Contrasting Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK) and China CGame (OTCMKTS:CCGM)

Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK) and China CGame (OTCMKTS:CCGM) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Shutterstock and China CGame”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Shutterstock	$935.26 million	0.71	$35.93 million	$1.09	17.25
China CGame	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Shutterstock has higher revenue and earnings than China CGame.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

82.8% of Shutterstock shares are held by institutional investors. 32.0% of Shutterstock shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 53.4% of China CGame shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shutterstock	4.00%	17.70%	7.49%
China CGame	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Shutterstock and China CGame, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

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

Shutterstock currently has a consensus price target of $43.67, indicating a potential upside of 132.21%. Given Shutterstock’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Shutterstock is more favorable than China CGame.

Summary

Shutterstock beats China CGame on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About China CGame

China CGame, Inc. develops Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG) in China. It focuses on self-developed MMORPGs game titles that are based on China’s iconic characters and nostalgic epochs. The company owns two self-developed game engines, Turbo and Apocalypse. It intends to sell prepaid game cards to a range of regional distributors in China; and directly sell game points to players through its online sales platform. The company was formerly known as China Architectural Engineering, Inc. and changed its name to China CGame, Inc. in March 2011. China CGame, Inc. was founded in 1992 and is based in Changzhou, China.