Critical Comparison: UMeWorld (OTCMKTS:UMEWF) & Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK)

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for UMeWorld and Shutterstock, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
UMeWorld	0	0	0	0	0.00
Shutterstock	0	3	1	0	2.25

Shutterstock has a consensus target price of $40.50, indicating a potential upside of 60.56%. Given Shutterstock’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Shutterstock is more favorable than UMeWorld.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
UMeWorld	N/A	N/A	N/A
Shutterstock	6.36%	18.42%	7.48%

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
UMeWorld	N/A	N/A	-$220,000.00	N/A	N/A
Shutterstock	$935.26 million	0.96	$35.93 million	$1.81	13.94

Shutterstock has higher revenue and earnings than UMeWorld.

Risk & Volatility

UMeWorld has a beta of -1.8, indicating that its stock price is 280% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shutterstock has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

82.8% of Shutterstock shares are held by institutional investors. 6.0% of UMeWorld shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 32.0% of Shutterstock shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Shutterstock beats UMeWorld on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About UMeWorld

UMeWorld Limited, an integrated edible oil company, engages in the production of diacylglycerol) oil, palm oil, and oil palm derivative products. The company was formerly known as AlphaRx, Inc. and changed its name to UMeWorld Limited in March 2013. UMeWorld Limited was incorporated in 1997 and is based in Miami, Florida.

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.