Applied Digital vs Shutterstock
APLD and SSTK side by side, both in computer programming, data processing, and other computer related services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How APLD and SSTK compare
Applied Digital is the larger company, worth 45 times as much as Shutterstock ($4.8B against $108M).
Applied Digital grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (286% versus −20.1% for Shutterstock).
Shutterstock pays a dividend yielding 36.0%; Applied Digital does not pay one.
Shutterstock scores higher on the StockData Score (8 against 6 for Applied Digital), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | APLD | SSTK |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $4.8B | $108M |
| Share price | $15.97 | $2.92 |
| Change, 1 year | −39.5% | −86.7% |
| Change, 5 years | −39.5% | −97.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 3.11 | 1.39 |
| Employees | 256 | 1,565 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 | 8 (better) |
| Valuation score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 1 | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 5.7× | 0.1× (better) |
| P/B | 3.0× | 0.6× (better) |
| P/FCF | – | 3.5× |
| FCF yield | −92.3% | 28.4% (better) |
| Fair value | $19.25 | $14.49 |
| Margin of safety | 17.0% | 79.8% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 286% (better) | −20.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | 8.2% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −794% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −777% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −8.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 32.0% | 54.6% (better) |
| Operating margin | −35.6% (better) | −47.6% |
| Net margin | – | −51.2% |
| FCF margin | −522% | 3.8% (better) |
| Return on equity | – | −109% |
| Return on invested capital | −7.8% (better) | −60.8% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 3.91 | 1.41 (better) |
| Interest coverage | −3.1× (better) | −25.4× |
| Current ratio | 2.56 (better) | 0.47 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.51 (better) | −1.00 |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 7 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 36.0% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 5 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 14.2% |
| Buyback yield | 0.00% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 36.0% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 71.0% | 53.8% |
| Held by insiders | 11.4% | 81.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$6.5M | – |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 22.9% | 33.8% |
Go deeper
- APLD stock overview
- APLD income statement
- APLD valuation and score
- SSTK stock overview
- SSTK income statement
- SSTK valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.