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The Screen · Communication Services · Internet Content & Information

Shutterstock Inc

SSTK · the NYSE · USD · Market cap $168M · 1,565 employees

Shutterstock, Inc.

PASS · Titan Ethical · score 70.0
4.54 USD

At the last full screen
2026-09-18

Screened 2026-09-18 · the tape above runs as of 07:00 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed

PRICE · FAIR-VALUE RANGE1M3M6MYTD1Y3Y5Y
6.576.579.08

What this means: price 4.54 against the desk's fair-value range, base estimate 6.57, over the last year.

Current read
Distribution ?
Screened · screened 2026-09-18
  • Trend Distribution
  • Insiders no filings inside 60 days, left as found
  • Positioning no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
  • Options no verdict drawn today, left as found
  • Ethical passes the values gate
Price4.54 USD
Fair value6.57
Ethical score70.0/100
Our investment reviews on this name
2026-07-02Read Distribution14.29-68.2% to today ✓

Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against today's price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.

The full research record, in depth, below
The Label · The Season, Not the Day

This name holds its distribution label.

Shutterstock Inc holds its Distribution at $4.54. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 3 days.

As held on the ledger · 2026-09-18
PhaseDistribution · caution
Quantitative stateThe statistical read favours the sellers, held for 3 days
Price at the screen$4.54
ValuationN/A trailing · 5.10 forward price to earnings
Values screenPASS · score 70.0
Beta1.11
The Workings

Five Screens, Shown in Full

Full pass across all five screens. This security clears the Titan Ethical Standard: its business and its balance sheet both stay inside the lines.

TestFigureLimitWhat it meansStatus
Business activity Permissible Core business clean Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. Pass
Debt load 21.53% Below 33% Interest-bearing debt is just 21.5% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money. Pass
Interest-bearing cash 0.00% Below 33% Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 0.0% of assets, under the one-third limit. Pass
Receivables 21.45% Below 49% Money owed to the company is 21.5% of assets, under the 49% limit. Pass
Revenue purity 2.48% Below 5% Only 2.5% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line. Pass

Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.

What the Numbers Say It Is Worth

The Fair Value Range

6.57Conservative6.57Base case9.08Growth case 4.54Price

Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-09-18 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 44.7% margin of safety to the base estimate.

Price History & Projections
$81.6$41.3$1.0TODAY5y agoPROJECTIONConservative$6.57 -52%Our fair value$6.57 -52%

Where it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-09-18 screen.

Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.

The Business, in Plain Words
The fundamentals · plain-English read
Forward P/E5.1xvery cheap relative to earnings
EPS, trailing-5.73
EPS, forward0.89
Revenue growth-16.9%revenue is shrinking
Profit margin-22.9%currently unprofitable
Return on equity-43.4%not currently earning a positive return on equity
FCF yield88.09%
Dividend yield1,008.00%
Debt to equity0.82moderate, manageable leverage
Current ratio0.48below 1: short-term bills exceed liquid assets
Beta1.11moves a little more than the market
Short interest, float0.10%
52-week range4.52 - 29.50
MoatNONE
Market cap$168M
Employees1,565

The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market.

Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.

Where & How to Trade

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The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited

Every Entry, As Written

2026-09-13 Distribution $5.75 -22.4% Entry 5

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 22.4% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are down 22%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 17%. The street (1 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $29.

2026-08-13 Distribution $7.41 -48.1% Entry 4

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 48.1% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are down 22%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 17%. The street (1 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $29.

2026-07-18 Distribution $14.29 +0.0% Entry 3

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are down 22%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 17%. The street (1 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $29.

2026-07-03 Distribution $14.29 +0.0% Entry 2

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.

2026-07-02 Distribution $14.29 Entry 1

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.

Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.

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What Holding Actually Paid · Price Plus Dividends
If $1,000 had been placed · historical, not a promise
PeriodPrice thenPrice returnDivs per share$1,000 becameTotal return
1 month $16.13 -15.2% $0.36 $871 -12.9%
2 months $16.23 -15.7% $0.36 $865 -13.5%
3 months $15.84 -13.6% $0.36 $887 -11.3%
6 months $18.16 -24.7% $0.72 $793 -20.7%
1 year $17.52 -21.9% $1.38 $860 -14.0%
2 years $33.81 -59.5% $2.64 $483 -51.7%
3 years $41.90 -67.3% $3.78 $417 -58.3%
5 years $76.05 -82.0% $5.70 $255 -74.5%

Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

The Ledger's Promise

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Shutterstock Inc · SSTK · Distribution · $4.54
Recorded 2026-09-18 · before the outcome · scored mechanically

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