Shutterstock, Inc.

NYSE:SSTK Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.1b

Shutterstock Valuation

Is SSTK undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of SSTK when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: SSTK ($30.55) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($93.29)

Significantly Below Fair Value: SSTK is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for SSTK?

Key metric: As SSTK is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for SSTK. This is calculated by dividing SSTK's market cap by their current earnings.
What is SSTK's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio29.3x
EarningsUS$36.36m
Market CapUS$1.06b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does SSTK's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for SSTK vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average23.2x
VMEO Vimeo
32.4x14.8%US$1.1b
CARS Cars.com
30.9x20.5%US$1.2b
GETY Getty Images Holdings
23.5x16.5%US$1.3b
MOMO Hello Group
6.1x9.3%US$1.2b
SSTK Shutterstock
29.3x29.8%US$1.1b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: SSTK is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (29.3x) compared to the peer average (23.2x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does SSTK's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Interactive Media and Services Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
CHR Cheer Holding
0.8xn/aUS$26.95m
MI NFT
2.9xn/aUS$13.47m
No more companies available in this PE range
SSTK 29.3xIndustry Avg. 22.4xNo. of Companies5PE020406080100+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: SSTK is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (29.3x) compared to the US Interactive Media and Services industry average (22.4x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is SSTK's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

SSTK PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio29.3x
Fair PE Ratio22.6x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: SSTK is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (29.3x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.6x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst SSTK forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$30.55
US$48.25
+57.9%
20.0%US$56.00US$32.00n/a4
Nov ’25US$32.13
US$48.25
+50.2%
20.0%US$56.00US$32.00n/a4
Oct ’25US$32.81
US$53.25
+62.3%
20.9%US$65.00US$35.00n/a4
Sep ’25US$35.88
US$53.25
+48.4%
20.9%US$65.00US$35.00n/a4
Aug ’25US$40.54
US$58.60
+44.5%
15.7%US$65.00US$41.00n/a5
Jul ’25US$37.38
US$58.00
+55.2%
16.0%US$65.00US$41.00n/a5
Jun ’25US$40.63
US$58.00
+42.8%
16.0%US$65.00US$41.00n/a5
May ’25US$42.44
US$57.80
+36.2%
17.6%US$70.00US$40.00n/a5
Apr ’25US$45.21
US$57.80
+27.8%
17.6%US$70.00US$40.00n/a5
Mar ’25US$50.08
US$57.80
+15.4%
17.6%US$70.00US$40.00n/a5
Feb ’25US$47.38
US$60.80
+28.3%
24.0%US$85.00US$40.00n/a5
Jan ’25US$48.28
US$60.80
+25.9%
24.0%US$85.00US$40.00n/a5
Dec ’24US$45.78
US$60.80
+32.8%
24.0%US$85.00US$40.00n/a5
Nov ’24US$37.32
US$65.01
+74.2%
25.1%US$86.06US$40.00US$32.136
Oct ’24US$38.05
US$84.49
+122.1%
6.3%US$92.40US$76.00US$32.815
Sep ’24US$42.16
US$84.49
+100.4%
6.3%US$92.40US$76.00US$35.885
Aug ’24US$46.41
US$85.61
+84.5%
2.8%US$90.00US$83.00US$40.545
Jul ’24US$48.67
US$87.21
+79.2%
2.3%US$90.00US$84.00US$37.385
Jun ’24US$49.70
US$87.34
+75.7%
2.2%US$90.00US$84.00US$40.636
May ’24US$67.22
US$87.60
+30.3%
2.2%US$90.00US$84.00US$42.445
Apr ’24US$72.60
US$86.40
+19.0%
2.7%US$90.00US$84.00US$45.215
Mar ’24US$74.41
US$86.40
+16.1%
2.7%US$90.00US$84.00US$50.085
Feb ’24US$76.68
US$66.20
-13.7%
18.1%US$84.00US$47.00US$47.385
Jan ’24US$52.72
US$66.20
+25.6%
18.1%US$84.00US$47.00US$48.285
Dec ’23US$54.50
US$66.20
+21.5%
18.1%US$84.00US$47.00US$45.785
Nov ’23US$49.98
US$68.67
+37.4%
18.9%US$90.00US$47.00US$37.326

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but analysts are not within a statistically confident range of agreement.

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