Vasta Platform (VSTA) Competitors $4.22 +0.05 (+1.20%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.24 +0.03 (+0.59%) As of 04:21 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VSTA vs. IRS, EVGO, DAO, UDMY, GOTU, QSG, SDA, NRDY, EWCZ, and EMShould you be buying Vasta Platform stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vasta Platform include IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima (IRS), EVgo (EVGO), Youdao (DAO), Udemy (UDMY), Gaotu Techedu (GOTU), QuantaSing Group (QSG), SunCar Technology Group (SDA), Nerdy (NRDY), European Wax Center (EWCZ), and Smart Share Global (EM). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry. Vasta Platform vs. IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima EVgo Youdao Udemy Gaotu Techedu QuantaSing Group SunCar Technology Group Nerdy European Wax Center Smart Share Global IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:IRS) and Vasta Platform (NASDAQ:VSTA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, risk and earnings. Does the media prefer IRS or VSTA? In the previous week, IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima had 2 more articles in the media than Vasta Platform. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima and 1 mentions for Vasta Platform. Vasta Platform's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima's score of 0.62 indicating that Vasta Platform is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima Positive Vasta Platform Very Positive Which has more risk & volatility, IRS or VSTA? IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vasta Platform has a beta of -0.11, suggesting that its stock price is 111% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of IRS or VSTA? 45.5% of IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.8% of Vasta Platform shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.1% of IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Vasta Platform shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend IRS or VSTA? IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima currently has a consensus price target of $13.00, suggesting a potential downside of 15.34%. Vasta Platform has a consensus price target of $3.00, suggesting a potential downside of 29.41%. Given IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima is more favorable than Vasta Platform.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Vasta Platform 2 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, IRS or VSTA? Vasta Platform has lower revenue, but higher earnings than IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima. Vasta Platform is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima$319.75B0.00-$58.25M$1.589.72Vasta Platform$1.64B0.21-$16.78M$1.014.21 Is IRS or VSTA more profitable? Vasta Platform has a net margin of -3.32% compared to IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima's net margin of -79.08%. IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima's return on equity of 10.23% beat Vasta Platform's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima-79.08% 10.23% 5.24% Vasta Platform -3.32%1.61%0.98% Does the MarketBeat Community favor IRS or VSTA? IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima received 164 more outperform votes than Vasta Platform when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 51.62% of users gave IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima an outperform vote while only 44.00% of users gave Vasta Platform an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformIRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad AnónimaOutperform Votes17551.62% Underperform Votes16448.38% Vasta PlatformOutperform Votes1144.00% Underperform Votes1456.00% SummaryIRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima beats Vasta Platform on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Vasta Platform News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VSTA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 VSTA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVasta PlatformEducational services IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$340.86M$1.04B$7.75B$8.47BDividend YieldN/A5.90%2.67%4.18%P/E Ratio-60.7112.2933.4619.79Price / Sales0.211.56363.26137.89Price / Cash3.2627.8930.9334.64Price / Book0.382.485.454.53Net Income-$16.78M$22.13M$195.65M$247.76M7 Day Performance7.05%-0.77%1.37%1.67%1 Month Performance-11.64%4.16%8.70%8.77%1 Year Performance21.43%1.18%18.64%9.67% Vasta Platform Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VSTAVasta Platform0.9374 of 5 stars$4.22+1.2%$3.00-28.9%+16.8%$338.45M$1.64B-60.281,790Positive NewsGap DownIRSIRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima2.1905 of 5 stars$15.59+3.5%$13.00-16.6%+51.2%$1.18B$319.75B-3.651,401News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓EVGOEVgo3.2973 of 5 stars$3.72-3.4%$6.25+68.0%+85.0%$1.14B$276.95M-8.86220Positive NewsDAOYoudao0.6496 of 5 stars$9.39-2.4%N/A+143.7%$1.14B$5.63B93.906,100Trending NewsShort Interest ↓UDMYUdemy3.8373 of 5 stars$6.98-1.3%$9.86+41.3%-20.8%$1.04B$790.02M-12.251,680Positive NewsGap DownGOTUGaotu Techedu2.5579 of 5 stars$3.88+1.8%$5.81+49.7%-41.4%$1.01B$4.55B-6.819,020Positive NewsQSGQuantaSing GroupN/A$7.60+3.5%N/A+211.0%$389.21M$3.48B7.682,010News CoverageShort Interest ↑SDASunCar Technology Group3.5617 of 5 stars$3.03-2.9%$12.00+296.0%-66.3%$314.02M$441.90M0.00N/AEarnings ReportShort Interest ↓NRDYNerdy2.0885 of 5 stars$1.70+0.6%$2.31+36.0%-10.2%$308.34M$184.10M-5.00700EWCZEuropean Wax Center3.5635 of 5 stars$5.53+2.4%$7.00+26.6%-49.5%$306.06M$216.92M24.04110Positive NewsEMSmart Share GlobalN/A$1.08-2.7%N/A+2.4%$280.34M$1.89B36.015,090News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima Alternatives EVgo Alternatives Youdao Alternatives Udemy Alternatives Gaotu Techedu Alternatives QuantaSing Group Alternatives SunCar Technology Group Alternatives Nerdy Alternatives European Wax Center Alternatives Smart Share Global Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:VSTA) was last updated on 5/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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