Vasta Platform (VSTA) Competitors $4.82 -0.23 (-4.55%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VSTA vs. UDMY, IRS, DAO, EVGO, GOTU, SDA, EM, NRDY, QSG, and EWCZShould you be buying Vasta Platform stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vasta Platform include Udemy (UDMY), IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima (IRS), Youdao (DAO), EVgo (EVGO), Gaotu Techedu (GOTU), SunCar Technology Group (SDA), Smart Share Global (EM), Nerdy (NRDY), QuantaSing Group (QSG), and European Wax Center (EWCZ). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry. Vasta Platform vs. Udemy IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima Youdao EVgo Gaotu Techedu SunCar Technology Group Smart Share Global Nerdy QuantaSing Group European Wax Center Vasta Platform (NASDAQ:VSTA) and Udemy (NASDAQ:UDMY) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VSTA or UDMY? Udemy received 41 more outperform votes than Vasta Platform when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.61% of users gave Udemy an outperform vote while only 44.00% of users gave Vasta Platform an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVasta PlatformOutperform Votes1144.00% Underperform Votes1456.00% UdemyOutperform Votes5253.61% Underperform Votes4546.39% Do institutionals & insiders believe in VSTA or UDMY? 15.8% of Vasta Platform shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.5% of Udemy shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Vasta Platform shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Udemy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend VSTA or UDMY? Vasta Platform presently has a consensus target price of $3.00, suggesting a potential downside of 37.76%. Udemy has a consensus target price of $10.50, suggesting a potential upside of 71.85%. Given Udemy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Udemy 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) 1.00Udemy 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has higher valuation and earnings, VSTA or UDMY? Vasta Platform has higher revenue and earnings than Udemy. Udemy 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$1.67B0.23-$16.78M$1.084.46Udemy$786.57M1.15-$85.29M-$0.57-10.72 Is VSTA or UDMY more profitable? Vasta Platform has a net margin of -3.32% compared to Udemy's net margin of -10.84%. Vasta Platform's return on equity of 1.61% beat Udemy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Vasta Platform-3.32% 1.61% 0.98% Udemy -10.84%-27.93%-10.14% Which has more volatility and risk, VSTA or UDMY? Vasta Platform has a beta of -0.11, indicating that its stock price is 111% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Udemy has a beta of 1.81, indicating that its stock price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to VSTA or UDMY? In the previous week, Udemy had 13 more articles in the media than Vasta Platform. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Udemy and 2 mentions for Vasta Platform. Vasta Platform's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Udemy's score of 0.80 indicating that Vasta Platform is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Vasta Platform 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Udemy 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryUdemy beats Vasta Platform on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$386.43M$928.14M$6.92B$7.36BDividend YieldN/A9.04%2.70%4.32%P/E Ratio-68.8510.4429.4117.68Price / Sales0.231.45150.6792.88Price / Cash3.2627.8931.6134.64Price / Book0.432.314.513.94Net Income-$16.78M$22.13M$195.82M$247.45M7 Day Performance3.66%0.14%-1.27%0.48%1 Month Performance43.45%-5.59%-7.31%-7.08%1 Year Performance27.85%-2.35%3.46%-0.35% Vasta Platform Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VSTAVasta Platform1.4468 of 5 stars$4.82-4.6%$3.00-37.8%+34.0%$386.43M$1.67B-68.851,790Short Interest ↓Positive NewsUDMYUdemy3.6134 of 5 stars$6.04-9.2%$10.68+76.9%-37.2%$892.37M$786.57M-10.601,680Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓High Trading VolumeIRSIRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima1.4252 of 5 stars$11.73-6.5%$13.00+10.8%+46.7%$888.78M$319.75B-2.751,401News CoverageDAOYoudao0.517 of 5 stars$6.87-3.2%N/A+90.8%$831.08M$5.63B68.736,100News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownEVGOEVgo3.4506 of 5 stars$2.57flat$5.78+124.8%+34.9%$787.25M$256.83M-6.12220Positive NewsGOTUGaotu Techedu1.6327 of 5 stars$2.75-6.0%$5.81+111.7%-56.4%$712.52M$4.55B-4.829,020Positive NewsGap DownSDASunCar Technology Group3.0873 of 5 stars$3.33-2.3%$12.00+260.4%-63.1%$345.12M$425.99M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑EMSmart Share GlobalN/A$1.06-1.9%$1.00-5.7%+80.0%$275.15M$1.84B35.355,090Gap DownNRDYNerdy2.3095 of 5 stars$1.30-0.4%$2.31+78.6%-42.5%$236.27M$190.23M-3.81700Gap DownQSGQuantaSing GroupN/A$4.35+4.3%N/A+31.5%$222.77M$3.48B4.392,010Short Interest ↑Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeEWCZEuropean Wax Center2.7255 of 5 stars$3.51-1.4%$7.31+108.3%-71.1%$194.26M$216.92M15.26110Gap Up Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Udemy Alternatives IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima Alternatives Youdao Alternatives EVgo Alternatives Gaotu Techedu Alternatives SunCar Technology Group Alternatives Smart Share Global Alternatives Nerdy Alternatives QuantaSing Group Alternatives European Wax Center 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 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCrypto’s crashing…but we’re still profitingMost traders are panicking right now. 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