SSTK
Shutterstock, Inc.
SSTK offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
VZ
Verizon Communications Inc.
VZ has the edge over SSTK overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
SSTK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
SSTK's balance sheet is currently healthy, but its revenue, profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
VZ Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure |
VZ's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
SSTK PE Valuation
SSTK has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VZ PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.3x | $32.43 | -30% |
| Forward | 9x | $46.55 | — |
| Fair | 11x | $43.63 | -6.3% |
| Current | 12x | $46.55 | — |
| Expensive | 14x | $56.75 | +22% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VZ's PE is in its fair range at 12x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 9.0x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
SSTK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong decline | |
| Decline | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect SSTK's earnings and revenue to decline, with profitability weakening.
VZ Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
VZ has the edge over SSTK on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
SSTK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.50 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$11.41 | -779% |
| Q2 2026 | -$5.69 | -414% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.62 | -157% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.25 | +24% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.68 | +63% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.81 | +37% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.09 | -58% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.01 | -67% |
SSTK has swung to a loss: it lost $11.41 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
VZ Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.19 | +32% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.93 | -16% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.85 | -10% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.11 | -2.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.06 | -1.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.68 | +103% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.29 | +61% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.20 | +57% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.14 | +51% |
VZ has the edge over SSTK on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
SSTK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $173.9M | -33% |
| Q2 2026 | $221.8M | -17% |
| Q1 2026 | $199.2M | -18% |
| Q4 2025 | $220.2M | -12% |
| Q3 2025 | $260.1M | +3.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $267M | +21% |
| Q1 2025 | $242.6M | +13% |
| Q4 2024 | $250.3M | +15% |
SSTK's revenue has slid since its 2025 peak: $174M last quarter, down 33% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -114% | -127 points |
| Q2 2026 | -70% | -83 points |
| Q1 2026 | -16% | -20 points |
| Q4 2025 | -1.1% | -6.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 12% | +5.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 13% | +3.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4.2% | -3.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 5.3% | +4.3 points |
SSTK's operating margin was −114% last quarter, down 127 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
VZ Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $34.3B | +1.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $34.3B | -0.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $34.4B | +2.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $36.4B | +2% |
| Q3 2025 | $33.8B | +1.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $34.5B | +5.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $33.5B | +1.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $35.7B | +1.6% |
VZ has the edge over SSTK on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 25% | +1.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 21% | -2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 24% | +0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 14% | -7.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 24% | +6.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 24% | -0.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 24% | +1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | +19 points |
VZ has the edge over SSTK on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SSTK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $8.4M | -88% |
| Q2 2026 | -$9.5M | -161% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.8M | -60% |
| Q4 2025 | $25.9M | +$26.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $68M | +$94.3M |
| Q2 2025 | $15.5M | -18% |
| Q1 2025 | $14.4M | +$20.6M |
| Q4 2024 | -$952K | -104% |
SSTK still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2025 peak: $31M over the past year.
VZ Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11.5B | +2.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.4B | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $8B | +2.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.1B | -13% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.3B | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $9B | -5.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.8B | +9.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $10.4B | +20% |
VZ has the edge over SSTK on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SSTK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.7% | +275K shares |
| 1 year | +0.9% | +336K shares |
| 3 years | +2.5% | +897K shares |
| 5 years | -1.2% | -439K shares |
| Available history | +3.3% | +1.2M shares |
SSTK has 37M diluted shares, up 0.9% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | $21M |
| Q4 2023 | $9.2M |
| Q3 2023 | $15M |
| Q2 2023 | $4M |
| Q1 2023 | — |
VZ Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -10M shares |
| 1 year | -1.7% | -72M shares |
| 3 years | -1.3% | -55M shares |
| 5 years | +0.4% | +17M shares |
| Available history | +0.5% | +21M shares |
VZ has the edge over SSTK on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $500M |
| Q2 2026 | $1B |
| Q1 2026 | $2.5B |
SSTK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q3 2024 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q2 2024 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
SSTK's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 1.1 years a year ago.
VZ Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.0x | Elevated |
VZ's net debt is about 3.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 2.8 years a year ago.
SSTK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 23.1 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 6.8 | Oversold |
SSTK's weekly RSI is 23 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 7 (oversold).
VZ Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 44.6 | Neutral |
VZ's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 45 (neutral).
SSTK PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | SSTK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
SSTK has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VZ PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | VZ | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 16x | 28% below |
| PE % | 58 | 26 | 32 pts above |
VZ is trading at 12x earnings, a 28% discount to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
SSTK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $3.89 | 31% below |
| 20 week MA | $5.31 | 50% below |
| 50 week MA | $12.3 | 78% below |
| 100 week MA | $17.1 | 84% below |
| 200 week MA | $31.6 | 92% below |
SSTK is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 92% below its 200-week average.
VZ Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $45.1 | 3.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $46.3 | 0.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $46.1 | 1.1% above |
| 100 week MA | $44.2 | 5.4% above |
| 200 week MA | $41.4 | 12% above |
VZ has the edge over SSTK on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
SSTK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $43.2 | $71.8 | +66% |
| 2021 | $71.8 | $111.3 | +55% |
| 2022 | $111.3 | $52.4 | -53% |
| 2023 | $52.4 | $48.3 | -7.9% |
| 2024 | $48.3 | $30.3 | -37% |
| 2025 | $30.3 | $18.3 | -40% |
| 2026 YTD | $18.3 | $2.67 | -85% |
SSTK has finished four years in a row lower, and it's down 85% so far in 2026.
VZ Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $61.5 | $58.8 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | $58.8 | $52.7 | -10% |
| 2022 | $52.7 | $38.4 | -27% |
| 2023 | $38.4 | $37.7 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | $37.7 | $39.9 | +5.9% |
| 2025 | $39.9 | $40.5 | +1.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $40.5 | $46.6 | +15% |
VZ has the edge over SSTK on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.