Vasta Platform (VSTA) Competitors

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VSTA vs. DAO, AFYA, IRS, PXED, and UDMY

Should you buy Vasta Platform stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Vasta Platform with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Vasta Platform include Youdao (DAO), Afya (AFYA), IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones (IRS), Phoenix Education Partners (PXED), and Udemy (UDMY). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry.

How does Vasta Platform compare to Youdao?

Vasta Platform (NASDAQ:VSTA) and Youdao (NYSE:DAO) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.

Vasta Platform has a beta of -0.29, meaning that its share price is 129% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Youdao has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Youdao had 1 more articles in the media than Vasta Platform. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Youdao and 0 mentions for Vasta Platform. Vasta Platform's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Youdao'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Vasta Platform	Neutral
Youdao	Neutral

15.8% of Vasta Platform shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.9% of Youdao shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Vasta Platform shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 43.0% of Youdao shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vasta Platform	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.33
Youdao	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Vasta Platform has higher revenue and earnings than Youdao. Vasta Platform is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Youdao, 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
Vasta Platform	$1.74B	0.23	$90.19M	$1.02	4.80
Youdao	$822.04M	1.76	$15.35M	$0.13	92.61

Vasta Platform has a net margin of 27.31% compared to Youdao's net margin of 1.81%. Vasta Platform's return on equity of 1.53% beat Youdao's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vasta Platform	27.31%	1.53%	1.06%
Youdao	1.81%	-6.41%	7.16%

Summary

Youdao beats Vasta Platform on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Vasta Platform compare to Afya?

Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) and Vasta Platform (NASDAQ:VSTA) are both small-cap personal services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.

88.0% of Afya shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.8% of Vasta Platform shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Afya 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Afya currently has a consensus price target of $17.20, indicating a potential upside of 23.12%. Given Afya's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Afya is more favorable than Vasta Platform.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Afya	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13
Vasta Platform	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.33

Afya has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Vasta Platform. Vasta Platform is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Afya, 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
Afya	$662.01M	1.98	$134.77M	$1.53	9.13
Vasta Platform	$1.74B	0.23	$90.19M	$1.02	4.80

Vasta Platform has a net margin of 27.31% compared to Afya's net margin of 20.20%. Afya's return on equity of 17.94% beat Vasta Platform's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Afya	20.20%	17.94%	9.16%
Vasta Platform	27.31%	1.53%	1.06%

In the previous week, Afya had 3 more articles in the media than Vasta Platform. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Afya and 0 mentions for Vasta Platform. Afya's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Vasta Platform's score of 0.00 indicating that Afya is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Afya	Positive
Vasta Platform	Neutral

Afya has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its share price is 64% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Vasta Platform has a beta of -0.29, indicating that its share price is 129% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Afya beats Vasta Platform on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Vasta Platform compare to IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones?

Vasta Platform (NASDAQ:VSTA) and IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones (NYSE:IRS) are both small-cap personal services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Vasta Platform. IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vasta Platform, 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
Vasta Platform	$1.74B	0.23	$90.19M	$1.02	4.80
IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones	$409.02M	2.65	$195.18M	$3.46	3.86

IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones has a consensus price target of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 72.27%. Given IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones is more favorable than Vasta Platform.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vasta Platform	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.33
IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones has a net margin of 67.46% compared to Vasta Platform's net margin of 27.31%. IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones' return on equity of 18.56% beat Vasta Platform's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vasta Platform	27.31%	1.53%	1.06%
IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones	67.46%	18.56%	9.12%

In the previous week, IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones had 2 more articles in the media than Vasta Platform. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones and 0 mentions for Vasta Platform. IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones' average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Vasta Platform's score of 0.00 indicating that IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Vasta Platform	Neutral
IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones	Positive

15.8% of Vasta Platform shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.5% of IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Vasta Platform shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 25.1% of IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones 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.

Vasta Platform has a beta of -0.29, suggesting that its stock price is 129% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones beats Vasta Platform on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Vasta Platform compare to Phoenix Education Partners?

Phoenix Education Partners (NYSE:PXED) and Vasta Platform (NASDAQ:VSTA) are both small-cap personal services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

Phoenix Education Partners has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Vasta Platform. Vasta Platform is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Phoenix Education Partners, 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
Phoenix Education Partners	$1.01B	1.04	$133.88M	$3.00	9.78
Vasta Platform	$1.74B	0.23	$90.19M	$1.02	4.80

In the previous week, Phoenix Education Partners had 1 more articles in the media than Vasta Platform. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Phoenix Education Partners and 0 mentions for Vasta Platform. Phoenix Education Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Vasta Platform's score of 0.00 indicating that Phoenix Education Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Phoenix Education Partners	Positive
Vasta Platform	Neutral

Vasta Platform has a net margin of 27.31% compared to Phoenix Education Partners' net margin of 0.00%. Vasta Platform's return on equity of 1.53% beat Phoenix Education Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Phoenix Education Partners	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vasta Platform	27.31%	1.53%	1.06%

Phoenix Education Partners presently has a consensus price target of $44.00, indicating a potential upside of 50.02%. Given Phoenix Education Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Phoenix Education Partners is more favorable than Vasta Platform.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Phoenix Education Partners	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Vasta Platform	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.33

15.8% of Vasta Platform shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of Phoenix Education Partners shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Vasta Platform shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Phoenix Education Partners beats Vasta Platform on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Vasta Platform compare to Udemy?

