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How to buy Shutterstock stock
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Shutterstock, Inc is an internet content & information business based in the US. Shutterstock shares (SSTK) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Shutterstock employs 967 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$666.7 million.
How to buy shares in Shutterstock
- Compare share trading platforms. If you're a beginner, look for a platform with low commissions, expert ratings and investment tools to track your portfolio. Narrow down top brands with our comparison table.
- Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
- Search for Shutterstock. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: SSTK. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
- Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Shutterstock reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
- Decide on how many to buy. Weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Shutterstock, depending on your broker.
- Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Shutterstock. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.
Shutterstock share price
Use our graph to track the performance of SSTK stocks over time.Shutterstock shares at a glance
Information last updated 2021-03-03.
| 52-week range | USD$28.4648 - USD$96.5 |
|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | USD$77.2529 |
| 200-day moving average | USD$65.4109 |
| Wall St. target price | USD$95.6 |
| PE ratio | 44.33 |
| Dividend yield | USD$0.68 (0.79%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | USD$1.97 |
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Is Shutterstock under- or over-valued?
Valuing Shutterstock stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Shutterstock's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Shutterstock's P/E ratio
Shutterstock's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 44x. In other words, Shutterstock shares trade at around 44x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
Shutterstock's PEG ratio
Shutterstock's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.65. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Shutterstock's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Shutterstock's EBITDA
Shutterstock's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$98.9 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Shutterstock's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
Shutterstock financials
| Revenue TTM | USD$666.7 million |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 12.97% |
| Gross profit TTM | USD$408.3 million |
| Return on assets TTM | 7.95% |
| Return on equity TTM | 19.14% |
| Profit margin | 10.76% |
| Book value | $11.641 |
| Market capitalisation | USD$3.2 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Shorting Shutterstock shares
There are currently 2.4 million Shutterstock shares held short by investors – that's known as Shutterstock's "short interest". This figure is 3.3% down from 2.5 million last month.
There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Shutterstock shares can be evaluated.
Shutterstock's "short interest ratio" (SIR)
Shutterstock's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Shutterstock shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Shutterstock shares traded daily (recently around 314636.20689655). Shutterstock's SIR currently stands at 7.54. In other words for every 100,000 Shutterstock shares traded daily on the market, roughly 7540 shares are currently held short.
However Shutterstock's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Shutterstock shares, or, against the total number of tradable Shutterstock shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Shutterstock's short interest could be expressed as 0.07% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Shutterstock shares in existence, roughly 70 shares are currently held short) or 0.119% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Shutterstock shares, roughly 119 shares are currently held short).
A SIR below 10% would generally be considered to indicate a fairly optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Shutterstock.
Find out more about how you can short Shutterstock stock.
Shutterstock share dividends
Dividend payout ratio: 27.48% of net profits
Recently Shutterstock has paid out, on average, around 27.48% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0.94% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Shutterstock shareholders could enjoy a 0.94% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Shutterstock's case, that would currently equate to about $0.68 per share.
While Shutterstock's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Shutterstock may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.
Shutterstock's most recent dividend payout was on 18 March 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 3 March 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").
Shutterstock share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Shutterstock's shares have ranged in value from as little as $28.4648 up to $96.5. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Shutterstock's is 1.0624. This would suggest that Shutterstock's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
Shutterstock overview
Shutterstock, Inc., a technology company, provides content, and tools and services in North America, Europe, and internationally. It offers image services consisting of photographs, vectors, and illustrations, which is used in visual communications, such as Websites, digital and print marketing materials, corporate communications, books, publications, and others; footage services, including video clips, filmed by industry experts and cinema grade video effects, and HD and 4K formats that are integrated into Websites, social media, marketing campaigns, and cinematic productions; and music services comprising music tracks and sound effects, which are used to complement digital imagery. The company provides its services under the Shutterstock, Bigstock, Offset, Shutterstock Select, Shutterstock Custom, Shutterstock Editorial, Offset, PremiumBeat brand names, as well as Application programming interface, and Editor and Editor Pro tools to enhance workflow and project management needs, and search capabilities. It serves marketing professionals and organizations, media and broadcast companies, and small and medium-sized businesses through online platform. Shutterstock, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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