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Stock photography and footage provider Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK) missed Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2026, with sales falling 17.9% year on year to $199.2 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.58 per share was 39.6% below analysts’ consensus estimates. Is now the time to buy Shutterstock? Find out in our full research report. Revenue: $199.2 million vs analyst estimates of $221.4 million (17.9% year-on-year decline, 10.1% miss) Adjusted EPS: $0.58 vs analyst expectations of $0.96 (39.6% miss) Adjusted EBITDA: $42.71 million vs analyst estimates of $60.65 million (21.4% margin, 29.6% miss) Operating Margin: -15.5%, down from 4.2% in the same quarter last year Free Cash Flow Margin: 2.9%, down from 11.8% in the previous quarter Market Capitalization: $626.3 million Commenting on the Company's performance, Paul Hennessy, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, said, "During the first quarter, we maintained a strong focus on operational discipline and cost management, delivering $43 million in Adjusted EBITDA in the face of ongoing industry headwinds. While first quarter revenue was impacted by a slower start in our Content business than expected and the timing of revenue recognition associated with data licensing deals, we continue to invest in areas that will drive long-term growth and remain committed to simplifying our product offerings to better meet our customers' needs." Originally featuring a library that included many of founder Jon Oringer’s photos, Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK) is now a digital platform where customers can license and use hundreds of millions of pieces of content. Examining a company’s long-term performance can provide clues about its quality. Even a bad business can shine for one or two quarters, but a top-tier one grows for years. Regrettably, Shutterstock’s sales grew at a sluggish 3.9% compounded annual growth rate over the last three years. This was below our standard for the consumer internet sector and is a rough starting point for our analysis. This quarter, Shutterstock missed Wall Street’s estimates and reported a rather uninspiring 17.9% year-on-year revenue decline, generating $199.2 million of revenue. Looking ahead, sell-side analysts expect revenue to decline by 4.3% over the next 12 months, a deceleration versus the last three years. This projection is underwhelming and indicates its products and services will see...

NEW YORK, April 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK) (the "Company"), a family of brands delivering scalable creative and GenAI solutions to help customers fuel great work, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. Commenting on the Company's performance, Paul Hennessy, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, said, "During the first quarter, we maintained a strong focus on operational discipline and cost management, delivering $43 million in Adjusted EBITDA in the face of ongoing industry headwinds. While first quarter revenue was impacted by a slower start in our Content business than expected and the timing of revenue recognition associated with data licensing deals, we continue to invest in areas that will drive long-term growth and remain committed to simplifying our product offerings to better meet our customers' needs." He continued, "We remain highly confident in the long-term trajectory of our Data Licensing and AI Services division. With a robust pipeline of major opportunities currently in progress, we are making the necessary investments today to expand our commercial execution and position Shutterstock as the premier, go-to provider for end-to-end AI model training data and adjacent services." With regards to the pending merger with Getty Images, Mr. Hennessy said, "Like Getty Images, we disagree with the CMA's most recent assessment and do not believe the merger would substantially lessen competition in Editorial content in the UK. We remain confident in the merits of the merger and will continue working closely with Getty Images and the CMA toward closing." MERGER AGREEMENT UPDATE WITH GETTY IMAGES The Company has been working diligently towards regulator Merger approval. On February 23, 2026, the Company announced the DOJ had concluded its review of the Merger and the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust ("HSR") Act had expired, without conditions. As a result, the Merger condition under the HSR Act has been satisfied. On February 19, 2026, the Company announced that the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") issued its Interim Report and provisionally concluded the Merger is not expected to result in competition issues in the global stock content market, but that the Merger may result in a "substantial lessening of competition" ("SLC") in the U.K. editor...

Shutterstock (SSTK) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.58 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.12 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.03 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -48.21%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this online marketplace for royalty-free images and videos would post earnings of $1.05 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.67, delivering a surprise of -36.19%. Over the last four quarters, the company has not been able to surpass consensus EPS estimates. Shutterstock, which belongs to the Zacks Internet - Content industry, posted revenues of $199.17 million for the quarter ended March 2026, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 20.89%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $242.62 million. The company has not been able to beat consensus revenue estimates over the last four quarters. The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call. Shutterstock shares have lost about 7.8% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's gain of 4.8%. While Shutterstock has underperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock? There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately. Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions. Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for Shutterstock was mixed. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company's just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to perform in line with the market in the near future. You can see...

NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — Shutterstock Inc. (SSTK) on Tuesday reported a loss of $47.6 million in its first quarter. On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had a loss of $1.34. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and stock option expense, were 58 cents per share. The online marketplace for royalty-free images and videos posted revenue of $199.2 million in the period. _____ This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on SSTK at https://www.zacks.com/ap/SSTK

Stock photography and footage provider Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q4 CY2025, with sales falling 12% year on year to $220.2 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.67 per share was 40.4% below analysts’ consensus estimates. Is now the time to buy Shutterstock? Find out in our full research report. Revenue: $220.2 million vs analyst estimates of $252.3 million (12% year-on-year decline, 12.7% miss) Adjusted EPS: $0.67 vs analyst expectations of $1.13 (40.4% miss) Adjusted EBITDA: $46.79 million vs analyst estimates of $65.57 million (21.2% margin, 28.6% miss) Operating Margin: -1.1%, down from 5.3% in the same quarter last year Free Cash Flow Margin: 11.8%, down from 26.1% in the previous quarter Market Capitalization: $613.4 million Commenting on the Company's performance, Paul Hennessy, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, said, "I'm thrilled to announce that Shutterstock achieved record setting Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA in 2025. Revenue grew 6% driven by double digit growth of our Data, Distribution, and Services business, while Adjusted EBITDA margins for the year matched a previous high of 27.5% and Adjusted Free Cash Flow significantly expanded year over year. These achievements were despite continued challenges in our Content business. I want to thank our employees and contributors for their focus and commitment during this past year." Originally featuring a library that included many of founder Jon Oringer’s photos, Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK) is now a digital platform where customers can license and use hundreds of millions of pieces of content. Examining a company’s long-term performance can provide clues about its quality. Any business can put up a good quarter or two, but the best consistently grow over the long haul. Unfortunately, Shutterstock’s 6.1% annualized revenue growth over the last three years was tepid. This was below our standard for the consumer internet sector and is a rough starting point for our analysis. This quarter, Shutterstock missed Wall Street’s estimates and reported a rather uninspiring 12% year-on-year revenue decline, generating $220.2 million of revenue. Looking ahead, sell-side analysts expect revenue to grow 2.3% over the next 12 months, a deceleration versus the last three years. This projection is underwhelming and suggests its products and services will face some demand c...

NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — Shutterstock Inc. (SSTK) on Tuesday reported a loss of $16 million in its fourth quarter. On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had a loss of 43 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and stock option expense, came to 67 cents per share. The online marketplace for royalty-free images and videos posted revenue of $220.2 million in the period. For the year, the company reported profit of $45.5 million, or $1.25 per share. Revenue was reported as $989.9 million. _____ This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on SSTK at https://www.zacks.com/ap/SSTK

Shutterstock (SSTK) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.67 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.05 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.67 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -36.19%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this online marketplace for royalty-free images and videos would post earnings of $1.47 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.99, delivering a surprise of -32.65%. Over the last four quarters, the company has not been able to surpass consensus EPS estimates. Shutterstock, which belongs to the Zacks Internet - Content industry, posted revenues of $220.22 million for the quarter ended December 2025, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 12.82%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $250.31 million. The company has not been able to beat consensus revenue estimates over the last four quarters. The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call. Shutterstock shares have lost about 9.6% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's decline of 0.1%. While Shutterstock has underperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock? There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately. Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions. Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for Shutterstock was favorable. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company's just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to outperform the market in the near future. You can see t...

