Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK) and AMEN Properties (OTCMKTS:AMEN) Head-To-Head Survey

AMEN Properties (OTCMKTS:AMEN) and Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for AMEN Properties and Shutterstock, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AMEN Properties	0	0	0	0	0.00
Shutterstock	1	3	1	0	2.00

Shutterstock has a consensus price target of $25.00, suggesting a potential upside of 32.35%. Given Shutterstock’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Shutterstock is more favorable than AMEN Properties.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares AMEN Properties and Shutterstock”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AMEN Properties	$4.08 million	6.02	$2.14 million	N/A	N/A
Shutterstock	$935.26 million	0.72	$35.93 million	$1.68	11.24

Shutterstock has higher revenue and earnings than AMEN Properties.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

82.8% of Shutterstock shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.3% of AMEN Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 32.3% of Shutterstock shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

AMEN Properties pays an annual dividend of $40.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. Shutterstock pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Shutterstock pays out 78.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Shutterstock has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

Profitability

This table compares AMEN Properties and Shutterstock’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AMEN Properties	46.83%	24.05%	20.09%
Shutterstock	5.89%	16.30%	6.80%

Risk and Volatility

AMEN Properties has a beta of 0.35, indicating that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shutterstock has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Shutterstock beats AMEN Properties on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About AMEN Properties

AMEN Properties, Inc. owns oil and gas royalty and working interests in various oil and gas properties in the United States. It holds interests in oil gas and gas royalties through its ownership of SFF Royalty, LLC; and 100% interests in SFF Production, LLC. The company was formerly known as Crosswalk.com, Inc. and changed its name to AMEN Properties, Inc. in October 2002. AMEN Properties, Inc. was incorporated in 1993 and is based in Richardson, Texas.

About Shutterstock

Shutterstock, Inc. provides platform to connect brands and businesses to high quality content in North America, Europe, and internationally. The company offers image services consisting of photographs, vectors, and illustrations, which is used in visual communications, such as websites, digital and print marketing materials, corporate communications, books, publications, and others; footage services, including video clips, filmed by industry experts and cinema grade video effects in HD and 4K formats that are integrated into websites, social media, marketing campaigns, and cinematic productions; and music services comprising music tracks and sound effects, which are used to complement images and footage. It also provides 3 dimensional models consisting of 3D models used in various industries, such as advertising, media and video production, gaming, retail, education, design, and architecture; and generative AI content comprising images generated from algorithms trained with ethically sourced content. The company offers its services under the Shutterstock, Pond5, TurboSquid, PicMonkey, PremiumBeat, Splash News, Bigstock, and Offset brand names. In addition, it operates a collection of graphics interchange format visuals and stickers that supplies casual conversational content. The company serves corporate professionals and organizations, media and broadcast companies, and small and medium-sized businesses, and individual creators through digital, live sales, and client management channels. Shutterstock, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in New York, New York.