Inside the research

Shutterstock, Inc.

SSTK Research profile · latest available data

Price overview

$4.18

▲ +0.04 (+1.0%)

52w hi$24.75
52w lo$4.14
Vol915.30K
As of25 Sep 2026

The Verdict

Sell

Our score -0.74

Short-0.50
Medium-0.79
Long-1.13

computed 2026-09-27

Key fundamentals

Shutterstock, Inc.

Communication Services · Internet Content & Information

Market cap$154.44M
Enterprise value$318.50M
Forward P/E4.70x
EV / EBITDA2.25x
P / S (ttm)0.17x
Profit margin-22.9%
Return on equity-43.4%
Revenue growth-16.9%
Debt / equity81.74

Layer Breakdown

LayerRawContribution
Fundamental-0.19
Sector+0.03
Technical-0.47
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27

Business overview

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.

United States · www.shutterstock.com

Risk Metrics

Beta vs SPX1.29
Corr SPX0.34
Annual vol61.3%
Annual ret-87.2%
Sharpe-1.42
Max DD-88.3%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Material Events

DateEvent8-K
2026-08-05Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2026-07-22Officer / Director Change, Other Material Event…read
2026-07-13Officer / Director Change, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2026-07-09Termination of Agreementread
2026-07-01Reg FD Disclosure, Other Material Event…read
2026-05-15Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2026-05-14Other Material Eventread
2026-04-28Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2026-04-20Other Material Eventread
2026-02-23Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2026-02-19Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2026-02-17Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure…read

Insider Trades

DateInsiderRoleActionSharesValue
2026-07-02Powell RikkiOfficer, Chief Financial Option exercise2.23K—
2026-07-02Powell RikkiOfficer, Chief Financial Withheld for tax1.23K$12.21K
2026-07-02Hennessy Paul J.Director, Officer, CHIEF Option exercise54.18K—
2026-07-02Hennessy Paul J.Director, Officer, CHIEF Withheld for tax20.74K$205.32K
2026-07-02Hennessy Paul J.Director, Officer, CHIEF Option exercise162.54K—
2026-07-02Hennessy Paul J.Director, Officer, CHIEF Withheld for tax82.98K$821.49K
2026-06-10Upshaw Alfonse LDirectorOption exercise9.70K$132.89K
2026-06-10Teevan JaimeDirectorOption exercise9.70K$132.89K
2026-06-10Bigley Deirdre MaryDirectorOption exercise9.70K$132.89K
2026-06-10Evans Thomas RDirectorOption exercise9.70K$132.89K

Flow & Concentration

Insider 180d net$0
Insider buys / sells0 / 0
Insider biasNeutral
13F holders8
Top-5 share95.4%
HHI2,890 (concentrated)

Top Holders

HolderValueShares
State Street Corp$10.55M756.23K
Capital Research / Capital World$3.91M280.28K
Millennium Management$3.43M245.74K
AQR Capital Management$2.62M187.51K
Citadel Advisors$1.04M74.21K
Renaissance Technologies$1.02M73.20K
Fidelity / FMR LLC$12.07K865
T. Rowe Price Group$39528.25K

As of 2026-06-30

SEC Filings

DateFormDoc
2026-08-114view
2026-08-0710-Qview
2026-08-058-Kview
2026-07-228-Kview
2026-07-138-Kview
2026-07-098-Kview
2026-07-064view
2026-07-064view
2026-07-018-Kview
2026-06-124view
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2026-06-124view
2026-06-124view
2026-05-158-Kview

The Long Run

FY 2012–2025 · 14 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$874.59M+28.5%
Operating income$68.40M+8.8%
Net income$110.27M+15.3%
Cash from ops$166.69M+8.5%

Indices

S&P SmallCap 600

Recent Sessions

DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Sep 25$4.12$4.32$4.11$4.18915.30K
Sep 24$4.36$4.37$4.07$4.14825.50K
Sep 23$4.49$4.49$4.29$4.30576.70K
Sep 22$4.55$4.61$4.46$4.51730.00K
Sep 21$4.55$4.59$4.41$4.53796.20K

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