NEW YORK, Feb. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK) (the "Company"), a family of brands delivering scalable creative and GenAI solutions to help customers fuel great work, today announced financial results for the full year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2025. Commenting on the Company's performance, Paul Hennessy, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, said, "I'm thrilled to announce that Shutterstock achieved record setting Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA in 2025. Revenue grew 6% driven by double digit growth of our Data, Distribution, and Services business, while Adjusted EBITDA margins for the year matched a previous high of 27.5% and Adjusted Free Cash Flow significantly expanded year over year. These achievements were despite continued challenges in our Content business. I want to thank our employees and contributors for their focus and commitment during this past year." "Looking forward to 2026, we will continue to simplify our Core Content business with products and pricing that meet our customers' needs in order to improve on current trends and we're excited to continue investing in our Data, Distribution and Services business by offering specialized AI Services, including data creation and enrichment, in addition to our world-class stock assets for model training." With regards to the pending merger with Getty Images, Mr. Hennessy said, ''We continue to work alongside Getty Images and with the regulatory authorities to secure the necessary approvals for this transaction.'' Full Year 2025 highlights as compared to Full Year 2024: Financial Highlights Revenues were $989.9 million compared to $935.3 million. Net income was $45.5 million compared to $35.9 million. Net income per diluted common share was $1.25 compared to $1.01. Adjusted net income was $140.5 million compared to $138.7 million. Adjusted net income per diluted common share was $3.87 compared to $3.89. Adjusted EBITDA was $271.8 million compared to $247.1 million. Fourth Quarter 2025 highlights as compared to Fourth Quarter 2024: Financial Highlights Revenues were $220.2 million compared to $250.3 million. Net loss was $16.0 million compared to $1.4 million. Net loss per diluted common share was $0.43 compared to $0.04. Adjusted net income was $24.9 million compared to $23.4 million. Adjusted net income per diluted common share was $0.67 compared to $0.67. Adjusted...

Yelp (YELP) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.61 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.47 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.62 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +29.10%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this online business reviews company would post earnings of $0.47 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.61, delivering a surprise of +29.79%. Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates four times. Yelp, which belongs to the Zacks Internet - Content industry, posted revenues of $359.99 million for the quarter ended December 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.50%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $361.95 million. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates four times over the last four quarters. The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call. Yelp shares have lost about 23.6% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's gain of 1.4%. While Yelp has underperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock? There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately. Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions. Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for Yelp was mixed. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company's just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to perform in line with the market in the near future. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks h...

DHI Group (DHX) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.09 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.08 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.07 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +20.00%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this provider of websites and career fairs for professionals would post earnings of $0.06 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.09, delivering a surprise of +50%. Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates four times. DHI Group, which belongs to the Zacks Internet - Content industry, posted revenues of $31.38 million for the quarter ended December 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4.50%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $34.78 million. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates two times over the last four quarters. The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call. DHI Group shares have added about 9% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's gain of 1.1%. While DHI Group has outperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock? There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately. Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions. Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for DHI Group was mixed. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company's just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to perform in line with the market in the near future. You can see the complete list of today...

NEW YORK, Nov. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK) (the "Company"), a family of brands delivering scalable creative and GenAI solutions to help customers fuel great work, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025. Commenting on the Company's performance, Paul Hennessy, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, said, "Shutterstock achieved another strong quarter of financial results. Revenue grew 4% on the back of the fast-growing Data, Distribution, and Services business, while Adjusted EBITDA margins remained over 30% for the second consecutive quarter, and Free Cash Flow significantly increased. Despite the evolving competitive landscape, we continue to improve the value proposition of our unlimited content products by including AI image, video, and audio generative models as part of our offering. Additionally, we are attracting new logos and expanding relationships with existing customers within our Data, Distribution, and Services business." With regards to the pending merger with Getty Images, Mr. Hennessy said "we remain committed to the merger and will continue to engage with the UK's Competition and Markets Authority and will work with Getty Images to expeditiously secure the necessary clearances." Third Quarter 2025 highlights as compared to Third Quarter 2024: Financial Highlights Revenues were $260.1 million compared to $250.6 million. Net income was $13.4 million compared to $17.6 million. Net income per diluted common share was $0.37 compared to $0.50. Adjusted net income was $36.4 million compared to $46.4 million. Adjusted net income per diluted common share was $0.99 compared to $1.31. Adjusted EBITDA was $79.4 million compared to $70.0 million. THIRD QUARTER RESULTS Revenue Third quarter revenue of $260.1 million increased by $9.5 million or 4% as compared to the third quarter of 2024. Revenue from our Content product offering decreased by $9.3 million, or 5%, as compared to the third quarter of 2024, to $194.4 million. The reduction in our Content revenue was driven by weakness in new customer acquisition, partially offset by the contribution of Envato, which was acquired on July 22, 2024. Content revenue represented 75% of our total revenue in the third quarter of 2025. Revenue generated from our Data, Distribution, and Services product offering increased by $18.8 million, or 40%, as...

Shutterstock (SSTK) reported Q3 adjusted earnings Wednesday of $0.99 per diluted share, down from $1