Udemy (NASDAQ:UDMY) and Vasta Platform (NASDAQ:VSTA) are both small-cap personal services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.

Vasta Platform has higher revenue and earnings than Udemy. Vasta Platform is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Udemy, 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
Udemy	$780.95M	0.87	$3.81M	$0.02	231.50
Vasta Platform	$1.74B	0.23	$90.19M	$1.02	4.80

In the previous week, Udemy had 5 more articles in the media than Vasta Platform. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Udemy and 0 mentions for Vasta Platform. Udemy's average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat Vasta Platform's score of 0.00 indicating that Udemy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Udemy	Neutral
Vasta Platform	Neutral

Vasta Platform has a net margin of 27.31% compared to Udemy's net margin of 0.48%. Udemy's return on equity of 4.84% beat Vasta Platform's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Udemy	0.48%	4.84%	1.68%
Vasta Platform	27.31%	1.53%	1.06%

Udemy presently has a consensus target price of $8.80, indicating a potential upside of 90.06%. Given Udemy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Udemy is more favorable than Vasta Platform.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Udemy	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)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.33

79.5% of Udemy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.8% of Vasta Platform shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of Udemy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Vasta Platform shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Udemy has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its share price is 59% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Vasta Platform has a beta of -0.29, suggesting that its share price is 129% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Udemy beats Vasta Platform on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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VSTA vs. The Competition

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Metric	Vasta Platform	Technology Services Industry	Business Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$392.99M	$3.78B	$6.47B	$12.30B
Dividend Yield	N/A	2.21%	3.20%	5.26%
P/E Ratio	4.80	53.21	30.99	25.27
Price / Sales	0.23	52.50	418.64	74.65
Price / Cash	5.66	38.69	22.72	54.86
Price / Book	0.42	5.36	6.75	6.90
Net Income	$90.19M	$32.30M	$203.22M	$334.66M
7 Day Performance	N/A	8.21%	1.82%	0.12%
1 Month Performance	N/A	-4.95%	-3.96%	-0.18%
1 Year Performance	20.39%	27.21%	31.27%	30.62%

Vasta Platform Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
VSTA Vasta Platform	N/A	$4.90 flat	N/A	N/A	$392.99M	$1.74B	4.80	1,808
DAO Youdao	0.1812 of 5 stars	$12.24 +0.7%	N/A	+25.1%	$1.46B	$822.04M	94.18	3,595
AFYA Afya	4.9475 of 5 stars	$14.19 +1.3%	$17.20 +21.2%	-28.3%	$1.31B	$662.01M	9.27	9,395
IRS IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones	4.6947 of 5 stars	$13.74 -1.8%	$23.00 +67.5%	-11.5%	$1.13B	$409.02M	3.97	1,392	Gap Down
PXED Phoenix Education Partners	3.9431 of 5 stars	$30.95 +2.4%	$44.00 +42.2%	N/A	$1.08B	$1.01B	10.32	3,400	Analyst Downgrade

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Vasta Platform (VSTA) Competitors

VSTA vs. DAO, AFYA, IRS, PXED, and UDMY

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How does Vasta Platform compare to Phoenix Education Partners?

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Vasta Platform (VSTA) Competitors

VSTA vs. DAO, AFYA, IRS, PXED, and UDMY

How does Vasta Platform compare to Youdao?

Which has more volatility & risk, VSTA or DAO?

Does the media prefer VSTA or DAO?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in VSTA or DAO?

Do analysts recommend VSTA or DAO?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, VSTA or DAO?

Is VSTA or DAO more profitable?

Summary

How does Vasta Platform compare to Afya?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in AFYA or VSTA?

Do analysts prefer AFYA or VSTA?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, AFYA or VSTA?

Is AFYA or VSTA more profitable?

Does the media favor AFYA or VSTA?

Which has more risk and volatility, AFYA or VSTA?

Summary

How does Vasta Platform compare to IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones?

Which has better valuation and earnings, VSTA or IRS?

Do analysts prefer VSTA or IRS?

Is VSTA or IRS more profitable?

Does the media refer more to VSTA or IRS?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in VSTA or IRS?

Which has more risk & volatility, VSTA or IRS?

Summary

How does Vasta Platform compare to Phoenix Education Partners?

Which has better earnings & valuation, PXED or VSTA?

Does the media prefer PXED or VSTA?

Is PXED or VSTA more profitable?

Do analysts rate PXED or VSTA?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in PXED or VSTA?

Summary

How does Vasta Platform compare to Udemy?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, UDMY or VSTA?

Does the media favor UDMY or VSTA?

Is UDMY or VSTA more profitable?

Do analysts rate UDMY or VSTA?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in UDMY or VSTA?

Which has more risk & volatility, UDMY or VSTA?

Summary

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

Media Sentiment Over Time

VSTA vs. The Competition

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