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Shutterstock Inc (NYSE: SSTK) closed the day trading at $14.55 down -5.83% from the previous closing price of $15.45. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.83 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.81 million shares were traded. SSTK stock price reached its highest trading level at $16.14 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $14.36.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of SSTK, let’s look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.41 and its Current Ratio is at 0.41. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.60 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.28.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Needham on March 07, 2025, Reiterated its Buy rating but revised its target price to $30 from $45 previously.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 19 ’24 when Bigley Deirdre Mary bought 5,304 shares for $35.98 per share.
Hennessy Paul J. bought 12,500 shares of SSTK for $479,700 on May 23 ’24. The CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER now owns 87,803 shares after completing the transaction at $38.38 per share. On May 24 ’24, another insider, Yahes Jarrod, who serves as the CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER of the company, bought 5,350 shares for $37.35 each. As a result, the insider paid 199,822 and bolstered with 43,904 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, SSTK now has a Market Capitalization of 507799360 and an Enterprise Value of 749459072. As of this moment, Shutterstock’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.50, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 5.11. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.22. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.54 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.98. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.801 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.97.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SSTK is 1.12, which has changed by -0.6493976 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of -0.034466684 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SSTK has reached a high of $46.10, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $14.35. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -36.62%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -53.34%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, SSTK traded about 595.59K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, SSTK traded about 658360 shares per day. A total of 34.87M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 23.65M. Insiders hold about 32.22% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 79.40% stake in the company. Shares short for SSTK as of 1741910400 were 2464235 with a Short Ratio of 4.14, compared to 1739491200 on 2416037. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2464235 and a Short% of Float of 12.690000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
SSTK’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.23, up from 1.2 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0776699The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.83.