Contrasting Vasta Platform (VSTA) & Its Rivals

Vasta Platform (NASDAQ:VSTA) is one of 273 public companies in the “IT Services” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Vasta Platform to related companies based on the strength of its earnings, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Vasta Platform and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vasta Platform	27.31%	1.53%	1.06%
Vasta Platform Competitors	-242.58%	-40.39%	-9.50%

Risk and Volatility

Vasta Platform has a beta of -0.29, meaning that its share price is 129% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vasta Platform’s rivals have a beta of 2.37, meaning that their average share price is 137% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

15.8% of Vasta Platform shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.7% of shares of all “IT Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Vasta Platform shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of shares of all “IT Services” companies 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.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Vasta Platform and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vasta Platform	$1.74 billion	$90.19 million	4.80
Vasta Platform Competitors	$1.51 billion	$42.29 million	-34.44

Vasta Platform has higher revenue and earnings than its rivals. Vasta Platform is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Vasta Platform and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vasta Platform	1	1	0	0	1.50
Vasta Platform Competitors	1979	5633	9402	345	2.47

As a group, “IT Services” companies have a potential upside of 16.69%. Given Vasta Platform’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Vasta Platform has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

Vasta Platform rivals beat Vasta Platform on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Vasta Platform Company Profile

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.