Vasta Platform (VSTA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. It also provides traditional learning systems under the Anglo, Pitágoras, Rede Cristã de Educação, Maxi Ético, Fibonacci, Mackenzie, and Amplia brands; ongoing training for educators; and services to partner schools, including consulting services for school management and the organization of events, and a proprietary and differentiated evaluation system for partner schools and their students. In addition, the company offers Plurall that provides a digital learning experience and allows for tailor-made adjustments for each school; Plurall Maestro that develops digital solutions to help educators in planning and conducting classes; PROFS, a teacher training program; O Líder em Mim, a program with content, methodology, teaching material, and training to develop leadership; English Stars, an English educational platform; EduAll, a bilingual program to enhance its current solutions; Plurall Olímpico, a content for scientific competitions; MindMakers to develop leadership, collaboration, and persistence through multidisciplinary problem-solving exercises; Matific that provides interactive learning environments and adaptable worksheets; Plurall Store; Plurall Adapta for adaptive learning sessions; Plurall MeuProf to connect students with professors for private tutoring; Prepara to prepare students for external assessments; Leader in Me to develop socio-emotional competencies of K12 students; Education Systems, a structured teaching system for K12 students and teachers; and Prepara ENEM. Vasta Platform Limited was founded in 1966 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $4.20 to $4.28
• 50-Day Range: $3.95 to $4.81
• 52-Week Range: $1.60 to $5.49
• Volume: 6,078 shs
• Average Volume: 66,507 shs
• Market Capitalization: $342.45 million
• P/E Ratio: 4.23
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Sell

VSTA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have VSTA shares performed this year?

Vasta Platform's stock was trading at $2.00 at the beginning of the year. Since then, VSTA stock has increased by 113.5% and is now trading at $4.27.

How were Vasta Platform's earnings last quarter?

Vasta Platform Limited (NASDAQ:VSTA) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 8th. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.06 by $0.01. The firm earned $75.32 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $414 million. Vasta Platform had a net margin of 26.56% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 0.98%.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Vasta Platform IPO?

Vasta Platform (VSTA) raised $307 million in an initial public offering on Friday, July 31st 2020. The company issued 18,600,000 shares at $15.50-$17.50 per share. Goldman Sachs, BofA Securities, Morgan Stanley and Itau BBA served as the underwriters for the IPO and UBS Investment Bank and Bradesco BBI were co-managers.

How do I buy shares of Vasta Platform?

Shares of VSTA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Vasta Platform own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Vasta Platform investors own include Broadcom (AVGO), NVIDIA (NVDA), Arista Networks (ANET), Adobe (ADBE), ServiceNow (NOW), Jabil (JBL) and Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/08/2025
• Today: 7/05/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/06/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Technology Services
• Sub-Industry: Personal Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:VSTA
• CIK: 1792829
• Web: www.vastaedu.com.br
• Phone: 55-11-3133-7311
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,808
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.01
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 4.23
• Forward P/E Ratio: 22.47
• P/E Growth: 0.28
• Net Income: $90.19 million
• Net Margins: 26.56%
• Pretax Margin: 17.05%
• Return on Equity: 0.98%
• Return on Assets: 0.63%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.10
• Current Ratio: 1.21
• Quick Ratio: 1.00

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $310.48 million
• Price / Sales: 1.10
• Cash Flow: $0.86 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.94
• Book Value: $11.54 per share
• Price / Book: 0.37

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 80,200,000
• Free Float: 78,598,000
• Market Cap: $342.45 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: -0.12