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Shutterstock, Inc. SSTK
Shutterstock, Inc. (SSTK) earns a Piotroski F-score of 7/9 (strong financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. It pays a dividend yielding 8.92% (safety: at-risk). FY2025 revenue was $989.9M at a 4.6% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.76 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Services · percentile among 982 companies
Percentile vs other Services companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 7/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · distress zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | -0.214 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.247 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.055 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.75 |
Sector peers · similar-size Services companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSTK | Shutterstock, Inc. | 7/9 | 0.56 | 11.5 | +5.8% |
| EVTC | EVERTEC, Inc. | 7/9 | 2.88 | 11.9 | +10.2% |
| ATHM | Autohome Inc. | 4/9 | 12.22 | — | -4.3% |
| CARG | CarGurus, Inc. | 7/9 | 7.44 | 19.1 | +13.7% |
| NRDS | NERDWALLET, INC. | 7/9 | 6.63 | 12.3 | +21.7% |
| FIVN | Five9, Inc. | 7/9 | 2.98 | 41.4 | +10.3% |
| RAMP | LiveRamp Holdings, Inc. | 6/9 | 9.25 | 15.7 | +9% |
About Shutterstock, Inc.
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. In addition, the company operates a collection of graphics interchange format visuals and stickers that supplies casual conversational content. It offers its services under the Shutterstock, Envato, Pond5, TurboSquid, PicMonkey, PremiumBeat, Splash News, and Bigstock brand names. The company serves corporate professionals and organizations, media and broadcast companies, and small and medium-sized businesses, and individual creators through digital, live sales, services, and client management channels. Shutterstock, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
FAQ
Is SSTK financially healthy?
Shutterstock, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 7/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the distress zone.
Does SSTK pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Shutterstock, Inc. pays a dividend yielding about 8.92% with a 102.3% payout ratio, rated “at-risk” for safety.
How profitable is SSTK?
In FY2025, Shutterstock, Inc. had a net margin of 4.6% and a return on equity of 7.8%.
Is SSTK overvalued or undervalued?
Shutterstock, Inc. trades at about 4.5× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 15.5×–94.2×, median 36.2×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for SSTK?
The average Wall-Street price target for Shutterstock, Inc. is $28.85, about 411.5% above the recent price, from 1 analysts.
Is SSTK a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Shutterstock, Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 7/9, an Altman Z″ in the distress zone, a P/E of about 11.5×, a dividend yield of 8.92%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.