Vitru (VTRU) Competitors

Vitru (NASDAQ:VTRU) and Nerdy (NYSE:NRDY) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VTRU or NRDY?

Nerdy received 3 more outperform votes than Vitru when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.71% of users gave Vitru an outperform vote while only 54.05% of users gave Nerdy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vitru	Outperform Votes 17 60.71%	Underperform Votes 11 39.29%
Nerdy	Outperform Votes 20 54.05%	Underperform Votes 17 45.95%

Is VTRU or NRDY more profitable?

Vitru has a net margin of 7.94% compared to Nerdy's net margin of -22.73%. Vitru's return on equity of 13.30% beat Nerdy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vitru	7.94%	13.30%	4.56%
Nerdy	-22.73%	-96.19%	-56.74%

Which has more volatility & risk, VTRU or NRDY?

Vitru has a beta of -0.18, suggesting that its share price is 118% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nerdy has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer VTRU or NRDY?

Vitru currently has a consensus target price of $22.75, suggesting a potential upside of 43.99%. Nerdy has a consensus target price of $4.75, suggesting a potential upside of 83.75%. Given Nerdy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Nerdy is more favorable than Vitru.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vitru	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Nerdy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Does the media favor VTRU or NRDY?

In the previous week, Nerdy had 1 more articles in the media than Vitru. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Nerdy and 2 mentions for Vitru. Vitru's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Nerdy's score of 0.18 indicating that Vitru is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vitru	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Nerdy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in VTRU or NRDY?

53.0% of Vitru shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.8% of Nerdy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Vitru shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 38.8% of Nerdy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, VTRU or NRDY?

Vitru has higher revenue and earnings than Nerdy. Nerdy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vitru, 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
Vitru	$255.14 million	2.09	$18.08 million	$0.74	21.35
Nerdy	$162.66 million	2.65	-$35.40 million	-$0.43	-6.00

Summary

Vitru beats Nerdy on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.