LZ vs. SSTK, FRG, ACVA, OPRX, BILI, MARA, PEGA, STNE, PAGS, and CLVT
Should you be buying LegalZoom.com stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LegalZoom.com include Shutterstock (SSTK), Franchise Group (FRG), ACV Auctions (ACVA), OptimizeRx (OPRX), Bilibili (BILI), Marathon Digital (MARA), Pegasystems (PEGA), StoneCo (STNE), PagSeguro Digital (PAGS), and Clarivate (CLVT).
Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK) and LegalZoom.com (NASDAQ:LZ) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, Shutterstock had 10 more articles in the media than LegalZoom.com. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Shutterstock and 8 mentions for LegalZoom.com. LegalZoom.com's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Shutterstock's score of 0.54 indicating that Shutterstock is being referred to more favorably in the media.
82.8% of Shutterstock shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.0% of LegalZoom.com shares are held by institutional investors. 32.0% of Shutterstock shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.5% of LegalZoom.com shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Shutterstock has a net margin of 10.71% compared to Shutterstock's net margin of 3.15%. LegalZoom.com's return on equity of 21.14% beat Shutterstock's return on equity.
Shutterstock has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LegalZoom.com has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Shutterstock currently has a consensus price target of $62.50, suggesting a potential upside of 53.83%. LegalZoom.com has a consensus price target of $14.75, suggesting a potential upside of 68.00%. Given Shutterstock's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe LegalZoom.com is more favorable than Shutterstock.
Shutterstock received 306 more outperform votes than LegalZoom.com when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.84% of users gave Shutterstock an outperform vote while only 36.11% of users gave LegalZoom.com an outperform vote.
Shutterstock has higher revenue and earnings than LegalZoom.com. Shutterstock is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LegalZoom.com, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Shutterstock beats LegalZoom.com on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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