TTM 901.3m - Cost of Revenue TTM 390.4m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 57.72% (prev 52.41%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.35 (Enterprise Value 384.7m / Total Assets 1.09b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 10.12% (Interest Expense 30.4m / Debt 300.3m)
Taxrate = 39.61% (29.8m / 75.3m)
NOPAT = -99.3m (EBIT -164.4m * (1 - 39.61%)) [loss with tax shield]
Current Ratio = 0.48 (Total Current Assets 279.5m / Total Current Liabilities 586.8m)
Debt / Equity = 0.83 (Debt 300.3m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 363.7m)
 Debt / EBITDA = -1.77 (negative EBITDA) (Net Debt 167.1m / EBITDA -94.7m)
 Debt / FCF = 1.88 (Net Debt 167.1m / FCF TTM 88.8m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 517.8m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -16.70% (Net Income -206.1m / Total Assets 1.09b)
RoE = -39.81% (Net Income TTM -206.1m / Total Stockholder Equity 517.8m)
RoCE = -25.97% (EBIT -164.4m / Capital Employed (Equity 517.8m + L.T.Debt 115.2m))
 RoIC = -16.05% (negative operating profit) (NOPAT -99.3m / Invested Capital 618.5m)
 WACC = 7.72% (E(217.6m)/V(517.9m) * Re(9.93%) + D(300.3m)/V(517.9m) * Rd(10.12%) * (1-Tc(0.40)))
Discount Rate = 9.93% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 44.52 | Cagr: 0.78%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈53.5m ; Y1≈61.3m ; Y5≈90.2m
[DCF] Fair Price = 32.22 (EV 1.36b - Net Debt 167.1m = Equity 1.19b / Shares 36.9m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -85.22 | EPS CAGR: -14.58% | SUE: 1.88 | # QB: 1
Revenue Correlation: 65.29 | Revenue CAGR: 4.27% | SUE: 4.0 | # QB: 1
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.08 | Chg30d=N/A | Revisions=-25% | Analysts=1
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=-1.02 | Chg30d=+27.92% | Revisions=-25% | GrowthEPS=-181.6% | GrowthRev=-20.8%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=0.49 | Chg30d=+288.46% | Revisions=-40% | GrowthEPS=+148.0% | GrowthRev=-8.0%