VSTA vs. DAO, AIRS, ADTH, CLMB, OPFI, GAMB, ISPR, SEZL, SHAP, and BYRN
Should you be buying Vasta Platform stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vasta Platform include Youdao (DAO), AirSculpt Technologies (AIRS), AdTheorent (ADTH), Climb Global Solutions (CLMB), OppFi (OPFI), Gambling.com Group (GAMB), Ispire Technology (ISPR), Sezzle (SEZL), Spree Acquisition Corp. 1 (SHAP), and Byrna Technologies (BYRN). These companies are all part of the "business services" sector.
Youdao (NYSE:DAO) and Vasta Platform (NASDAQ:VSTA) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
Vasta Platform has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Youdao. Vasta Platform is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Youdao, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Youdao received 35 more outperform votes than Vasta Platform when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.97% of users gave Youdao an outperform vote while only 47.83% of users gave Vasta Platform an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Vasta Platform had 3 more articles in the media than Youdao. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Vasta Platform and 3 mentions for Youdao. Youdao's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Vasta Platform's score of 0.00 indicating that Vasta Platform is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
21.9% of Youdao shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.8% of Vasta Platform shares are owned by institutional investors. 43.0% of Youdao shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Vasta Platform shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Youdao has a beta of -0.06, meaning that its stock price is 106% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vasta Platform has a beta of 0.17, meaning that its stock price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Vasta Platform has a net margin of -5.64% compared to Vasta Platform's net margin of -10.22%. Youdao's return on equity of 0.51% beat Vasta Platform's return on equity.
Youdao presently has a consensus price target of $4.60, indicating a potential upside of 19.33%. Vasta Platform has a consensus price target of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 63.93%. Given Youdao's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Vasta Platform is more favorable than Youdao.
Summary
Vasta Platform beats Youdao on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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