UK Competition and Markets Authority to Refer Proposed Merger of Shutterstock and Getty Images for Phase 2 Review
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Oct 20 2025
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Source: PRnewswire
Merger Review: Shutterstock has received notice from the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) regarding their intent to refer the proposed merger with Getty Images to a Phase 2 review unless competition concerns are addressed.
Commitment to Merger: Despite the CMA's concerns, Shutterstock remains committed to the merger and plans to work with Getty Images to secure the necessary regulatory clearances.
Analyst Views on SSTK
Wall Street analysts forecast SSTK stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for SSTK is 28.85 USD with a low forecast of 28.85 USD and a high forecast of 28.85 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
2 Analyst Rating
0 Buy
2 Hold
0 Sell
Hold
Current: 19.990
Low
28.85
Averages
28.85
High
28.85
Current: 19.990
Low
28.85
Averages
28.85
High
28.85
About SSTK
Shutterstock, Inc. provides a global creative platform for connecting brands and businesses to quality content. Its content is distributed to customers under various brands: Shutterstock; Pond5; TurboSquid; PicMonkey; PremiumBeat; Splash News; Bigstock; Envato and Offset. The Shutterstock brand includes various content types, such as image, footage, music and editorial. Pond5 is a video-first content marketplace which expands the Company’s content offerings across footage, image and music. TurboSquid operates a marketplace that offers more than one million 3D models, and a 2-dimensional marketplace derived from 3D objects. PicMonkey is an online graphic design and image editing platform. PremiumBeat offers music tracks and provides producers, filmmakers, and marketers the ability to search handpicked production music from the composers. Splash News provides editorial image and video content across celebrity and red carpet events. Envato offers digital creative assets and templates.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
