Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK – Get Free Report) and Getty Images (NYSE:GETY – Get Free Report) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings for Shutterstock and Getty Images, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Shutterstock | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Getty Images | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Shutterstock currently has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 26.88%. Getty Images has a consensus price target of $3.92, indicating a potential upside of 1,359.11%. Given Getty Images’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Getty Images is more favorable than Shutterstock.
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Shutterstock | $989.92 million | 0.21 | $45.50 million | ($5.65) | -0.98 |
| Getty Images | $981.29 million | 0.12 | -$206.12 million | ($0.39) | -0.69 |
Shutterstock has higher revenue and earnings than Getty Images. Shutterstock is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Getty Images, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
Shutterstock has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Getty Images has a beta of 2.11, suggesting that its stock price is 111% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Shutterstock and Getty Images’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Shutterstock | -22.87% | 13.61% | 5.49% |
| Getty Images | -16.24% | -26.82% | -5.25% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
82.8% of Shutterstock shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.8% of Getty Images shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.3% of Shutterstock shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.5% of Getty Images shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Shutterstock beats Getty Images on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Shutterstock
Shutterstock, Inc. provides platform to connect brands and businesses to high quality content in North America, Europe, and internationally. The company 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 in 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 images and footage. It also provides 3 dimensional models consisting of 3D models used in various industries, such as advertising, media and video production, gaming, retail, education, design, and architecture; and generative AI content comprising images generated from algorithms trained with ethically sourced content. The company offers its services under the Shutterstock, Pond5, TurboSquid, PicMonkey, PremiumBeat, Splash News, Bigstock, and Offset brand names. In addition, it operates a collection of graphics interchange format visuals and stickers that supplies casual conversational content. The company serves corporate professionals and organizations, media and broadcast companies, and small and medium-sized businesses, and individual creators through digital, live sales, and client management channels. Shutterstock, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
About Getty Images
Getty Images Holdings, Inc. offers creative and editorial visual content solutions in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. Its products include Getty Images that offers creative and editorial content including stills, music and video which focuses on corporate, agency, and media customers; iStock.com, an e-commerce offering where customers have access to creative stills and video; Unsplash.com, a platform offering free stock photo downloads and paid subscriptions targeted to the high-growth prosumer and semi-professional creator segments; and Unsplash+ that provides access to unique model released content with expanded legal protections. In addition, it maintains privately-owned photographic archives covering news, sport, and entertainment, as well as variety of subjects, including lifestyle, business, science, health, wellness, beauty, sports, transportation, and travel. Further, the company provides music licensing, and digital asset management and distribution services. It serves media outlets, advertising agencies and corporations, individual creators, and prosumers. The company was formerly known as Getty Images, Inc. Getty Images Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
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