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Vasta Platform (NASDAQ:VSTA) Stock Price Up 2.6% - Should You Buy?

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Vasta Platform Limited (NASDAQ:VSTA - Get Free Report) rose 2.6% on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $4.37 and last traded at $4.37. Approximately 5,369 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 92% from the average daily volume of 66,530 shares. The stock had previously closed at $4.26.

Vasta Platform Stock Up 2.6%

The firm has a 50 day moving average of $4.36 and a two-hundred day moving average of $3.42. The company has a current ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10. The stock has a market capitalization of $350.47 million, a PE ratio of 4.33, a P/E/G ratio of 0.29 and a beta of -0.12.

Vasta Platform (NASDAQ:VSTA - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.06 by ($0.01). Vasta Platform had a net margin of 26.56% and a return on equity of 0.98%. The firm had revenue of $75.32 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $414.00 million. Equities research analysts anticipate that Vasta Platform Limited will post 0.19 earnings per share for the current year.

Vasta Platform Company Profile

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Vasta Platform Limited provides educational printed and digital solutions to private schools operating in the K-12 education sector in Brazil. The company offers digital and printed textbooks, teacher handbooks, exercise books, multidisciplinary subject books, and student evaluations; and PAR platform that allows schools to select their preferred books and materials and follow their own specific teaching methods.

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