European Wax Center (EWCZ) Competitors

European Wax Center (NASDAQ:EWCZ) and Vasta Platform (NASDAQ:VSTA) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk & volatility, EWCZ or VSTA?

European Wax Center has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vasta Platform has a beta of -0.11, suggesting that its share price is 111% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of EWCZ or VSTA?

82.1% of European Wax Center shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.8% of Vasta Platform shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.1% of European Wax Center shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Vasta Platform shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EWCZ or VSTA?

European Wax Center received 30 more outperform votes than Vasta Platform when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 50.62% of users gave European Wax Center an outperform vote while only 44.00% of users gave Vasta Platform an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
European Wax Center	Outperform Votes 41 50.62%	Underperform Votes 40 49.38%
Vasta Platform	Outperform Votes 11 44.00%	Underperform Votes 14 56.00%

Is EWCZ or VSTA more profitable?

European Wax Center has a net margin of 4.96% compared to Vasta Platform's net margin of -3.32%. European Wax Center's return on equity of 16.51% beat Vasta Platform's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
European Wax Center	4.96%	16.51%	2.56%
Vasta Platform	-3.32%	1.61%	0.98%

Does the media prefer EWCZ or VSTA?

In the previous week, European Wax Center and European Wax Center both had 4 articles in the media. European Wax Center's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Vasta Platform's score of 0.32 indicating that European Wax Center is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
European Wax Center	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vasta Platform	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend EWCZ or VSTA?

European Wax Center presently has a consensus target price of $6.94, indicating a potential upside of 106.47%. Vasta Platform has a consensus target price of $3.00, indicating a potential downside of 32.58%. Given European Wax Center's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe European Wax Center is more favorable than Vasta Platform.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
European Wax Center	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
Vasta Platform	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Which has higher valuation & earnings, EWCZ or VSTA?

European Wax Center has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Vasta Platform. Vasta Platform is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than European Wax Center, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
European Wax Center	$216.92M	0.86	$8.93M	$0.22	15.27
Vasta Platform	$1.67B	0.21	-$16.78M	$1.08	4.12

Summary

European Wax Center beats Vasta Platform on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.