Bright Scholar Education (BEDU) Competitors $2.00 +0.14 (+7.53%) (As of 10/31/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends BEDU vs. VSTA, EM, QSG, CHGG, NRDY, HCMA, STG, COE, AZI, and YQShould you be buying Bright Scholar Education stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bright Scholar Education include Vasta Platform (VSTA), Smart Share Global (EM), QuantaSing Group (QSG), Chegg (CHGG), Nerdy (NRDY), HCM Acquisition (HCMA), Sunlands Technology Group (STG), 51Talk Online Education Group (COE), Autozi Internet Technology (Global) (AZI), and 17 Education & Technology Group (YQ). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry. Bright Scholar Education vs. Vasta Platform Smart Share Global QuantaSing Group Chegg Nerdy HCM Acquisition Sunlands Technology Group 51Talk Online Education Group Autozi Internet Technology (Global) 17 Education & Technology Group Vasta Platform (NASDAQ:VSTA) and Bright Scholar Education (NYSE:BEDU) 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, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and valuation. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VSTA or BEDU? Bright Scholar Education received 200 more outperform votes than Vasta Platform when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.63% of users gave Bright Scholar Education an outperform vote while only 44.00% of users gave Vasta Platform an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVasta PlatformOutperform Votes1144.00% Underperform Votes1456.00% Bright Scholar EducationOutperform Votes21160.63% Underperform Votes13739.37% Does the media favor VSTA or BEDU? In the previous week, Vasta Platform had 3 more articles in the media than Bright Scholar Education. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Vasta Platform and 2 mentions for Bright Scholar Education. Vasta Platform's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Bright Scholar Education's score of -0.50 indicating that Vasta Platform is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Vasta Platform 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Bright Scholar Education 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Negative Which has better earnings & valuation, VSTA or BEDU? Vasta Platform has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bright Scholar Education. Vasta Platform is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bright Scholar Education, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVasta Platform$1.57B0.13-$16.78M-$0.05-52.00Bright Scholar Education$2.21B0.03-$54.44M-$1.55-1.29 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of VSTA or BEDU? 15.8% of Vasta Platform shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.0% of Bright Scholar Education shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Vasta Platform shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 84.8% of Bright Scholar Education shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate VSTA or BEDU? Vasta Platform presently has a consensus price target of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 73.08%. Given Vasta Platform's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vasta Platform is more favorable than Bright Scholar Education.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Vasta Platform 2 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00Bright Scholar Education 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) N/A Is VSTA or BEDU more profitable? Vasta Platform has a net margin of -2.82% compared to Bright Scholar Education's net margin of -15.84%. Vasta Platform's return on equity of 1.82% beat Bright Scholar Education's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Vasta Platform-2.82% 1.82% 1.11% Bright Scholar Education -15.84%-0.34%-0.12% Which has more risk and volatility, VSTA or BEDU? Vasta Platform has a beta of 0.12, meaning that its share price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bright Scholar Education has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryVasta Platform beats Bright Scholar Education on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Timothy SykesThe most productive 1 min of your day… This next step in your trading career is a simple, yet important one. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BEDU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBright Scholar EducationEducational services IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$59.45M$895.93M$8.02B$19.17BDividend YieldN/A6.40%2.74%3.52%P/E Ratio-1.2010.6017.7531.74Price / Sales0.031.1231.2517.87Price / CashN/A22.6015.0020.46Price / Book0.271.675.385.38Net Income-$54.44M$21.72M$246.56M$984.37M7 Day Performance5.26%-0.44%0.14%-0.54%1 Month Performance-1.48%-4.55%1.05%-0.97%1 Year Performance83.47%7.37%66.27%29.31% Bright Scholar Education Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BEDUBright Scholar Education0.5041 of 5 stars$2.00+7.5%N/A+69.1%$59.45M$2.21B-1.203,946Short Interest ↑Gap UpVSTAVasta Platform3.2221 of 5 stars$2.63+1.2%$4.50+71.1%-34.5%$213.03M$297.72M-52.592,012Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageEMSmart Share Global3.1231 of 5 stars$0.75+1.4%$1.00+33.3%-0.6%$194.69M$416.72M25.013,198Positive NewsQSGQuantaSing GroupN/A$3.45+28.7%N/A+37.4%$176.67M$522.26M3.711,029Gap UpCHGGChegg4.8822 of 5 stars$1.71+6.2%$5.25+207.9%-81.3%$174.28M$683.34M-0.281,979Short Interest ↑NRDYNerdy3.1622 of 5 stars$0.94-1.1%$3.58+280.3%-69.9%$167.37M$193.40M-2.85700Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑HCMAHCM AcquisitionN/A$7.79flatN/A-33.0%$110.17MN/A0.00N/ASTGSunlands Technology Group1.4514 of 5 stars$7.09-1.5%N/A+16.8%$97.28M$304.17M1.462,113Gap UpCOE51Talk Online Education GroupN/A$15.62-0.3%N/A+97.2%$89.38M$35.71M-6.62620Gap UpAZIAutozi Internet Technology (Global)N/A$0.77-1.1%N/AN/A$80.95M$117.73M0.0083Positive NewsGap DownYQ17 Education & Technology GroupN/A$2.06-3.7%N/A-27.2%$79.80M$24.08M-0.464,660High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies VSTA Alternatives EM Alternatives QSG Alternatives CHGG Alternatives NRDY Alternatives HCMA Alternatives STG Alternatives COE Alternatives AZI Alternatives YQ Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:BEDU) was last updated on 10/31/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now”WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT abou...Timothy Sykes | Sponsoredtop AI stock (it’s not MSFT, GOOGL, AMZN or AAPL)AI was by far the biggest tech investing trend right now. 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