NASDAQ:VSTA Vasta Platform (VSTA) Stock Price, News & Analysis $2.43 +0.08 (+3.40%) As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends About Vasta Platform Stock (NASDAQ:VSTA) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Vasta Platform alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$2.32▼$2.4550-Day Range$1.87▼$2.5552-Week Range$1.60▼$4.28Volume22,912 shsAverage Volume243,393 shsMarket Capitalization$194.81 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/APrice Target$3.00Consensus RatingSell Company OverviewVasta 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.Read More… Vasta Platform Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks34th Percentile Overall ScoreVSTA MarketRank™: Vasta Platform scored higher than 34% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 252nd out of 334 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.5 / 5Analyst RatingSell Consensus RatingVasta Platform has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageVasta Platform has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.Read more about Vasta Platform's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth54.55% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Vasta Platform are expected to grow by 54.55% in the coming year, from $0.22 to $0.34 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Vasta Platform is -34.71, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Vasta Platform is -34.71, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Book Value per Share RatioVasta Platform has a P/B Ratio of 0.22. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Vasta Platform's valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted0.09% of the float of Vasta Platform has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverVasta Platform has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Vasta Platform has recently increased by 168.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldVasta Platform does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthVasta Platform does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted0.09% of the float of Vasta Platform has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverVasta Platform has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Vasta Platform has recently increased by 168.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media2.6 / 5News Sentiment0.71 News SentimentVasta Platform has a news sentiment score of 0.71. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.52 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Vasta Platform this week, compared to 1 article on an average week. Company Ownership0.0 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Vasta Platform insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 2.00% of the stock of Vasta Platform is held by insiders.Percentage Held by InstitutionsOnly 15.80% of the stock of Vasta Platform is held by institutions.Read more about Vasta Platform's insider trading history. Receive VSTA Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Vasta Platform and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address VSTA Stock News HeadlinesVasta Is An Interesting Company, But Also A Hold For The Time BeingJanuary 5, 2025 | seekingalpha.comLoss-Making Vasta Platform Limited (NASDAQ:VSTA) Set To BreakevenJanuary 3, 2025 | finance.yahoo.com“Fed Proof” Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank accounts nationwide. It will give them unprecedented powers to control your bank account.January 21, 2025 | Weiss Ratings (Ad)Vasta Platform Limited Passes Key Resolution at Annual General MeetingDecember 16, 2024 | tipranks.comAn Intrinsic Calculation For Vasta Platform Limited (NASDAQ:VSTA) Suggests It's 49% UndervaluedDecember 7, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comVasta Platform Limited (NASDAQ:VSTA) Q3 2024 Earnings Call TranscriptNovember 11, 2024 | msn.comSell Rating for Vasta Platform Amid Revenue Decline and Economic UncertaintyNovember 10, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comVasta Platform Limited (VSTA) Q3 2024 Earnings Call TranscriptNovember 9, 2024 | seekingalpha.comSee More Headlines VSTA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have VSTA shares performed this year? Vasta Platform's stock was trading at $2.00 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, VSTA stock has increased by 21.5% and is now trading at $2.43. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Vasta Platform's earnings last quarter? Vasta Platform Limited (NASDAQ:VSTA) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November, 11th. The company reported ($0.84) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.15) by $0.69. The business earned $24.34 million during the quarter. Vasta Platform had a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.61% and a negative net margin of 3.32%. When did Vasta Platform IPO? Vasta Platform (VSTA) raised $307 million in an initial public offering on Friday, July 31st 2020. The company issued 18,600,000 shares at a price of $15.50-$17.50 per share. Goldman Sachs, BofA Securities, Morgan Stanley and Itau BBA acted as the underwriters for the IPO and UBS Investment Bank and Bradesco BBI were co-managers. How do I buy shares of Vasta Platform? Shares of VSTA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Vasta Platform own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Vasta Platform investors own include Broadcom (AVGO), NVIDIA (NVDA), Arista Networks (ANET), Adobe (ADBE), ServiceNow (NOW), Jabil (JBL) and Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO). Company Calendar Last Earnings11/11/2021Today1/20/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)3/19/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorBusiness Services Industry Educational services Sub-IndustryPersonal Services Current SymbolNASDAQ:VSTA CUSIPN/A CIK1792829 Webwww.vastaedu.com.br Phone55-11-3133-7311FaxN/AEmployees2,012Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$3.00 High Stock Price Target$3.00 Low Stock Price Target$3.00 Potential Upside/Downside+23.5%Consensus RatingSell Rating Score (0-4)1.00 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)($0.07) Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E Ratio11.05 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$-16,780,000.00 Net Margins-3.32% Pretax Margin-3.35% Return on Equity1.61% Return on Assets0.98% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.11 Current Ratio1.21 Quick Ratio0.90 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$297.72 million Price / Sales0.65 Cash Flow$0.92 per share Price / Cash Flow2.65 Book Value$11.18 per share Price / Book0.22Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares80,170,000Free Float78,569,000Market Cap$194.81 million OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.17 Social Links 20 Stocks to Sell NowMarketBeat has just released its list of 20 stocks that Wall Street analysts hate. 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