Vasta Platform (VSTA) Competitors $4.51 +0.06 (+1.35%) Closing price 05/5/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.50 0.00 (-0.11%) As of 05/5/2025 04:05 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, DAO, UDMY, EVGO, GOTU, NRDY, QSG, EM, SDA, and NAMIShould 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), Youdao (DAO), Udemy (UDMY), EVgo (EVGO), Gaotu Techedu (GOTU), Nerdy (NRDY), QuantaSing Group (QSG), Smart Share Global (EM), SunCar Technology Group (SDA), and Jinxin Technology Holding Company American Depositary Shares (NAMI). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry. Vasta Platform vs. IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima Youdao Udemy EVgo Gaotu Techedu Nerdy QuantaSing Group Smart Share Global SunCar Technology Group Jinxin Technology Holding Company American Depositary Shares Vasta Platform (NASDAQ:VSTA) and IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:IRS) 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 earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, VSTA or IRS? Vasta Platform has higher earnings, but lower revenue than IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima. IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vasta Platform, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVasta Platform$1.67B0.22-$16.78M$1.084.18IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima$319.75B0.00-$58.25M-$4.27-3.23 Which has more volatility & risk, VSTA or IRS? Vasta Platform has a beta of -0.11, meaning that its share price is 111% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer VSTA or IRS? Vasta Platform presently has a consensus target price of $3.00, indicating a potential downside of 33.48%. IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima has a consensus target price of $13.00, indicating a potential downside of 5.63%. Given IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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 Vasta Platform 2 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media refer more to VSTA or IRS? In the previous week, Vasta Platform had 3 more articles in the media than IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Vasta Platform and 1 mentions for IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima. IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Vasta Platform's score of 0.06 indicating that IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima is being referred to more favorably in the news 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) Neutral IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of VSTA or IRS? 15.8% of Vasta Platform shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.5% of IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Vasta Platform shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.1% of IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima shares are owned 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. Is VSTA or IRS 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 Vasta Platform-3.32% 1.61% 0.98% IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima -79.08%10.23%5.24% Does the MarketBeat Community favor VSTA or IRS? IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima received 163 more outperform votes than Vasta Platform when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 51.48% of users gave IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima an outperform vote while only 44.00% of users gave Vasta Platform an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVasta PlatformOutperform Votes1144.00% Underperform Votes1456.00% IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad AnónimaOutperform Votes17451.48% Underperform Votes16448.52% SummaryIRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima beats Vasta Platform on 13 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$361.71M$1.01B$22.31B$7.98BDividend YieldN/A7.36%2.57%4.21%P/E Ratio-64.4211.2131.2218.87Price / Sales0.221.56180.74106.74Price / Cash3.2627.8931.5134.62Price / Book0.402.615.164.32Net Income-$16.78M$22.13M$193.69M$247.98M7 Day Performance-6.24%3.38%0.83%2.81%1 Month Performance6.37%9.62%11.97%13.35%1 Year Performance18.68%1.66%13.40%4.35% Vasta Platform Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VSTAVasta Platform0.8714 of 5 stars$4.51+1.3%$3.00-33.5%+18.7%$361.71M$1.67B-64.421,790Positive NewsIRSIRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima1.5508 of 5 stars$13.95-3.2%$13.00-6.8%+40.0%$1.06B$319.75B-3.261,401Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsDAOYoudao0.8718 of 5 stars$8.70+2.1%N/A+142.7%$1.05B$5.63B87.006,100Positive NewsUDMYUdemy3.4245 of 5 stars$6.95-0.1%$10.29+48.1%-37.7%$1.03B$786.57M-12.191,680Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageEVGOEVgo3.0447 of 5 stars$2.82+3.3%$5.78+104.9%+39.2%$863.83M$256.83M-6.71220News CoveragePositive NewsGOTUGaotu Techedu2.0924 of 5 stars$3.06+2.3%$5.81+89.9%-51.2%$794.28M$4.55B-5.379,020NRDYNerdy1.7755 of 5 stars$1.68+1.5%$2.31+38.1%-38.9%$305.60M$190.23M-4.93700QSGQuantaSing GroupN/A$5.79+14.9%N/A+115.2%$296.52M$3.48B5.852,010High Trading VolumeEMSmart Share GlobalN/A$1.06+1.9%N/A+27.7%$275.15M$1.84B35.355,090News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownSDASunCar Technology Group3.5016 of 5 stars$2.60-9.1%$12.00+361.5%-65.8%$269.46M$425.99M0.00N/ANAMIJinxin Technology Holding Company American Depositary SharesN/A$3.10+5.4%N/AN/A$198.53M$406.40M0.00N/ANews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima Alternatives Youdao Alternatives Udemy Alternatives EVgo Alternatives Gaotu Techedu Alternatives Nerdy Alternatives QuantaSing Group Alternatives Smart Share Global Alternatives SunCar Technology Group Alternatives Jinxin Technology Holding Company American Depositary Shares 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 5/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Terrifying Warning Forces Trump To Take ActionElon Musk has avoided two major financial crises before. 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