Why Shutterstock Is Poised to Plunge
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, online imagery marketplace operator Shutterstock has received an alarming one-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Shutterstock and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Shutterstock facts
Headquarters (founded) | New York (2003) |
Market Cap | $1.3 billion |
Industry | Publishing |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $169.6 million |
Management | Founder/Chairman/CEO Jonathan Oringer President/COO Thilo Semmelbauer |
Trailing-12-Month Return on Capital | 62.7% |
Cash/Debt | $102.1 million / $6.0 million |
Competitors |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 33% of the 12 members who have rated Shutterstock believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those Fools, OklaBoston, succinctly summed up the Shutterstock bear case for our community:
High insider ownership indicates this recent IPO has a good chance of staying above book value, but even allowing for that I wouldn't pay more than $7 for it. Current [price-to-book value] is an absurd 18. Can't green thumb that even with the insider support.
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