Shutterstock (LTS:0A8F) Quality Rank

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LTS:0A8F Shutterstock Inc LTS:0A8F
65 GF Score
Price $4.61
GF Value $25.95
Valuation Possible Value Trap
! 7 Warning Signs
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What is Shutterstock Quality Rank?

The Quality Rank measures the business quality of a company relative to other companies. It is ranked based on the strength of the balance sheet, as well as the profitability and growth of the business. The ranked companies are split in equal numbers and then ranked from 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest.

The rank of balance sheet (30%)

The rank of balance sheet is done through the ranking of:
  • Interest coverage
  • Zscore
  • Debt to revenue
  • Equity to asset
  • Cash to debt

The rank of Profitability (70%)

The ranking of Profitability is done by ranking:
  • Operating margin mean rank (10-year mean average profit margine)
  • Operating margin growth rank
  • Fscore
  • Predictability rank
  • Revenue growth rank (5 year), when the growth is higher than 25%, set it as 25%
  • Num of year profit (number of years that is profitable within the last 10 years)
  • ROIC median (10-year median of ROIC)

Shutterstock Quality Rank Related Terms

LTS:0A8F
65GF Score
Shutterstock Inc LTS:0A8F
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Is Shutterstock (LTS:0A8F) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Shutterstock stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $4.61 is trading 82.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of $25.95. GuruFocus considers Shutterstock to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for LTS:0A8F:

  • Quality Rank:
  • GF Value™: $25.95 vs. price of $4.61 (82.2% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 65/100 with 7 warning signs

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Shutterstock Business Description

Other Exchanges SSTK:USAS3T:Germany
Address 350 Fifth Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10118
Shutterstock Inc. is a U.S.-based provider of licensed digital content and creative tools. Its core business licenses stock photography, video footage, music, 3D models, and generative AI assets through subscription and on-demand plans, serving businesses, marketers, media organizations, and individual creators. The company also offers data, distribution, and services beyond content licensing, including its Shutterstock Studios production arm, API integrations, and editorial and archival collections. It operates globally, with customers in North America, Europe, and other regions, and generates most revenue from content licensing. Shutterstock has expanded through acquisitions such as Pond5, Turbosquid, Envato, and Datasite, and has partnered with AI developers to license its content library for model training. Revenue comes primarily from subscriptions and per-asset licenses, supplemented by services and data licensing.
65GF Score

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$4.61
Price
$25.95
GF Value